Phrase guide

from A to Z

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Covering a complete range; comprehensively; from beginning to end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: van A tot Z — completely
  • Albanian: nga A-ja deri te Zh-ja — completely
  • Arabic: مِنَ الأَلِف إِلَى اليَاء (mina l-ʔalif ʔilā l-yāʔ) — completely
  • Belarusian: ад а́ да я́ (ad á da já) — completely
  • Belarusian: ад А́ да Я́ (ad Á da Já) — completely
  • Belarusian: ад а́льфы да аме́гі (ad álʹfy da amjéhi) — completely
  • Bulgarian: от А́ до Я́ (ot Á do Já) — completely
  • Bulgarian: от а́лфа до оме́га (ot álfa do oméga) — completely
  • Catalan: de la A a la Z — completely
  • Chinese Mandarin: 從頭到尾 /从头到尾 (cóng tóu dào wěi) — completely
  • Czech: od A do Z — completely
  • Danish: fra A til Z — completely
  • Danish: fra A til Å — completely
  • Dutch: van A tot Z — completely
  • Estonian: A-st Z-ni — completely
  • Finnish: aasta ööhön — completely
  • Finnish: A:sta Ö:hön — completely
  • French: de A à Z — completely
  • French: depuis A jusqu'à Z — completely
  • Georgian: ანიდან ჰოემდე (anidan hoemde) — completely
  • German: von A bis Z — completely
  • Greek: από το Α ως το Ω (apó to A os to O) — completely
  • Hebrew: מ־א׳ ועד ת׳ (mi-álef ve'ád tav) — completely
  • Hungarian: á-tól z-ig — completely
  • Hungarian: ától zéig — completely
  • Hungarian: ától cettig — completely
  • Icelandic: frá A til Ö — completely
  • Italian: dalla A alla Z — completely
  • Japanese: 初めから終わりまで (hajime kara owari made) — completely
  • Japanese: 一から十まで (ichi kara jū made) — completely
  • Kazakh: А-дан Я-ға дейін (A-dan Ä-ğa deiın) — completely
  • Korean: 처음부터 끝까지 (cheo'eum-buteo kkeut-kkaji) — completely
  • Korean: 하나에서 열까지 (hana-eseo yeol-kkaji) — completely
  • Latvian: no A līdz Z — completely
  • Lithuanian: nuo A iki Z — completely
  • Macedonian: од А до Ш (od A do Š) — completely
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fra A til Å — completely
  • Occitan: de la A a la Z — completely
  • Polish: od A do Z — completely
  • Polish: od a do zet — completely
  • Portuguese: de A a Z — completely
  • Romanian: de la A la Z — completely
  • Russian: от а́ до я́ (ot á do já) — completely
  • Russian: от А́ до Я́ (ot Á do Já) — completely
  • Russian: с нача́ла до конца́ (s načála do koncá) — completely
  • Russian: от а́льфы до оме́ги (ot álʹfy do omégi) — completely
  • Russian: от а́ до и́жицы (ot á do ížicy) — completely
  • Serbo-Croatian: од А до Ш — completely
  • Serbo-Croatian: od A do Š — completely
  • Serbo-Croatian: od A do Z — completely
  • Slovak: od A po Z — completely
  • Slovene: od A do Ž — completely
  • Spanish: de pe a pa — completely
  • Spanish: de la cruz a la fecha — completely
  • Swedish: från A till Ö — completely
  • Swedish: A och O — completely
  • Turkish: A'dan Z'ye — completely
  • Ukrainian: від а́ до я́ (vid á do já) — completely
  • Ukrainian: від А́ до Я́ (vid Á do Já) — completely
  • Ukrainian: від а́льфи до оме́ги (vid álʹfy do oméhy) — completely
  • Yiddish: פֿון א׳ ביז תּ׳ (fun alef biz tof) — completely