0 abbreviation for et alia: and others. It is used in formal writing to avoid a long list of names of people who have written something together: --
1 abbreviation for et alii (= and other people): --
2 abbreviation for et alia: and others. It is used in formal writing instead of giving a long list of names of people who have written something together: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
We kunnen het stap voor stap voltooien, hoe lang de weg ook is en het kan niet worden voltooid, hoe kort de weg ook is, als je niet eens je voetafdruk markeert.