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1 mormorio
m murmuring( brontolio) muttering* * *mormorio s.m.1 murmur, murmuring; (bisbiglio) whispering: il mormorio della foresta, the whispering of the forest; il mormorio di un ruscello, the murmur (o babbling) of a brook; corse per la sala un mormorio di ammirazione, a murmur of admiration ran through the hall; sentiva un mormorio di voci nella stanza accanto, he heard a murmur of voices from the next room2 (lamentela) complaining, grumbling, moaning: cominciano a circolare mormorii di disapprovazione contro il nuovo presidente, people are beginning to complain about the new President3 (malignità, maldicenza) backbiting (o malicious) gossip: non puoi impedire i mormorii in una città piccola, you cannot prevent malicious gossip in a small town.* * *1) (di voci, torrente) murmur(ing); (di vento) whisper(ing); (di mare) rumble2) (protesta) grumblingi -ii — muttering ( contro about)
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2 parlottio
parlottio s.m. chattering: basta con questo parlottio!, stop that chattering!* * ** * *parlottiopl. -ii /parlot'tio, ii/sostantivo m.chatter, chattering, murmuring. -
3 bisbiglio
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4 brontolio
m grumbledi stomaco rumble* * *brontolio s.m.1 grumbling, murmuring; ( borbottio) muttering, mumbling2 ( del tuono) rumble, growl.* * *1) (di persona) grumble, grumbling; (borbottio) muttering, mumbling2) (di tuono, stomaco) (g)rumble, (g)rumbling* * *brontoliopl. -ii /bronto'lio, ii/sostantivo m.1 (di persona) grumble, grumbling; (borbottio) muttering, mumbling2 (di tuono, stomaco) (g)rumble, (g)rumbling. -
5 brusio
brusío s.m. buzz, buzzing, humming; whispering, murmuring: il brusío delle foglie, the rustling of the leaves.* * ** * *brusiopl. -ii /bru'zio, ii/sostantivo m.buzz(ing), hum. -
6 mormorare
murmur(bisbigliare, lamentarsi) mutter* * *mormorare v.tr.1 to murmur; (bisbigliare) to whisper: mormorò alcune parole e se ne andò, he murmured a few words and went away; le mormorò un segreto all'orecchio, he whispered a secret in her ear; si mormora che sia una persona disonesta, it is rumoured that he is dishonest; mormorare una preghiera, to murmur (o to breathe) a prayer2 (borbottare) to mutter, to mumble: che cosa stai mormorando?, what are you muttering (about)?◆ v. intr.1 to murmur; (bisbigliare) to whisper; (borbottare) to mumble: non mormorare, parla più forte!, don't mumble, speak up!; il ruscello mormorava, the brook was murmuring (o babbling); il vento mormorava tra i rami, the wind was whispering in the branches2 (parlar male) to speak* ill, to speak* badly; (esprimere malcontento) to grumble (about s.o., sthg.); to moan (about s.o., sthg.), to murmur: mormorare alle spalle di qlcu., to speak ill (o badly) of s.o. behind his back; mormorare contro le nuove tasse, to grumble about new taxes.* * *[mormo'rare]1) (gen) to murmur, (sussurrare: persona, vento) to murmur, whisper, (brontolare) to grumble, muttersi mormora che... — it's rumoured Brit o rumored Am that...
2)mormorare sul conto di qn — to speak ill of sb2. vt(parole d'amore ecc) to whisper, murmur* * *[mormo'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (sussurrare) to murmurmormorare qcs. all'orecchio di qcn. — to murmur sth. into sb.'s ear
2) (borbottare) to mutter [insulti, preghiera]; to mumble [ risposta]2.mormorare qcs. tra i denti — to mutter sth. between one's teeth
1) (sussurrare) [ persona] to murmur, to whisper; [ vento] to whisper; [ ruscello] to murmur2) (bisbigliare con disapprovazione) to grumblemormorare su qcs., sul conto di qcn. — to gossip about sth., sb.
si mormora che — it is rumoured o there is rumour that
* * *mormorare/mormo'rare/ [1]1 (sussurrare) to murmur; mormorare qcs. all'orecchio di qcn. to murmur sth. into sb.'s ear2 (borbottare) to mutter [insulti, preghiera]; to mumble [ risposta]; mormorare qcs. tra i denti to mutter sth. between one's teeth(aus. avere)2 (bisbigliare con disapprovazione) to grumble; mormorare fra sé (e sé) to mutter to oneself3 (spettegolare) mormorare su qcs., sul conto di qcn. to gossip about sth., sb.; si mormora che it is rumoured o there is rumour that. -
7 sussurrare
v/t and v/i whisper* * *1 to whisper; to murmur: sussurrare una parola, to whisper a word; se sussurri non ti sento, if you whisper I can't hear you2 (criticare, accusare a bassa voce) to murmur: sussurra contro di me, he makes insinuations about me; il popolo sussurrava contro il governo, the people were murmuring (o spreading rumours) against the government.* * *[sussur'rare]1. vtsi sussurra che... — it's rumoured Brit o rumored Am that...
2. vi* * *[sussur'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (bisbigliare) to whispersussurrare qcs. all'orecchio di qcn. — to whisper sth. in sb.'s ear
2) (dire di nascosto) to whisper, to murmur2.si sussurra che... — it is whispered that
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) [ persona] to whisper, to murmur; [foglie, vento] to whisper; [ ruscello] to murmur* * *sussurrare/sussur'rare/ [1]1 (bisbigliare) to whisper; sussurrare qcs. all'orecchio di qcn. to whisper sth. in sb.'s ear2 (dire di nascosto) to whisper, to murmur; si sussurra che... it is whispered that... -
8 mormorio sm
[mormo'rio] mormorio (-rii)(di persone, vento, acque) murmur, murmuring, (di foglie, fronde) rustling -
9 bisbigliamento
bisbigliamento s.m. whispering, murmuring. -
10 mormoramento
mormoramento s.m. (rar.) murmuring, muttering. -
11 sussurrio
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12 mormorio
sm [mormo'rio] mormorio (-rii)(di persone, vento, acque) murmur, murmuring, (di foglie, fronde) rustling
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