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1 speaker
['spiːkə(r)]1) (person talking) = persona che parla; (public speaker) oratore m. (-trice); (invited lecturer) conferenziere m. (-a); (conference lecturer) relatore m. (-trice)2)a French speaker — (mother tongue) un madrelingua francese; (of foreign language) un parlante di francese
3) GB pol. (anche Speaker) presidente m. (della Camera dei Comuni)4) el. mus. altoparlante m.* * *1) (a person who is or was speaking.) oratore, (chi parla)2) ((sometimes loudspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds: Our record-player needs a new speaker.) altoparlante* * *['spiːkə(r)]1) (person talking) = persona che parla; (public speaker) oratore m. (-trice); (invited lecturer) conferenziere m. (-a); (conference lecturer) relatore m. (-trice)2)a French speaker — (mother tongue) un madrelingua francese; (of foreign language) un parlante di francese
3) GB pol. (anche Speaker) presidente m. (della Camera dei Comuni)4) el. mus. altoparlante m. -
2 speaker *** speak·er n
['spiːkə(r)]he's a good/poor speaker — è un buon/pessimo oratore
2)are you a Welsh speaker? — parla gallese?3) (also: loudspeaker) altoparlante m -
3 native speaker
* * *(a person who has spoken a particular language ever since he was able to speak at all: I am a native speaker of English; a native Spanish speaker.) madrelingua* * * -
4 fluent
['fluːənt]2) (eloquent) [account, speech, speaker] eloquente; [ writer] prolifico3) (graceful) [ style] scorrevole, fluido; [ movement] sciolto* * *['fluənt]1) ((of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken: He spoke fluent French.) corrente, fluente2) ((of a person) able to express oneself easily: He is fluent in English.) (che si esprime correntemente)•- fluency- fluently* * *fluent /ˈflu:ənt/a.1 (di parola, stile) scorrevole; spedito; fluente3 ( di persona) che parla correntemente ( una lingua straniera): She is fluent in three languages, parla correntemente tre lingue; to become fluent in a language, imparare perfettamente una lingua4 ( di lingua straniera) parlato speditamente; ottimo: to speak fluent English, parlare un ottimo inglese; parlare l'inglese speditamentefluentlyavv.correntemente; scorrevolmente; speditamente.* * *['fluːənt]2) (eloquent) [account, speech, speaker] eloquente; [ writer] prolifico3) (graceful) [ style] scorrevole, fluido; [ movement] sciolto -
5 native
['neɪtɪv] 1.1) (original) [ land] nativo, natio; [ tongue] materno2) bot. zool. indigenoto go native — scherz. assumere i costumi del luogo
3) (natural) [cunning, wit] innato2.to be a native of — [person, plant] essere originario di
* * *['neitiv] 1. adjective1) (where one was born: my native land.) natale, natio2) (belonging to that place; local: the native customs/art of Brazil; This animal/plant is native to Australia.) locale, nativo3) (belonging by race to a country: a native Englishman.) nativo4) (belonging to a person naturally: native intelligence.) innato2. noun1) (a person born in a certain place: a native of Scotland; a native of London.) nativo2) (one of the original inhabitants of a country eg before the arrival of explorers, immigrants etc: Columbus thought the natives of America were Indians.) indigeno•- native language/tongue
- native speaker
- native to
- the Nativity* * *['neɪtɪv] 1.1) (original) [ land] nativo, natio; [ tongue] materno2) bot. zool. indigenoto go native — scherz. assumere i costumi del luogo
3) (natural) [cunning, wit] innato2.to be a native of — [person, plant] essere originario di
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6 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] -
7 Russian
['rʌʃn] 1.aggettivo russo2.1) (person) russo m. (-a)2) (language) russo m.3.* * *Russian /ˈrʌʃn/A a.russo: a Russian company, un'azienda russaB n.● Russian doll, matrioska □ Russian dressing, condimento per l'insalata russa □ Russian eggs, uova alla russa □ Russian roulette, roulette russa □ ( cucina) Russian salad, insalata russa □ Russian-speaker, russofono (sost.) □ Russian-speaking, russofono (agg.) □ ( cucito) russian stitch, punto spiga; punto gallone □ Russian tea, tè al rum servito con limoneRussianismn.(ling.) russismo(to) Russianizev. t.russificare.* * *['rʌʃn] 1.aggettivo russo2.1) (person) russo m. (-a)2) (language) russo m.3. -
8 interpreter
[ɪn'tɜːprɪtə(r)]1) interprete m. e f.2) inform. (machine) macchina f. interpretatrice, interprete m.; (program) (programma) interprete m.* * *noun (a person who translates the words of a speaker into the language of his hearers.) interprete* * *interpreter /ɪnˈtɜ:prɪtə(r)/n.2 (comput.) programma interprete.* * *[ɪn'tɜːprɪtə(r)]1) interprete m. e f. -
9 ♦ native
♦ native /ˈneɪtɪv/A a.1 nativo; natio; natale: one's native country, il paese natio; la patria; one's native place, il luogo natio; il paese natio; la città natale; native language, lingua madre; madrelingua; idioma nativo; native speaker, (persona) madrelingua2 innato; naturale; schietto; spontaneo: native ability, abilità naturale, innata; native kindness, gentilezza schietta, spontanea3 indigeno; del luogo; locale; native plants, piante indigene; native industry, industria locale; native villages, villagi indigeniB n.1 nativo; persona nata in un luogo; persona del luogo: a native of southern Italy, un nativo dell'Italia Meridionale; I am a native here, io sono di qui; He speaks Russian like a native, parla il russo come un russo2 indigeno, indigena; aborigeno3 animale indigeno; pianta indigena: The ostrich is a native of Africa, lo struzzo è nativo dell'Africa● ( USA) Native American, indiano d'America; ( anche) indio caraibico □ (Austral.) Native Australian, aborigeno □ (zool., Austral.) native bear, koala □ a native Bostonian, un nativo di Boston □ (comput.) native file format, formato di file nativo □ (zool.) native cat ( Dasyurus), dasiuro □ (spreg. o scherz., di straniero) to go native, fare proprio lo stile di vita degli abitanti del luogo; diventare un indigenonatively avv. nativeness n. [u]. -
10 native *** na·tive
['neɪtɪv]1. adj1) (country, town) natale, natio (-a), nativo (-a), (dialect) nativo (-a)native language — lingua materna, madrelingua
native land — paese m natio, patria
2) (innate: ability) innato (-a), naturale3) (indigenous: animal, plant) indigeno (-a), originario (-a), (product, resources) del luogo, del paese4) (of the natives: customs, costume, rites) del luogo, del paese5) (offensive: non-Western) indigeno (-a)2. n1) (of birth, nationality) abitante m/f del luogo2) (offensive: esp in colonies) indigeno (-a) -
11 interpret
[ɪn'tɜːprɪt] 1.verbo transitivo interpretare (as come; to per)2.* * *[in'tə:prit]1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) interpretare, fare da interprete2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) interpretare3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) interpretare•- interpreter* * *[ɪn'tɜːprɪt] 1.verbo transitivo interpretare (as come; to per)2.
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