a monte

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through In the expression “andare a monte,” it means to fall through; “mandare a monte” means to ruin or call off. Literally, it can also mean “upstream.”

IT: Il piano è andato a monte.

EN: The plan fell through.

E ora che stava per accadere non potevo mandarlo a monte.

And now that it was about to happen I couldn't let it go.

— Contrattempo (2017)

Vanno a monte, ecco la verità.

They’re going downhill, that’s the truth.

— Le iene (1992)

Manderai tutto a monte.

You'll ruin everything.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Ho mandato a monte l'audizione per il Montréal Comedy Festival.

I blew the audition for the Montréal Comedy Festival.

— The Big Sick - Il matrimonio si può evitare... l'amore no (2017)

Noi ci muoveremo a monte.

We will move upstream.

— War Machine (2026)