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2 generally
['dʒenrəlɪ]1) (widely) [agreed, regarded, welcomed] generalmente2) (usually) generalmente, di solitogenerally (speaking)... — generalmente
3) (overall)the industry generally will be affected — il mondo dell'industria in generale ne subirà le conseguenze
4) (vaguely) [talk, refer] in modo generico* * *adverb (usually; by most people; on the whole: He is generally disliked; He generally wins.) generalmente* * *['dʒenrəlɪ]1) (widely) [agreed, regarded, welcomed] generalmente2) (usually) generalmente, di solitogenerally (speaking)... — generalmente
3) (overall)the industry generally will be affected — il mondo dell'industria in generale ne subirà le conseguenze
4) (vaguely) [talk, refer] in modo generico -
3 generally **** gen·er·al·ly adv
['dʒɛn(ə)rəlɪ](usually) in genere, di solito, generalmente, (for the most part) nel complessoit's generally true that... — in genere è vero che...
English-Italian dictionary > generally **** gen·er·al·ly adv
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4 speak
I 1. [spiːk]1) parlare [ language]"French spoken" — "si parla francese"
2.to speak one's mind — esprimere la propria opinione, dire quel che si pensa
to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare
to speak ill, well of sb. — parlare male, bene di qcn.
to speak through — parlare o comunicare per mezzo di [medium, interpreter]
who's speaking please? — (on phone) chi parla?
"is that Mrs Cox?" - "speaking!" — "la signora Cox?" - "sono io!"
this is your captain speaking — aer. è il capitano che vi parla
speaking of which, have you booked a table? — a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?
speaking of lunch... — a proposito del pranzo...
speaking as a layman... — parlando da profano...
speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio
generally speaking — in generale, in genere
roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente
strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore
"what did you see?" - "nothing to speak of" — "che cosa hai visto?" - "niente di particolare"
2) (converse) parlare, conversare, discorrere3) (make a speech) parlare; (more formal) prendere la parolato speak from the floor — pol. prendere la parola
to speak for — parlare in favore di [ view]
4) lett. (express)to speak of — manifestare, rivelare [ suffering]; [music, poem] trasmettere [ feeling]
•- speak to- speak upII [spiːk]* * *[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) parlare2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) parlare3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) parlare4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) dire5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) parlare•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *I 1. [spiːk]1) parlare [ language]"French spoken" — "si parla francese"
2.to speak one's mind — esprimere la propria opinione, dire quel che si pensa
to speak in a whisper — parlare sottovoce, sussurrare
to speak ill, well of sb. — parlare male, bene di qcn.
to speak through — parlare o comunicare per mezzo di [medium, interpreter]
who's speaking please? — (on phone) chi parla?
"is that Mrs Cox?" - "speaking!" — "la signora Cox?" - "sono io!"
this is your captain speaking — aer. è il capitano che vi parla
speaking of which, have you booked a table? — a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?
speaking of lunch... — a proposito del pranzo...
speaking as a layman... — parlando da profano...
speaking personally, I hate her — personalmente, la odio
generally speaking — in generale, in genere
roughly speaking — all'incirca, approssimativamente
strictly speaking — in senso stretto, a rigore
"what did you see?" - "nothing to speak of" — "che cosa hai visto?" - "niente di particolare"
2) (converse) parlare, conversare, discorrere3) (make a speech) parlare; (more formal) prendere la parolato speak from the floor — pol. prendere la parola
to speak for — parlare in favore di [ view]
4) lett. (express)to speak of — manifestare, rivelare [ suffering]; [music, poem] trasmettere [ feeling]
•- speak to- speak upII [spiːk] -
5 ♦ (to) speak
