50 ways of speaking & using your voice – VERBS – Flashcards
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whisper
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speak very quietly
so that other people cannot hear
(bisbigliare, sussurrare)
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hiss
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say something in a loud whisper
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cheer
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shout loudly at someone
that you like
or want to encourage
(lanciare grida per incoraggiare,
incitare, approvare, tifare)
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mumble
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speak too quietly and not clearly
(biascicare)
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mutter
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speak quietly,
often when complaining
about something
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complain
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(lamentarsi, fare una lamentela)
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murmur
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speak very quietly
(mormorare)
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whine
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complain in an annoying way
(frignare, lagnarsi)
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ramble
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talk for a long time
in a boring and often confused way
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chat
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talk with someone in a friendly way
(chiacchierare)
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stutter
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repeat the first sound
of a word many times
when you talk
(balbettare)
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stammer
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pause a lot
and repeat sounds
because of a speech problem
or because you are nervous
(balbettare)
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gossip
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talk about other people's
private lives
(spettegolare)
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snap
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say something suddenly
in an angry way
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speak
talk
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(parlare)
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tell
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(parlare, raccontare, informare)
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say
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(parlare, dire)
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repeat
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(ripetere)
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pronounce
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(pronunciare)
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declare
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(dichiarare)
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announce
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(annunciare)
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shout, shriek,
scream, yell
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say something very loudly
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sigh
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make a noise
when you breathe out,
often because you are sad
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laugh
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smile while making sounds
with your voice
that show you think something is funny
or you are happy
(ridere)
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mock
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laugh at someone
in a way that is not kind
(schernire)
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whistle
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(fischiare, fischiettare)
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sing
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(cantare)
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hum
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sing without opening your mouth
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ask
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(chiedere, domandare)
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answer
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(rispondere)
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reply
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(ribattere, replicare)
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grunt
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make short sounds
or say a few words in a rough voice,
when you don't want to talk
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quaver
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speak tremulously,
because you are nervous or upset
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slur
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speak unclearly,
without separating the words correctly
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call
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(chiamare)
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blurt out
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say something suddenly
and tactlessly
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splutter
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talk quickly
in short confused phrases,
in anger or surprise
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argue
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(sostenere, affermare)
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cough
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(tossire)
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clear your voice
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(schiarirsi la voce)
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sneeze
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(starnutire)
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burp
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(ruttare)
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swear
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use rude language
(imprecare, bestemmiare,
dire parolacce)
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swear
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promise
(giurare)
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interrupt
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(interrompere)
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scold
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speak angrily to someone,
especially a child,
because they have done
something wrong
(sgridare)
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rebuke
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speak angrily to someone
because they have done
something wrong
(rimproverare, redarguire)
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accuse
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(accusare)
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brag
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talk too proudly
about something good
that you have done
or that you own
(vantarsi)
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guess
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(indovinare)
