discorso

See also: discórso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin discursus, from Latin discurrō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /disˈkor.so/
  • Rhymes: -orso
  • Hyphenation: di‧scór‧so
  • Audio:(file)
  • (Romanesco) IPA(key): /diskoɾt͡so/

Noun

discorso m (plural discorsi)

  1. speech, address, discourse
    pronunciare/tenere un discorso ― to deliver a speech
  2. talk, conversation
    Synonyms: (informal) chiaccherata, conversazione
  3. subject, matter
    Synonym: argomento
    cambiare discorso ― to change the subject
  4. speech (faculty of language)
    discorso diretto ― direct speech
    discorso indiretto ― indirect speech

Derived terms

Participle

discorso (feminine discorsa, masculine plural discorsi, feminine plural discorse)

  1. past participle of discorrere
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