figure of speech in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for figure of speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

figure of speech [Brit, Am ˌfɪɡjər əv ˈspitʃ] N

figure of speech LIT, LING

figura f retorica

it's just a figure of speech

è solo un modo di dire

Translations for figure of speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

a figure of £150

una somma di 150 sterline

figure of eight

otto m

Translations for figure of speech in the Italian»English Dictionary

figura retorico

rethorical figure, figure of speech

figura retorica

figure of speech

l'ho detto per modo di dire

it was just a manner of speaking or a figure of speech

è un modo di dire desueto

it's an old figure of speech

otto

figure of eight

sollazzo

figure of fun

Translations for figure of speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] N

1. figure (number, amount):

figure

cifra f

figure

numero m

a provisional, disappointing figure

un numero provvisorio, deludente

a figure of 15 million

un numero di 15 milioni

a figure of £150

una somma di 150 sterline

government, official figures

le cifre del governo, ufficiali

a four-, six-figure sum

una somma a quattro, sei cifre

her salary runs into six figures

ha uno stipendio altissimo

inflation is in single, double figures

il tasso d'inflazione è inferiore al 10%, è a due cifre

to have a head for figures, to be good with figures

essere bravo in matematica, con i numeri

2. figure (known or important person):

figure

figura f

figure

personaggio m

a controversial, well-known, political figure

una figura controversa, nota, politica

a minor or marginal figure

un personaggio minore, marginale

a legendary figure in rugby, rock music

una figura leggendaria del rugby, del rock

3. figure:

figure (person, human form)

figura f

figure (person, human form)

forma f

figure (in painting, sculpture)

figura f

a familiar, imposing, diminutive figure

una figura familiare, imponente, minuscola

human, reclining figure ART

figura umana, distesa

a figure appeared through the mist

una figura apparve tra la nebbia

4. figure (representative or symbol):

mother, father figure

figura materna, paterna

she is something of a Cassandra, Lady Macbeth figure

è una specie di Cassandra, Lady Macbeth

5. figure (body shape):

figure

linea f

figure

figura f

to keep one's figure

mantenere la linea

to lose one's figure

perdere la linea

to watch one's figure

fare attenzione alla linea

to have a great figure inf

avere un gran bel fisico

made for a man's, woman's figure

fatto per la figura maschile, femminile

6. figure (geometric or other shape):

figure

figura f

plane, solid figure

figura piana, solida

7. figure (diagram):

figure

figura f

figure

illustrazione f

figure

diagramma m

see figure 4

vedi la figura 4

8. figure (in dance, skating):

figure

figura f

II.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB trans

1. figure (suppose) inf:

to figure (that) …

immaginare, figurarsi che …

2. figure LIT (express):

figure

raffigurare

figure

rappresentare

III.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB intr

1. figure (feature, appear):

figure

figurare

figure

apparire

to figure in or on a list

apparire in una lista

to figure in a novel, report

comparire in un romanzo, in un rapporto

2. figure (make sense):

figure inf

quadrare

figure inf

tornare

that figures

la cosa quadra

it doesn't figure

non quadra

IV.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər]

to cut a sorry figure

fare una brutta figura, una figuraccia

to cut a fine figure

fare una bella figura or un figurone

to cut a dashing figure

fare un figurone

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

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

1. of (in most uses):

of

di

the leg of the table

la gamba del tavolo

the difficulty of the work

la difficoltà del lavoro

the king of beasts

il re degli animali

2. of (made or consisting of):

a ring (made) of gold

un anello d'oro

a plaque (made) of grey marble

una targa di marmo grigio

a will of iron fig

una volontà di ferro

a heart of stone fig

un cuore di pietra

3. of (indicating an agent):

that's kind of you, him

è molto gentile da parte tua, sua

4. of (indicating a proportion or fraction):

some of us stayed for dinner

alcuni di noi si fermarono a cena

several of them were rotten

parecchi di essi erano marci

of the twelve of us only nine could swim

su dodici di noi solo nove sapevano nuotare

5. of Brit (in expressions of time):

of an evening

la sera or di sera

of a morning

il mattino, al mattino, (al)la mattina, di mattina

I like to play golf of an afternoon

mi piace giocare a golf il or di pomeriggio

figure of speech in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for figure of speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

part of speech

parte f del discorso

freedom of speech/thought

libertà di espressione/pensiero

a manner of speech

un modo di dire

a fine figure of a man

un uomo di bell'aspetto

to lose/regain the power of speech

perdere/ritrovare la facoltà della parola

Translations for figure of speech in the Italian»English Dictionary

madonnina

figure of the Madonna

parte del discorso

part of speech

le parti -i del discorso

variable parts of speech

libertà di parola

freedom of speech

perdere l'uso della favella

to lose the power of speech

Translations for figure of speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.figure [ˈfɪg·jɚ] N

