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the use of language to perform some actexamples:dieci commandamentithe biblical commandments of Mosestypes:congratulazionethe act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebrationrichiestathe verbal act of requestingripudiothe speech act of rejectinginformazionea speech act that conveys informationrivelazionethe speech act of making something evidentpromessaa verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the futurefanfaronata, gloriarsi, gradassata, guasconata, millantarsi, pallonata, spacconata, vantarsi, vanteria, vantospeaking of yourself in superlativessfidaa call to engage in a contest or fightinterventothe act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audiencefangoslanderous remarks or chargescomando, consegna, diktat, disposizione, imprenditoria, ordine(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyedacquiescenzaagreement with a statement or proposal to do somethingconferma, confermazione, convalida, convalidazione, omologazione, ratificamaking something valid by formally ratifying or confirming itshowdowna hostile disagreement face-to-facedisunionedisagreement among those expected to cooperatestaccoa disagreement or argument about something importantinvitoa request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in somethinginterrogatorioa request for informationcontraccambio, pariglia, ricambioa quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)etichettaa brief description given for purposes of identificationripudiorejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalidlagna, lagnanza, lagno, lamentanza, lamentazione, lamentela, lamento, recriminazionean expression of grievance or resentmenteccezionegrounds for adverse criticismprotestaa formal and solemn declaration of objectionprotestathe act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapprovalgiuramento, scongiuro, votoa solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavioranimo, ardimento, arditezza, baldanza, coraggio, eroismo, fegato, sangue freddo, spavalderia, valorea challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardydiatribathunderous verbal attackdannazionethe act of damningmaledizionean appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some grouppredicaa speech that is open to the publicorazioneaddressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)discorso, omelia, predica, predicazione, sermonean address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)abdicazionea formal resignation and renunciation of powers
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express in speechtypes:parlarediscuss or mentionspifferareutter impulsivelyfletterevary the pitch of one's speechteneredeliver (a speech, oration, or idea)generalizzarespeak or write in generalitiesblaterare, chiacchierare, cianciare, ciangottare, ciarlare, cicalare, cinguettarespeak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlycinguettaremake noise as if chattering awaybarbugliare, biascicare, borbottare, brontolare, bubbolare, ciancicare, farfugliare, mugugnare, tartagliaretalk indistinctly; usually in a low voicecantareproduce tones with the voicedettaresay out loud for the purpose of recordinggorgheggiaresing by changing register; sing by yodelinggorgheggiaresing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or belowtype of:
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express in wordssynonyms: nominare, raccontaretypes:scandireexpress or state clearlydichiararestate emphatically and authoritativelysoggiungerestate or say furtherperorareenter a plea, as in courts of lawprofessareconfess one's faith in, or allegiance tocondannaredeclare or judge unfit for use or habitationprometteremake a promise or commitmentcondannarepronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of lawgiurareto declare or affirm solemnly and formally as truetype of:
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have as a logical consequencesynonyms: comportare, implicare, importare, significare
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give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authoritysynonyms: comandare, commissionare, ordinaretypes:incanalarecommand with authorityaffidare, assegnare, dare, impartire, insellare, sellareimpose a task upon, assign a responsibility torichiamaresummon to returnchiamaresummon to a particular activity or employmentcagionare, creare, determinare, fare, invocare, mobilitare, precettare, produrre, provocare, richiamare, sollevarecall to arms; of military personnel
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discuss or mentionsynonyms: parlaretypes:contrattare, negoziare, patteggiare, pattuire, stipulare, trattarediscuss the terms of an arrangementponzarethink about carefully; weigh
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