reported speech in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for reported speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

reported speech [Brit rɪˌpɔːtɪd ˈspiːtʃ, Am rəˌpɔrdəd ˈspitʃ] N

reported speech

discorso m indiretto

Translations for reported speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

disjointed report, speech

sconnesso, incoerente

prepare food, meal, bed, room, class, speech, report, plan

preparare (for per)

Translations for reported speech in the Italian»English Dictionary

discorso indiretto LING

indirect or reported speech

stile indiretto

indirect or reported speech

proposizione -a, discorso indiretto

reported clause, speech

riferì il discorso tale e quale lo aveva sentito

he reported the speech just as he had heard it

riferì il discorso, tale (e) quale lo aveva sentito

he reported the speech just like he had heard it or word for word

Translations for reported speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.report [Brit rɪˈpɔːt, Am rəˈpɔrt] N

1. report (written or verbal account):

report

resoconto m

report

relazione f

report

rapporto m (on su)

2. report (notification):

have you had any reports of lost dogs?

hai ricevuto segnalazioni di cani smarriti?

3. report ADMIN:

report (published findings)

rapporto m

report (published findings)

relazione f

report (of enquiry)

rapporto m (d'inchiesta)

to prepare, publish a report

preparare, pubblicare una relazione

the chairman's, committee's report

la relazione del presidente, della commissione

the Warren commission's report

il rapporto della commissione Warren

4. report:

report JOURN, RADIO, TV

servizio m

report (longer)

reportage m

and now a report from our Moscow correspondent

e ora un servizio dal nostro inviato a Mosca

we bring you this special report

vi offriamo questo servizio speciale

5. report Brit SCHOOL:

report

pagella f (scolastica)

6. report Am SCHOOL (review):

report

relazione f

to write a report

scrivere una relazione

7. report (noise):

report

detonazione f

II.reports N

reports npl JOURN, RADIO, TV (unsubstantiated news):

we are getting reports of heavy fighting

ci sono giunte voci di gravi scontri

there have been reports of understaffing in prisons

è stato riferito che le prigioni sono a corto di personale

according to reports, the divorce is imminent

corre voce che il divorzio sia imminente

I've heard reports that the headmaster is taking early retirement

ho sentito dire che il direttore andrà in prepensionamento

III.report [Brit rɪˈpɔːt, Am rəˈpɔrt] VB trans

1. report (relay):

report fact, occurrence

riportare, riferire

I have nothing to report

non ho niente da segnalare

to report sth to sb result, decision, news

riferire [qc] a qn

the union reported the vote to the management

il sindacato ha riferito l'esito della votazione alla direzione

did she have anything of interest to report?

aveva qualcosa di interessante da raccontare?

my friend reported that my parents are well

il mio amico mi ha riferito che i miei genitori stanno bene

2. report (give account of):

report JOURN, TV, RADIO debate

fare la cronaca di

Peter Jenkins is in Washington to report the latest developments

Peter Jenkins è a Washington per tenerci aggiornati sugli ultimi sviluppi

only one paper reported their presence in London

un solo giornale ha parlato della loro presenza a Londra

the Italian press has reported that the tunnel is behind schedule

la stampa italiana ha riportato la notizia del ritardo nella costruzione del tunnel

3. report ADMIN (notify authorities):

report theft, death, accident, case

segnalare, denunciare

15 new cases of cholera were reported this week

questa settimana sono stati segnalati 15 nuovi casi di colera

five people are reported dead

sono stati segnalati cinque morti

no casualties have been reported

non sono stati segnalati feriti

three people were reported missing after the explosion

tre persone sono state dichiarate disperse in seguito all'esplosione

4. report (allege):

it is reported that …

si dice che …

she is reported to have changed her mind

pare che abbia cambiato idea

5. report (make complaint about):

report person

fare rapporto contro

report pej person

denunciare

I shall report you to your headmaster

farò rapporto contro di te al preside

your insubordination will be reported

la vostra insubordinazione verrà denunciata

you will be reported to the boss

sarà fatto rapporto contro di te al direttore

the residents reported the noise to the police

i residenti hanno chiamato la polizia per il rumore

IV.report [Brit rɪˈpɔːt, Am rəˈpɔrt] VB intr

1. report (give account):

to report on talks, progress

fare un resoconto di

to report on JOURN event

fare un servizio su

he will report to Parliament on the negotiations

farà un resoconto al Parlamento sui negoziati

2. report (present findings):

report committee, group:

fare rapporto (on su)

the committee will report in June

il comitato presenterà il suo rapporto a giugno

3. report (present oneself):

report

presentarsi

report to reception, to the captain

presentarsi alla reception, dal capitano

to report for duty

riprendere servizio

to report sick

darsi malato

to report to one's unit MIL

presentarsi al proprio reparto

4. report ADMIN (have as immediate superior):

to report to superior

essere agli ordini di

she reports to me

sono il suo superiore

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

reported speech in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reported speech in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.report [rɪ·ˈpɔ:rt] N

1. report (account):

report

resoconto m

report JOURN

articolo m

report longer

servizio m

to give a report

fare una relazione

2. report (unproven claim):

report

voce f

3. report (explosion):

report

esplosione m

II.report [rɪ·ˈpɔ:rt] VB trans

1. report (recount):

report

riferire

report discovery

riportare

nothing to report

niente da riferire

2. report (denounce):

report

denunciare

III.report [rɪ·ˈpɔ:rt] VB intr

1. report (make results public):

report

presentare un rapporto

2. report (arrive at work):

report

presentarsi

to report sick

darsi malato

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

In normal conversation using reported speech, the marker is used less to eliminate redundancy.

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It was also used as a conditional mood and in reported speech.

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Some of those surveyed sought to explain themselves by claiming that a story was more engaging if it was told in the first person rather than reported speech.

www.dailymail.co.uk

In his widely reported speech at the opening ceremony he expressed his hope that "part of the castle at least may rise from its ruins".

www.countrylife.co.uk

Distance of the narrator changes with narrated speech, transposed speech and reported speech.

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Usage of personal pronouns to convey what she feels instead of using reported speech and passive sentences.

www.espncricinfo.com

These minor problems include the inability to create syntactically complex sentences including more than two subjects, multiple causal conjunctions, or reported speech.

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Maybe some of our journalists find it too hard to paraphrase statements made in court or turn direct speech into reported speech.

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