1. figure (shape):

figure

figura f

mother figure

figura materna

a fine figure of a man

un uomo di bell'aspetto

to cut a fine figure

fare una bella figura

to cut a sorry figure

fare una bruta figura

to keep one's figure

mantenere la linea

2. figure ART:

figure

figura f

3. figure:

figure (digit)

cifra f

figure (numeral)

numero m

column of figures

colonna f di numeri

to have a head for figures

essere bravo con i numeri

to be good at figures

essere bravo con i numeri

in round figures

cifra tonda

4. figure (price):

figure

cifra f

a high figure

una cifra esorbitante

5. figure (diagram, illustration):

figure

figura f

II.figure [ˈfɪg·jɚ] VB trans

1. figure (think):

figure

immaginare

to figure that …

figurarsi che…

2. figure (in diagram):

figure

raffigurare

3. figure (calculate):

figure

calcolare

III.figure [ˈfɪg·jɚ] VB intr (feature)

figure

figurare

to figure in sth

figurare in qc

to figure as sth/sb

figurare come qc/qu

that figures!

lo sapevo!

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

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

1. of:

of

di

2. of (belonging to):

of

di

the works of Twain

le opere di Twain

a friend of mine/theirs

un mio/loro amico

3. of (done by):

it's kind of him

è gentile da parte sua

4. of (representing):

of

di

a drawing of Paul/the sun

un disegno di Paul/del sole

5. of (without):

a tree bare of leaves

un albero spoglio

free of charge

gratis

free of tax

non soggetto a imposta

to cure sb of a disease

guarire qu da una malattia

6. of (with):

a man of courage

un uomo coraggioso

a man of no importance

un uomo senza importanza

a city of wide avenues

una città dai grandi viali

7. of (away from):

to be north of Atlanta

essere a nord di Atlanta

8. of (temporal):

the 4th of May

il 4 (di) maggio

in May of 2005

nel maggio del 2005

9. of (to):

it is ten/(a) quarter of two

sono le due meno dieci/un quarto

10. of (consisting of):

of

di

a ring of gold

un anello d'oro

to smell/to taste of cheese

sapere di formaggio

to consist of six parts

essere composto di sei parti

11. of (characteristic):

with the patience of a saint

con la pazienza di un santo

this idiot of a plumber

questo idiota di idraulico

doctor of medicine

dottore in medicina

12. of (concerning):

his love of jazz

la sua passione per il jazz

to know sth of sb's past

sapere qc del passato di qu

to approve of sb's idea

essere d'accordo con l'idea di qu

what has become of him?

che cosa ne è stato di lui?

what do you think of him?

cosa pensi di lui?

13. of (cause):

because of sth/sb

a causa di qc/qu

to die of grief

morire di dolore

it happened of itself

è accaduto da sé

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

ce n'è molto

one of the best

uno dei migliori

the best of friends

grandi amici

many of them came

molti di loro sono venuti

there are five of them

ce ne sono cinque

he knows the five of them

conosce tutti e cinque

two of the five

due dei cinque

he of all people knows that

lui dovrebbe saperlo meglio di tutti

today of all days

proprio oggi

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 anni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, clarity may also suffer from their use, as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation.

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Others understand a literal age of peace, but think the thousand years is a figure of speech.

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It is a figure of speech or discourse that is an incomplete sentence, consisting of an object or complement without the requisite subject.

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This figure of speech is used eight times in the epic, with seven different metres as shown below.

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Sometimes, metaphor and metonymy may both be at work in the same figure of speech, or one could interpret a phrase metaphorically or metonymically.

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Interjection as a figure of speech refers to the use of one word.

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It is a figure of speech and the counterpart of anaphora.

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A figure of speech where emphasis is achieved through exaggeration, independently or through comparison.

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This is such a common literary device that it is almost never even noted as a figure of speech.

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A figure of speech that compares unlike things, implying a resemblance between them.

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