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1 ♦ voice
♦ voice /vɔɪs/n.1 voce: to have a hoarse [high-pitched] voice, avere una voce rauca [acuta]; ( di un cantante, ecc.) to have a good voice, avere una bella voce; in a firm voice, con voce ferma; in a flat (o monotonous) voice, con voce monotona; in a quiet (o small) voice, a voce bassa; a clear voice, una voce chiara; a shrill voice, una voce acuta; a familiar voice, una voce nota; a harsh voice, una voce aspra; a husky voice, una voce roca; a soft voice, una voce dolce (o delicata, soave); in a loud [low] voice, a voce alta [bassa]; in a deep [angry] voice, con voce profonda [arrabbiata]; in a commanding voice, in tono di comando; to drop (o lower) one's voice, abbassare la voce; to raise one's voice, alzare la voce; to keep one's voice down, parlare più a bassa voce; to lose one's voice, perdere la voce (o essere senza voce); She knew from his tone of voice that something had happened, ha capito dal suo tono di voce che era successo qualcosa; She has a beautiful speaking [singing] voice, ha una voce molto gradevole quando parla [canta]2 (fig.) voce; portavoce: He's the voice of reason [experience], è la voce della ragione [dell'esperienza]; The organization is the voice of the urban poor, l'organizzazione è portavoce dei poveri delle città3 (fig.) voce; diritto di esprimersi: The charity works to give a voice to the poor and dispossessed, l'organizzazione benefica lavora per dar voce ai poveri e ai diseredati; to give voice to, esprimere; sfogare: The employees finally gave voice to their dissatisfaction, i dipendenti hanno finito per esprimere il loro malcontento; to have a voice [no voice] in st., avere [non avere] voce in capitolo in qc.: Local people should have a voice in any development, la gente del posto dovrebbe aver voce in capitolo in qualsiasi progetto edilizio; Election fraud has robbed the people of their voice, la frode elettorale ha derubato il popolo del suo diritto di esprimersi; to make one's voice heard, far sentire la propria opinione5 (fon.) suono sonoro● (fam.) voice box, laringe □ ( Bibbia) a voice crying in the wilderness, ‘vox clamans in deserto’ (lat.); (fig.) uno che parla al vento □ (fam. USA) voice line-up, confronto all'americana delle voci registrate di persone sospette □ ( Internet) voice mail ► voicemail □ ( USA) voice mailbox, casella vocale □ (comput.) voice message, messaggio vocale □ (comput.) voice messaging, messaggistica vocale □ the voice of the cuckoo, il verso del cuculo □ (cinem., TV) voice-off, voce fuori campo ( di personaggio non inquadrato) □ (elettron.) voice-activated [operated], a comando vocale □ (comput.) voice output, uscita vocale □ (cinem., TV) voice-over, voce fuori campo ( di narratore, ecc.) □ (comput.) voice processing, elaborazione elettronica della voce □ (comput.) voice recognition, riconoscimento vocale □ (comput.) voice response, risposta vocale □ (polit.) voice vote, votazione per appello nominale (o per chiamata) □ ( di un cantante, ecc.) to be in good voice, essere in voce □ not to be in good voice, essere giù di voce □ at the top of one's voice, a squarciagola □ (mus.) a song for three voices, una canzone a tre voci □ with one voice, a una voce; all'unanimità □ ( di un ragazzo) His voice is breaking, sta cambiando voce; gli sta venendo la voce da uomo □ He likes the sound of his voice, gli piace sentirsi parlare.(to) voice /vɔɪs/v. t.1 dare voce a; esprimere: to voice one's anger [concern], esprimere la propria rabbia [preoccupazione]; Please voice your doubts if you have any, formulate i vostri dubbi, se ne avete -
2 voice
I 1. [vɔɪs]1) (speaking sound) voce f.in a loud, low voice — a voce alta, bassa
to lose one's voice — (when ill) perdere la voce
to give voice to sth. — dare voce a qcs.
at the top of one's voice — a squarciagola, con tutto il fiato che si ha in gola
2) (for singing) voce f.3) (opinion, expression) voce f.to have a voice — avere voce in capitolo (in sth. in qcs.; in doing nel fare)
to add one's voice to sth. — unire la propria voce a qcs.
to demand sth. with one voice — richiedere qcs. a una voce o all'unanimità
4) (representative organization) portavoce m. e f., portaparola m. e f.5) ling. voce f. (verbale)2.in the active, passive voice — nella forma attiva, passiva
hoarse-, deep-voiced — con la voce rauca, profonda
••II [vɔɪs]1) (express) esprimere [concern, grievance]2) fon. sonorizzare [ consonant]* * *[vois] 1. noun1) (the sounds from the mouth made in speaking or singing: He has a very deep voice; He spoke in a quiet/loud/angry/kind voice.) voce2) (the voice regarded as the means of expressing opinion: The voice of the people should not be ignored; the voice of reason/conscience.) voce2. verb1) (to express (feelings etc): He voiced the discontent of the whole group.) dare voce2) (to produce the sound of (especially a consonant) with a vibration of the vocal cords as well as with the breath: `Th' should be voiced in `this' but not in `think'.) pronunciare•- voiced- voiceless
- voice mail
- be in good voice
- lose one's voice
- raise one's voice* * *I 1. [vɔɪs]1) (speaking sound) voce f.in a loud, low voice — a voce alta, bassa
to lose one's voice — (when ill) perdere la voce
to give voice to sth. — dare voce a qcs.
at the top of one's voice — a squarciagola, con tutto il fiato che si ha in gola
2) (for singing) voce f.3) (opinion, expression) voce f.to have a voice — avere voce in capitolo (in sth. in qcs.; in doing nel fare)
to add one's voice to sth. — unire la propria voce a qcs.
to demand sth. with one voice — richiedere qcs. a una voce o all'unanimità
4) (representative organization) portavoce m. e f., portaparola m. e f.5) ling. voce f. (verbale)2.in the active, passive voice — nella forma attiva, passiva
hoarse-, deep-voiced — con la voce rauca, profonda
••II [vɔɪs]1) (express) esprimere [concern, grievance]2) fon. sonorizzare [ consonant] -
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[vɔɪs]1. n(gen) Gram voce fin a loud/soft voice — a voce alta/bassa
at the top of one's voice — a tutta voce, con quanta voce si ha in gola or in corpo
2. vt(feelings, opinions) esprimere -
4 voice-activated adj
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5 voice-over n
['vɔɪsˌəʊvə(r)]TV, Cine voce f fuori campo inv -
6 voice mail
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7 voice box
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8 voice print
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9 voice recognition
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10 voice vote
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11 voice-over
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12 voice recorder
registratore, dittafonoEnglish-Italian dictionary of foreign words > voice recorder
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13 be in good voice
(to have one's voice in good condition for singing or speaking: The choir was in good voice tonight.) (essere in voce) -
14 lose one's voice
(to be unable to speak eg because of having a cold, sore throat etc: When I had 'flu I lost my voice for three days.) perdere la voce -
15 raise one's voice
(to speak more loudly than normal especially in anger: I don't want to have to raise my voice to you again.) alzare la voce -
16 throw one's voice
(to make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else, eg the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy.) (fare il ventriloquo) -
17 active voice
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18 invoice in·voice
['ɪnvɔɪs]1. n2. vt(goods) fatturareto invoice sb for goods — intestare a qn la fattura per le or delle merci
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19 voiceless voice·less adj
['vɔɪslɪs]Ling sordo (-a), (mute) muto (-a) -
20 voicemail voice·mail n
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