English translation of 'parlare'
[parˈlare]
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intransitive verb auxiliary verb: avere
1.
(facoltà) to talk
(modo) to talk ⧫ to speak
il bambino non sa ancora parlare the baby can’t talk yet
non parlate tutti insieme don’t all talk at once
si parlavano a gesti they were using sign language
parla piano/più forte talk or speak quietly/louder
non riusciva a parlare per la gioia he was speechless with joy
parla bene! talk properly!
parlare tra i denti to mutter
parlare come un libro stampato to talk like a book
ha occhi che parlano he has expressive eyes
2. (esprimere il proprio pensiero) to speak
parlare chiaro to speak one’s mind
voglio parlare con il direttore! I want to speak to the manager!
parlare a caso o a vanvera to ramble on
parlare bene/male di qn/qc to say nice/nasty things about sb/sth
fallo o lascialo parlare give him a chance to speak ⧫ let him have his say
con rispetto parlando with respect
i dati parlano chiaro the facts speak for themselves
3. (conversare) to talk
abbiamo parlato per ore we talked for hours
parlare a/con qn di qc to talk or speak to/with sb about or of sth
lascia che gli parli io let me talk to him
gli parlerò di te I’ll talk to him about you
di che cosa avete parlato? what did you talk about?
parlare di lavoro o d’affari to talk shop
non ci parliamo più we’re not on speaking terms
parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that
è come parlare al vento o a un muro it’s like talking to a brick wall
senti, ne parliamo a quattrocchi look, we’ll discuss it or talk about it in private
parliamone let’s talk about it
non parliamone più let’s just forget about it
non ne voglio più sentir parlare let’s hear no more about it
far parlare di sé to get o.s. talked about
parlano di matrimonio they are talking about getting married ⧫ they are discussing marriage
per ora non se ne parla there’s nothing doing for the moment
4. (Telecommunications)
sta parlando al telefono he’s on the phone
pronto? chi parla? hello, who’s speaking?
parla Bianchi Bianchi here or speaking
posso parlare con il Sig. Rossi? can I speak to Mr Rossi?
5.
parlare di (far cenno a) to mention; (trattare di, argomento) to be about ⧫ deal with
per non parlare di... not to mention ...
ne ho sentito parlare I’ve heard of it (or him or her ecc)
ne parlano tutti i giornali it’s in all the newspapers
il libro parla del problema della droga the book deals with the drug problem
di cosa parla il suo ultimo romanzo? what is his latest novel about?
6. (confessare) to talk
far parlare un prigioniero to make a prisoner talk
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transitive verb
(una lingua) to speak
sai parlare l’inglese? can you speak English?
per me parla arabo (figurative) it’s all Greek to me
masculine noun
(dialetto) dialect
Verb conjugations for parlare
Presentio parlotu parlilui/lei/Lei parlanoi parliamovoi parlateloro parlanoFutureio parleròtu parlerailui/lei/Lei parlerànoi parleremovoi parlereteloro parlerannoImperfectio parlavotu parlavilui/lei/Lei parlavanoi parlavamovoi parlavateloro parlavanoPresent Perfectio ho parlatotu hai parlatolui/lei/Lei ha parlatonoi abbiamo parlatovoi avete parlatoloro hanno parlato
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In other languages
parlare
British English: speak
/spiːk/ VERB
When you speak, you use your voice in order to say something.
He tried to speak, but she interrupted him.
Then I spoke these words.
- American English: speak
- Arabic: يَتَكَلَّمُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: falar
- Chinese: 发言
- Croatian: govoriti
- Czech: mluvit
- Danish: tale
- Dutch: spreken
- European Spanish: hablar
- Finnish: puhua
- French: parler
- German: sprechen
- Greek: μιλώ
- Italian: parlare
- Japanese: 話す
- Korean: 말하다
- Norwegian: snakke
- Polish: powiedzieć
- European Portuguese: falar
- Romanian: a vorbi
- Russian: говорить
- Spanish: hablar
- Swedish: tala
- Thai: พูด
- Turkish: konuşmak
- Ukrainian: говорити
- Vietnamese: nói
British English: talk
/tɔːk/ VERB
When you talk, you use spoken language to express your thoughts, ideas, or feelings.
He was too distressed to talk.
- American English: talk
- Arabic: يَتَكَلَّمُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: falar
- Chinese: 交谈
- Croatian: razgovarati
- Czech: mluvit
- Danish: tale
- Dutch: praten
- European Spanish: hablar
- Finnish: puhua
- French: parler
- German: sprechen
- Greek: μιλάω
- Italian: parlare
- Japanese: 話す
- Korean: 말하다
- Norwegian: snakke
- Polish: rozmawiać
- European Portuguese: falar
- Romanian: a vorbi
- Russian: разговаривать
- Spanish: conversar
- Swedish: prata
- Thai: พูดคุย
- Turkish: konuşmak
- Ukrainian: говорити
- Vietnamese: nói chuyện
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