spoken in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for spoken in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.spoken [Brit ˈspəʊk(ə)n, Am ˈspoʊkən] VB pp

spoken → speak

II.spoken [Brit ˈspəʊk(ə)n, Am ˈspoʊkən] ADJ

spoken dialogue, language:

spoken

parlato

spoken words

parole (dette a voce)

See also speak

I.speak <pt spoke arch spake, pp spoken> [Brit spiːk, Am spik] VB trans

1. speak language:

speak

parlare

can you speak English?

parla inglese?

“French spoken” (sign)

“si parla francese”

English as it is spoken

l'inglese parlato

people who speak the same language also fig

persone che parlano la stessa lingua

2. speak (tell, utter):

speak truth

dire

speak poetry

recitare

speak word, name

pronunciare, dire

to speak one's mind

esprimere la propria opinione or dire quel che si pensa

II.speak <pt spoke arch spake, pp spoken> [Brit spiːk, Am spik] VB intr

1. speak (talk):

speak

parlare (to a; about, of di)

to speak in a soft, deep voice

parlare con voce suadente, profonda

to speak in German, Russian

parlare in tedesco, russo

to speak in a whisper

parlare sottovoce or sussurrare

to speak ill, well of sb

parlare male, bene di qn

to speak through medium, interpreter

parlare or comunicare per mezzo di

to speak with one's mouth full

parlare con la bocca piena

speak when you're spoken to!

parla quando vieni interpellato!

I've spoken to them severely and they've apologized

gli ho parlato severamente e si sono scusati

who's speaking please? (on phone)

chi parla?

(this is) Camilla speaking

sono Camilla or parla Camilla

“is that Miss Durham?” - “speaking!”

“la signorina Durham?” - “sono io!”

I'm speaking from a phone box

sto chiamando da una cabina telefonica

this is your captain speaking AVIAT

è il capitano che vi parla

speaking of which, have you booked a table?

a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?

speaking of lunch, Nancy…

a proposito del pranzo, Nancy…

she is well spoken of in academic circles

hanno una buona opinione di lei nel mondo accademico

he spoke very highly of her, her talents

ha parlato molto bene di lei, delle sue capacità

he spoke of selling the house, leaving the country

parlava di vendere la casa, lasciare il paese

to speak as sth

parlare come qc

speaking as a layman…

parlando da profano…

speaking personally, I hate him

personalmente, lo odio

speaking personally and not for the company

parlando a nome mio e non della ditta

generally speaking

in generale or in genere

roughly speaking

all'incirca, approssimativamente

strictly speaking

in senso stretto or a rigore

relatively speaking

relativamente parlando

ecologically, politically speaking

ecologicamente, politicamente parlando

metaphorically speaking

parlando metaforicamente

we've had no trouble to speak of

non abbiamo avuto problemi degni di nota

they've got no money to speak of

sono praticamente senza soldi

“what did you see?” - “nothing to speak of”

“che cosa hai visto?” - “niente di particolare”

not to speak of his poor mother, the expense

per non parlare della sua povera madre, della spesa

so to speak

per così dire

2. speak (converse):

speak

parlare (about, of di; to, with a, con)

speak

conversare, discorrere (about, of di; to, with con)

they're not speaking (to each other)

non si parlano (più)

I can't remember when we last spoke

non ricordo l'ultima volta che ci siamo parlati

I know her by sight but not to speak to

la conosco di vista ma non le ho mai rivolto la parola

3. speak:

speak (make a speech)

parlare

speak (more formal)

prendere la parola

to speak from the floor POL

prendere la parola

to speak about or on topic

parlare, discorrere di

to speak for view, opinion, party

parlare in favore di

4. speak (express) liter:

to speak of suffering, effort, emotion

manifestare, rivelare

all creation spoke to me of love

tutta la creazione mi trasmetteva amore

that look spoke louder than words

quello sguardo esprimeva più delle parole

the poem, music speaks to me in a special way

quella poesia, quella musica mi trasmette qualcosa di speciale

5. speak (make noise) fig:

speak gun:

rimbombare

this clarinet speaks, does not speak easily

è facile, difficile fare emettere una nota a questo clarinetto

III.-speak COMP

-speak

linguaggio m

-speak

gergo m

computer-, management-speak

linguaggio informatico, dell'amministrazione

soft-spoken [Brit sɒftˈspəʊk(ə)n, Am ˈsɔft ˈˌspoʊkən] ADJ

1. soft-spoken:

soft-spoken

dalla voce suadente

to be soft-spoken

avere una voce suadente

2. soft-spoken (glib):

