in+middle+of+speech

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)

reconocimiento de firma — Méx authentication of a signature

en reconocimiento por or a algo — in recognition of something

nunca obtuvo el reconocimiento que merecía — he never received the recognition o acknowledgment he deserved

en reconocimiento por or a algo — in recognition of something

nunca obtuvo el reconocimiento que merecía — he never received the recognition o acknowledgment he deserved

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

er muss immer Mittelpunkt sein or im Mittelpunkt stehen — he always has to be the centre (Brit) or center (US) of attention

er steht im Mittelpunkt des Interesses — he is the centre (Brit) or center (US) of attention

etwas in den Mittelpunkt stellen — focus on something

es muy rico pero muy sencillo en el trato — he's very rich, but nevertheless very natural o unaffected

Ex: In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably; witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera or the automobile.

con la voz entrecortada o empañada — in a voice choked with emotion

me temblaba la voz — my voice was trembling o shaking

• aclararse la voz — to clear one's throat

• ahuecar la voz — to deepen one's voice

• en voz alta — (=de forma audible) aloud, out loud; (=con tono potente) loudly

leyó el poema en voz alta — he read the poem aloud o out loud

soñar en voz alta — to think aloud o out loud

• en voz baja — in a low voice, in a whisper

me lo dijo en voz baja — she whispered it to me, she told me in a whisper o in a low voice

• está empezando a cambiarom udar la voz — his voice is beginning to break

• forzar la voz — to strain one's voice

• a media voz — in a whisper

• perder la voz, [quedarse] sin voz — (temporalmente) to lose one's voice; (definitivamente) to lose the power of speech

• tener la voz tomada — to be hoarse

• a una voz — with one voice

• de viva voz — aloud

me lo dijo de viva voz — he told me himself o personally o in person

voz en off — (TV, Cine) voice-over

la voz del órgano — the sound oliterthe strains of the organ

• llevar la voz cantante — (en un grupo de pop, rock) to be the lead singer; (en un concierto clásico) to be the lead soprano/tenor etc

la voz de la conciencia — the promptings o voice of conscience

• dar la voz de alarma — to raise the alarm

• dar una voz a algn — to give sb a shout

cuando hayas terminado, dame una voz — give me a shout when you've finished *

voz de mando — (Mil) command

• circulaoc orre la voz de que... — there is a rumour going round that..., the word is that...

• hacer circular o correr la voz de que... — to spread the rumour o word that...

• tener voz y voto — to have full voting rights

•a voces, discutir a voces — to argue noisily o loudly

estuve llamando a voces pero no me abrieron la puerta — I called out o shouted but they didn't open the door

• darop egar voces — to shout

en voz alta — < hablar> loudly; < leer> aloud, out loud

a voz en grito or cuello — at the top of one's voice

corre la voz de que... — word o rumor has it that...

llevar la voz cantante — (fam) to call the tune o shots (colloq)

en voz alta — < hablar> loudly; < leer> aloud, out loud

a voz en grito or cuello — at the top of one's voice

corre la voz de que... — word o rumor has it that...

llevar la voz cantante — (fam) to call the tune o shots (colloq)

Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.