tal dei tali

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “such of such”.

Noun

tal dei tali m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. such-and-such, so-and-so
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      E allora dici: "Non fatelo a me, fatelo a qualcun altro, fatelo al tal dei tali".
      And then you say, "Don't do it to me, do it to somebody else, do it to so-and-so."

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