speeches in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for speeches 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

speech organ [ˈspiːtʃˌɔːɡən] N

speech organ

organo m fonatorio

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

reported speech

discorso m indiretto

speech therapist [Am ˈspitʃ ˌθɛrəpəst] N

speech therapist

logopedista mf

speech therapist

foniatra mf

speech therapist

fonoiatra mf

speech therapist

ortofonista mf

speech day [Brit] N Brit SCHOOL

speech day

= alla fine dell'anno scolastico, giorno in cui si tengono discorsi e in cui avviene la premiazione annuale degli studenti

speech maker [ˈspiːtʃˌmeɪkə(r)] N

speech maker

oratore m / oratrice f

Budget speech [ˈbʌdʒɪtˌspiːtʃ] N Brit POL

Budget speech

= discorso di presentazione del bilancio

speech impaired [ˈspiːtʃɪmˌpeəd] ADJ

speech impaired (not having speech)

muto

speech impaired (having a speech impediment)

con un difetto di pronuncia

speech therapy [Brit, Am ˈspitʃ ˌθɛrəpi] N

speech therapy

logopedia f

speech therapy

foniatria f

speech therapy

ortofonia f

speech impediment [ˈspiːtʃɪmˌpedɪmənt] N

speech impediment

difetto m di pronuncia

speeches in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for speeches in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

speech recognition N COMPUT, LING

speech recognition

riconoscimento m vocale

speech impediment N

speech impediment

difetto m di pronuncia

speech therapy N

speech therapy

logopedia f

speech therapy

ortofonia f

speech defect N

speech defect

difetto m di pronuncia

keynote speech N

keynote speech

discorso m principale

free speech N

free speech

libertà f di espressione

election speech N

election speech

discorso m elettorale

speech therapist N

speech therapist

logopedista mf

speech therapist

ortofonista mf

part of speech N LING

part of speech

parte f del discorso

speeches Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to intersperse anecdotes throughout a speech

costellare un discorso di aneddoti

to be peppered with sth speech, comments

essere cosparso di qc

fig to leaven a speech with jokes

alleggerire un discorso con battute

to lose/regain the power of speech

perdere/ritrovare la facoltà della parola

she laced her speech with humorous remarks

inframmezzò il suo discorso di battute

the speech was all fancy phrases

il discorso era infarcito di frasi elaborate

none of your speeches!

basta con i tuoi discorsi!

to pad out a speech/text

rimpolpare un discorso/testo

to lose the power of speech

perdere l'uso della favella

to stop in the middle of the speech

lasciare il discorso a mezzo