♦ (to) speak /spi:k/1 parlare; discorrere; conversare; tenere (o fare) un discorso: He speaks Chinese fluently, parla correntemente il cinese; He spoke for ten minutes, ha parlato per dieci minuti; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I spoke to my course tutor about the problem, ho parlato del problema con il responsabile del mio corso; I'll speak to him about it, gliene parlerò io; (fam.) DIALOGO → - Car problems 4- I'll speak to you tomorrow, ci sentiamo domani; to speak on the phone, parlare al telefono; They're not speaking to each other, non si parlano (più); ( al telefono) DIALOGO → - On the phone- «Can I speak to Patricia Wright please?» «Speaking», «Posso parlare con Patricia Wright per favore?» «Sono io»; broadly speaking, parlando in generale2 dire; esprimere; pronunciare: to speak the truth, dire la verità; to speak one's mind, dire quel che si pensa; parlar chiaro; He only spoke a few words, ha pronunciato soltanto poche parole; He speaks the feelings of us all, egli esprime i sentimenti di tutti noi3 contare; valere; esser probante: Actions speak louder than words, i fatti contano più delle parole4 dimostrare; esser prova di: His conduct speaks a generous heart, la sua condotta dimostra la sua generosità7 (naut.) comunicare con; fare segnali a: to speak a passing ship, comunicare ( per mezzo di segnali) con una nave che s'incrocia● to speak by the card, essere preciso nel parlare; parlare in punta di forchetta (fig.) □ to speak in tongues, (relig.) avere il dono delle lingue; ( parapsicologia) parlare in lingue sconosciute, manifestare doti di xenoglossia; (fig. scherz.) parlare in gergo incomprensibile □ to speak like a book, parlare come un libro stampato □ to speak of, degno del nome; vero e proprio: No crisis to speak of, only a few quarrels, non una crisi vera e propria, soltanto qualche litigio □ to speak sense, parlare sensatamente □ to speak without book, citare ( fatti, cifre, ecc.) a memoria □ speaking of, a proposito di □ English (is) spoken ( here), qui si parla inglese □ generally speaking, in generale; in senso lato □ a good speaking voice, una bella voce; una voce piacevole □ legally speaking, dal punto di vista legale □ nothing to speak of, niente degno d'esser menzionato; nulla d'importante □ roughly speaking, all'incirca; pressappoco □ so to speak, per così dire □ strictly speaking, a rigore; per essere precisi; (parlando) in senso stretto. -
6 ♦ (to) speak
♦ (to) speak /spi:k/1 parlare; discorrere; conversare; tenere (o fare) un discorso: He speaks Chinese fluently, parla correntemente il cinese; He spoke for ten minutes, ha parlato per dieci minuti; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I spoke to my course tutor about the problem, ho parlato del problema con il responsabile del mio corso; I'll speak to him about it, gliene parlerò io; (fam.) DIALOGO → - Car problems 4- I'll speak to you tomorrow, ci sentiamo domani; to speak on the phone, parlare al telefono; They're not speaking to each other, non si parlano (più); ( al telefono) DIALOGO → - On the phone- «Can I speak to Patricia Wright please?» «Speaking», «Posso parlare con Patricia Wright per favore?» «Sono io»; broadly speaking, parlando in generale2 dire; esprimere; pronunciare: to speak the truth, dire la verità; to speak one's mind, dire quel che si pensa; parlar chiaro; He only spoke a few words, ha pronunciato soltanto poche parole; He speaks the feelings of us all, egli esprime i sentimenti di tutti noi3 contare; valere; esser probante: Actions speak louder than words, i fatti contano più delle parole4 dimostrare; esser prova di: His conduct speaks a generous heart, la sua condotta dimostra la sua generosità7 (naut.) comunicare con; fare segnali a: to speak a passing ship, comunicare ( per mezzo di segnali) con una nave che s'incrocia● to speak by the card, essere preciso nel parlare; parlare in punta di forchetta (fig.) □ to speak in tongues, (relig.) avere il dono delle lingue; ( parapsicologia) parlare in lingue sconosciute, manifestare doti di xenoglossia; (fig. scherz.) parlare in gergo incomprensibile □ to speak like a book, parlare come un libro stampato □ to speak of, degno del nome; vero e proprio: No crisis to speak of, only a few quarrels, non una crisi vera e propria, soltanto qualche litigio □ to speak sense, parlare sensatamente □ to speak without book, citare ( fatti, cifre, ecc.) a memoria □ speaking of, a proposito di □ English (is) spoken ( here), qui si parla inglese □ generally speaking, in generale; in senso lato □ a good speaking voice, una bella voce; una voce piacevole □ legally speaking, dal punto di vista legale □ nothing to speak of, niente degno d'esser menzionato; nulla d'importante □ roughly speaking, all'incirca; pressappoco □ so to speak, per così dire □ strictly speaking, a rigore; per essere precisi; (parlando) in senso stretto. -
7 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 -
8 broadly
['brɔːdlɪ]1) (in general) [ correspond] a grandi linee; [ true] in linea di massimabroadly speaking — parlando in generale, in linea di massima
2) (widely)* * *adverb (generally: Broadly speaking, I'd say your chances are poor.) in generale* * *broadly /ˈbrɔ:dlɪ/avv.1 ampiamente; largamente* * *['brɔːdlɪ]1) (in general) [ correspond] a grandi linee; [ true] in linea di massimabroadly speaking — parlando in generale, in linea di massima
2) (widely)
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