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1 ■ steer away from
■ steer away fromv. i. + avv. + prep.2 (fig.) sviare: to steer the conversation away from personal matters, sviare la conversazione da questioni di carattere personale. -
2 ♦ conversation
♦ conversation /kɒnvəˈseɪʃn/n. [uc]conversazione; discorso: to have (o to hold) a conversation, fare una conversazione; to make conversation, fare conversazione; conversare; to make polite conversation, scambiarsi frasi di circostanza; to get into conversation with, attaccare discorso con; mettersi a parlare con; to be deep in conversation, essere tutto preso a conversare; to keep the conversation going, tenere viva la conversazione; to engage sb. in conversation, iniziare una conversazione con q.; to join in a conversation, prendere parte a una conversazione; unirsi a una conversazione; to strike up a conversation with sb., attaccare discorso con q.; to steer the conversation away from st., sviare la conversazione da q.; a private conversation, una conversazione confidenziale; a sparkling conversation, una conversazione spumeggiante● conversation picture, gruppo di famiglia ( foto) □ conversation piece, oggetto curioso ( che suscita commenti); ( anche, pitt.) gruppo di famiglia; (letter.) dramma che si regge sul dialogo.
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