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1 ♦ myself
♦ myself /maɪˈsɛlf/A pron. rifl.me stesso; mi; me: I have sacrificed myself for my people, mi sono sacrificato per il mio popolo; I was speaking to myself, parlavo fra me e meB pron. enfat.io stesso; io in persona; proprio io: I saw it myself, l'ho visto io stesso (o con questi occhi); I am doing it only for myself, lo faccio solo per me (stesso)● by myself, da me; da solo; solo: I can do it by myself, so farlo da me; I was all by myself, ero tutto solo □ I myself am afraid, ho paura anch'io □ I am not myself when I get so enraged, quando m'infurio così, sono proprio fuori di me (o non sono più io) □ I'm quite myself again, mi sono rimesso del tutto; ora sto proprio bene □ Soon after the accident I came to myself again, mi riebbi (o mi ripresi) poco dopo l'incidente. -
2 speak for
speak for [sth., sb.]1) (on behalf of) parlare per, a nome di, per conto dispeaking for myself... — a mio parere..., secondo me...
2) (reserve)to be spoken for — [ object] essere prenotato; [ person] essere impegnato, non essere libero
* * *vi + prepthat picture is already spoken for — (in shop) quel quadro è già stato venduto
* * *speak for [sth., sb.]1) (on behalf of) parlare per, a nome di, per conto dispeaking for myself... — a mio parere..., secondo me...
2) (reserve)to be spoken for — [ object] essere prenotato; [ person] essere impegnato, non essere libero
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3 ■ speak for
■ speak forA v. i. + prep.2 parlare (o esprimersi) in favore di; esprimere parere favorevole a: I'll speak to the headmaster for the students, parlerò al preside in favore degli studenti; to speak for a plan, esprimere parere favorevole a un progettoB v. t. + prep.dire ( qualche parola, ecc.) in favore di (q.) □ to be spoken for, ( di una donna) essere fidanzata, già promessa; ( di un posto, un oggetto) essere (già) prenotato □ ( di un fatto, un'azione, ecc.) to speak volumes, essere (ampia) prova di, dimostrare ( una qualità, ecc.): His silence speaks volumes, il suo silenzio è molto eloquente □ to speak for oneself, parlare per sé (o per conto proprio): Speak for yourself!, parla per te! □ speaking for myself, per me; secondo me □ The facts speak for themselves, i fatti parlano da soli. -
4 speak *****
[spiːk] spoke vb: pt spoken pp1. vt(words, lines) dire, (language) parlare2. vi1) (gen) parlareto speak to sb — parlare a qn, (converse with) parlare con qn
I'll speak to him about it — (problem, idea) gliene parlerò, (his lateness etc) glielo farò presente
to speak about (or on or of) sth — parlare di qc
they haven't spoken to each other since they quarrelled — da quando hanno litigato non si rivolgono la parola
to speak at a conference/in a debate — intervenire or prendere la parola ad una conferenza/in un dibattito
speaking as a student myself, I... — in qualità di studente, io...
2) Telec•- speak up
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speak for myself — speak for myˈself/herˈself/himˈself, etc. idiom to express what you think or want yourself, rather than sb else doing it for you • I m quite capable of speaking for myself, thank you! Main entry: ↑speakidiom … Useful english dictionary
for my part — As far as concerns me • • • Main Entry: ↑part * * * for my (or his, her, etc.) part used to focus attention on one person or group and distinguish them from others involved in a situation for my part I was glad when the end of September came * *… … Useful english dictionary
for his part — for ˈmy, ˈhis, ˈtheir, etc. part idiom speaking for myself, etc. Syn: ↑personally Main entry: ↑partidiom … Useful english dictionary
for their part — for ˈmy, ˈhis, ˈtheir, etc. part idiom speaking for myself, etc. Syn: ↑personally Main entry: ↑partidiom … Useful english dictionary
speak for herself — speak for myˈself/herˈself/himˈself, etc. idiom to express what you think or want yourself, rather than sb else doing it for you • I m quite capable of speaking for myself, thank you! Main entry: ↑speakidiom … Useful english dictionary
speak for himself — speak for myˈself/herˈself/himˈself, etc. idiom to express what you think or want yourself, rather than sb else doing it for you • I m quite capable of speaking for myself, thank you! Main entry: ↑speakidiom … Useful english dictionary
speak for oneself — verb To provide an opinion only on ones own behalf. Im here speaking for myself, not for my company … Wiktionary
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speak for — verb be a spokesperson for (Freq. 6) He represents the Government s position • Hypernyms: ↑represent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s somebody * * * 1 … Useful english dictionary
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