soft-spoken fig

dalla parlantina sciolta

spoken language N U and C

spoken language

lingua f parlata

rough-spoken [Am ˌrəfˈspoʊkən] ADJ

rough-spoken

brusco, sgarbato, grossolano (nel parlare)

plain-spoken [Am ˌpleɪnˈspoʊkən] ADJ

plain-spoken

schietto, senza peli sulla lingua

short-spoken [ˌʃɔːtˈspəʊkən] ADJ

short-spoken

laconico

well-spoken [Brit ˌwɛlˈspəʊkən, Am ˌwɛlˈspoʊkən] ADJ

well-spoken person:

well-spoken

che parla bene

fine-spoken [ˈfaɪnˌspəʊkən] ADJ

fine-spoken person:

fine-spoken

che parla bene

well-spoken-of [ˌwelˈspəʊkənəv] ADJ

he's very well-spoken-of

si parla molto bene di lui

I.speak <pt spoke arch spake, pp spoken> [Brit spiːk, Am spik] VB trans

1. speak language:

speak

parlare

can you speak English?

parla inglese?

“French spoken” (sign)

“si parla francese”

English as it is spoken

l'inglese parlato

people who speak the same language also fig

persone che parlano la stessa lingua

2. speak (tell, utter):

speak truth

dire

speak poetry

recitare

speak word, name

pronunciare, dire

to speak one's mind

esprimere la propria opinione or dire quel che si pensa

II.speak <pt spoke arch spake, pp spoken> [Brit spiːk, Am spik] VB intr

1. speak (talk):

speak

parlare (to a; about, of di)

to speak in a soft, deep voice

parlare con voce suadente, profonda

to speak in German, Russian

parlare in tedesco, russo

to speak in a whisper

parlare sottovoce or sussurrare

to speak ill, well of sb

parlare male, bene di qn

to speak through medium, interpreter

parlare or comunicare per mezzo di

to speak with one's mouth full

parlare con la bocca piena

speak when you're spoken to!

parla quando vieni interpellato!

I've spoken to them severely and they've apologized

gli ho parlato severamente e si sono scusati

who's speaking please? (on phone)

chi parla?

(this is) Camilla speaking

sono Camilla or parla Camilla

“is that Miss Durham?” - “speaking!”

“la signorina Durham?” - “sono io!”

I'm speaking from a phone box

sto chiamando da una cabina telefonica

this is your captain speaking AVIAT

è il capitano che vi parla

speaking of which, have you booked a table?

a proposito, hai prenotato un tavolo?

speaking of lunch, Nancy…

a proposito del pranzo, Nancy…

she is well spoken of in academic circles

hanno una buona opinione di lei nel mondo accademico

he spoke very highly of her, her talents

ha parlato molto bene di lei, delle sue capacità

he spoke of selling the house, leaving the country

parlava di vendere la casa, lasciare il paese

to speak as sth

parlare come qc

speaking as a layman…

parlando da profano…

speaking personally, I hate him

personalmente, lo odio

speaking personally and not for the company

parlando a nome mio e non della ditta

generally speaking

in generale or in genere

roughly speaking

all'incirca, approssimativamente

strictly speaking

in senso stretto or a rigore

relatively speaking

relativamente parlando

ecologically, politically speaking

ecologicamente, politicamente parlando

metaphorically speaking

parlando metaforicamente

we've had no trouble to speak of

non abbiamo avuto problemi degni di nota

they've got no money to speak of

sono praticamente senza soldi

“what did you see?” - “nothing to speak of”

“che cosa hai visto?” - “niente di particolare”

not to speak of his poor mother, the expense

per non parlare della sua povera madre, della spesa

so to speak

per così dire

2. speak (converse):

speak

parlare (about, of di; to, with a, con)

speak

conversare, discorrere (about, of di; to, with con)

they're not speaking (to each other)

non si parlano (più)

