speak up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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

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

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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
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also flub-up">

II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

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I.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

up here
quassù
up there
lassù
up on the wardrobe, the hill
in cima all'armadio, alla collina
up on the top shelf
sullo scaffale più in alto
up in the tree
in cima all'albero
up in the clouds
tra le nuvole
up at the top of the house
su in cima alla casa
up on top of the mountain
sulla cima della montagna
up in London
(su) a Londra
up to or in Scotland
(su) in Scozia
up to Aberdeen
(su) ad Aberdeen
up North
(su) a Nord
four floors up from here
quattro piani più su
I live two floors up
abito due piani di sopra
he lives ten floors up from her
abita dieci piani sopra di lei
on the second shelf up
sul secondo scaffale dal basso
I'm on my way up
sto salendo
I'll be right up
salgo subito
he's on his way up to see you, to the fifth floor
sta salendo su da te, al quinto piano
it needs to be a bit further up picture:
dovrebbe stare un po' più su
all the way up
fino in cima

9. up:

up to
fino a
up to here
fino a qui
up to there
fino là
I was up to my knees in water
l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia
up to 20 people, 50 dollars
fino a 20 persone, 50 dollari
up to 500 people arrive every day
ogni giorno arrivano fino a 500 persone
reductions of up to 50%
sconti fino al 50%
tax on profits of up to £150, 000
tasse sui guadagni fino a 150.000 sterline
to work for up to 12 hours a day
lavorare fino a 12 ore al giorno
a hotel for up to 500 people
un albergo che può ospitare fino a 500 persone
up to 1964
fino al 1964
up to 10.30 pm
fino alle 10.30 di sera
up to now
fino ad adesso
up to chapter two
fino al capitolo due
I'm not up to it (not capable)
non sono in grado di farlo
I'm not up to it (not well enough)
non me la sento di farlo
I'm not up to going to London, going back to work
non me la sento di andare a Londra, di tornare al lavoro
I'm not up to writing a book
non mi sento all'altezza di scrivere un libro
the play wasn't up to much
lo spettacolo non è stato un granché
that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard
quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello
it's up to you, him to do (expressing responsibility)
spetta a te, a lui fare or sta a te, a lui fare
“shall I leave?” - “it's up to you!”
“devo andare via?” - “vedi un po' tu!”
if it were up to me, him
se dipendesse da me, da lui
what is he up to?
cosa sta facendo?
what are those children up to?
cosa stanno combinando quei bambini?
they're up to something
stanno combinando qualcosa

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

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VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

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speak up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speak up in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

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

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IV.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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This type may be to speak up controversial issues such as child poverty.
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I wanted to see how a woman who can not speak up for herself and likes to sew could survive in modern society.
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As a result, they speak up more when they feel psychologically safe and are motivated to improve their team or company.
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The program was aimed at eliminating a two tier system of justice by giving a vehicle for the poor to speak up.
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He encouraged them to speak up and be heard, despite the fear of confrontation with power holders.
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It came from my desire to tell people to not be afraid to speak up.
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Every time people speak up for themselves to resolve a problem, they are practicing self-advocacy.
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She encourages the students to speak up for both the audience and for the video camera.
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It just feels like its time for us to speak up and to stand up and just force things to go in a different direction.
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One is a newly risen idol who is desperate for attention, the other is a quiet librarian who lacks the courage to speak up.
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