indirect speech in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for indirect speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

indirect speech [Brit, Am ˈˌɪndəˈˌrɛkt ˈspitʃ] N

indirect speech

discorso m indiretto

Translations for indirect speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

direct, indirect speech LING

discorso diretto, indiretto

Translations for indirect speech in the Italian»English Dictionary

discorso indiretto LING

indirect or reported speech

stile indiretto

indirect or reported speech

Translations for indirect speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

speech [Brit spiːtʃ, Am spitʃ] N

1. speech (oration):

speech

discorso m

speech

orazione f (on, about su)

speech THEAT

tirata f

farewell, opening speech

discorso d'addio, di apertura

in a speech

all'interno di un discorso

to give, make, deliver a speech

fare, tenere, pronunciare un discorso

the Speech from the Throne (in GB) POL

il discorso della Corona

2. speech:

speech (faculty)

parola f

speech (faculty)

linguaggio m

speech (spoken form)

lingua f parlata

direct, indirect speech LING

discorso diretto, indiretto

in speech

nella lingua parlata

to express oneself in speech rather than writing

esprimersi verbalmente piuttosto che per iscritto

the power of speech

l'uso della parola

3. speech (language):

speech

linguaggio m

speech

lingua f

everyday speech

il linguaggio corrente, la lingua comune

4. speech Am (subject):

speech SCHOOL, UNIV

oratoria f

to teach speech

insegnare oratoria

indirect [Brit ɪndɪˈrɛkt, ɪndʌɪˈrɛkt, Am ˌɪndəˈrɛkt] ADJ

indirect

indiretto

indirect speech in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for indirect speech in the Italian»English Dictionary

discorso indiretto

indirect speech

discorso diretto/indiretto

direct/indirect speech

Translations for indirect speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

indirect [ˌɪn·dɪ·ˈrekt] ADJ

indirect

indiretto, -a

speech <-es> [spi:tʃ] N

1. speech (capacity to speak):

speech

parola f

to lose/regain the power of speech

perdere/ritrovare la facoltà della parola

2. speech (words):

speech

parole f pl

3. speech (public talk):

speech

discorso m

to make [or give] a speech

fare un discorso

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Since the request is performed indirectly, by means of (directly) performing a question, it counts as an indirect speech act.

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It is as if the subordinate clause carrying the content of the indirect speech is taken out of the main clause which contains it, becoming the main clause itself.

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As others have more commonly put the same distinction, saying is a kind of direct speech act whereas implicating is an indirect speech act.

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