I can't remember when we last spoke

non ricordo l'ultima volta che ci siamo parlati

I know her by sight but not to speak to

la conosco di vista ma non le ho mai rivolto la parola

3. speak:

speak (make a speech)

parlare

speak (more formal)

prendere la parola

to speak from the floor POL

prendere la parola

to speak about or on topic

parlare, discorrere di

to speak for view, opinion, party

parlare in favore di

4. speak (express) liter:

to speak of suffering, effort, emotion

manifestare, rivelare

all creation spoke to me of love

tutta la creazione mi trasmetteva amore

that look spoke louder than words

quello sguardo esprimeva più delle parole

the poem, music speaks to me in a special way

quella poesia, quella musica mi trasmette qualcosa di speciale

5. speak (make noise) fig:

speak gun:

rimbombare

this clarinet speaks, does not speak easily

è facile, difficile fare emettere una nota a questo clarinetto

III.-speak COMP

-speak

linguaggio m

-speak

gergo m

computer-, management-speak

linguaggio informatico, dell'amministrazione

spoken in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spoken in the English»Italian Dictionary

spoken VB

spoken pp of speak

See also speak

I.speak <spoke, spoken> [spi:k] VB intr

1. speak:

speak

parlare

to speak to sb

parlare con qu

to speak in riddles

parlare per enigmi

to speak on behalf of sb

parlare a nome di qu

so to speak

per così dire

speak when you're spoken to

rispondi quando sei interpellato

2. speak + adv:

generally speaking

in generale

scientifically speaking

dal punto di vista scientifico

strictly speaking

per essere precisi

II.speak <spoke, spoken> [spi:k] VB trans

speak

parlare

to speak dialect/a foreign language

parlare un dialetto/una lingua straniera

to speak one's mind

parlare con franchezza

to speak the truth

dire la verità

to not speak a word

non dire una parola

free-spoken [ˌfri:·ˈspoʊ·kən] ADJ

free-spoken

che non ha peli sulla lingua

soft-spoken ADJ

soft-spoken

dalla voce soave

rough-spoken [ˌrʌf·ˈspoʊ·kən] ADJ

rough-spoken

non raffinato, -a nel parlare

well-spoken [ˌwel·ˈspoʊ·kən] ADJ

well-spoken

cortese e istruito, -a

I.speak <spoke, spoken> [spi:k] VB intr

1. speak:

speak

parlare

to speak to sb

parlare con qu

to speak in riddles

parlare per enigmi

to speak on behalf of sb

parlare a nome di qu

so to speak

per così dire

speak when you're spoken to

rispondi quando sei interpellato

2. speak + adv:

generally speaking

in generale

scientifically speaking

dal punto di vista scientifico

strictly speaking

per essere precisi

II.speak <spoke, spoken> [spi:k] VB trans

speak

parlare

to speak dialect/a foreign language

parlare un dialetto/una lingua straniera

to speak one's mind

parlare con franchezza

to speak the truth

dire la verità

to not speak a word

non dire una parola

speak out VB intr

speak out

esprimersi apertamente

to speak out against sth

denunciare qc

speak for VB intr

1. speak for (represent):

speak for

parlare a nome di

speaking for myself …

a mio parere, …

it speaks for itself

si commenta da solo

to be old enough to speak for oneself

essere abbastanza grande per difendersi da solo

2. speak for (advocate, support):

speak for

dichiararsi a favore di

speak up VB intr

1. speak up (state views):

speak up

parlare chiaramente

to speak up for sth

dichiararsi a favore di qc

2. speak up (talk more loudly):

speak up

parlare pi forte

Translations for spoken in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

parlato (-a)

spoken

spoken Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

speak when you're spoken to

rispondi quando sei interpellato

formal/spoken/written language

lingua formale/orale/scritta

I'll not be spoken to like that!

non permetto che mi si parli così!

speak now or forever hold your peace

parla adesso o taci per sempre

to speak in a singsong voice

parlare con voce cantilenante

to speak in a loud/low voice

parlare a voce alta/bassa

many a true word is spoken in jest prov

burlando si dice il vero prov

to speak on the radio/the phone

parlare alla radio/al telefono

dialect spoken in the Emilia region

emiliano

dialect spoken in the Veneto region

veneto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Being a mild-mannered, soft-spoken man gave him an air of aloofness that often gave way to a fathomless wisdom and generosity.

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The language spoken in the film is fictitious and not supposed to be literally understood by anybody.

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Those were the opening words spoken in the first feature-length talking picture.

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The remaining characteristics of limited interactivity and narrative or spoken word are secondary and less distinct parameters.

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And he said that those here (referring to the warrant) have spoken to the king in error.

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He has spoken publically about the role he played in officiating at this monumentally important wedding.

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He piloted and previewed many different musical and spoken-word comedy sketches and songs.

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However, both types of whistle tones have a phonological structure that is related to the spoken language that they are transposing.

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Recognition of sounds such as spoken numbers, letters, words and easily identifiable noises (such as doorbells and cats meowing) were all impacted.

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The gabble of cockney spoken here is as incomprehensible as the reasoning of those who speak it.

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