raccontare

Definitions of raccontare
  1. verb
    narrate or give a detailed account of
    synonyms: avvitarsi, contare, narrare, novellare, parlare
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    informare, portare, riferire
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  2. verb
    express in words
    synonyms: dire, nominare
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    replicare, ribattere, rispondere
    react verbally
    dichiarare, muovere
    announce publicly or officially
    scandire
    express or state clearly
    dichiarare
    state emphatically and authoritatively
    commentare, osservare, registrare, rilevare, segnalare
    make mention of
    soggiungere
    state or say further
    esporre, esprimersi, spiegare, spiegarsi
    define
    dare, passare
    convey or reveal information
    perorare
    enter a plea, as in courts of law
    professare
    confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
    discutere, polemizzare
    present reasons and arguments
    discutere, polemizzare
    give evidence of
    controbattere, rimbeccare, rimborsare, ripagare, ritorcere
    answer back
    condannare
    declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
    diffondere, proclamare, promulgare
    put a law into effect by formal declaration
    benedire, canonizzare, consacrare, santificare
    render holy by means of religious rites
    consigliare, indicare, proporre, suggerire
    make a proposal, declare a plan for something
    promettere
    make a promise or commitment
    impegnarsi, obbligarsi, promettere
    promise to undertake or give
    condannare
    pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
    giurare
    to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    decretare, destinare
    issue a decree
    mentovare, menzionare, notare, sottolineare
    make or write a comment on
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    esprimere, manifestare
    articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
  3. verb
    let something be known
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    distrarsi, divagare, svagarsi
    lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
    indicare
    be a signal for or a symptom of
    affermarsi, aprire, dischiudere, divulgare, esporre, imporsi, manifestare, nascere, palesare, rivelare, sbottonarsi, schiudere, scoprire, svelare, tradire
    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    iterare, reiterare, replicare, ribattere, ricantare, ridire, rinnovare, ripetere
    to say, state, or perform again
    annunciare, auspicare, azzeccare, indovinare, preannunziare, preconizzare, predire, presagire, prevedere, pronosticare, vedere
    foreshadow or presage
    dare, impartire, rinunciare, rinunziare
    transmit (knowledge or skills)
    divinare, indovinare, preconizzare, predire, presagire, vaticinare
    indicate by signs
    correggere, macchiare, segnare
    designate as if by a mark
    dare, impartire
    make known; pass on, of information
    molleggiare
    produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
    confidare
    reveal in private; tell confidentially
    balbettare, spiattellare, tartagliare
    divulge confidential information or secrets
    tradurre
    restate (words) from one language into another language
    parafrasare
    express the same message in different words
    disturbarsi, incomodarsi
    prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
    diffondere, disperdere, dissipare, dissolvere, distribuire, divulgare, erogare, propagare, radiotrasmettere
    cause to become widely known
    radiotrasmettere
    broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
    compendiare, riassumere, ricapitolare, riepilogare, ripigliare, riprendere
    give a summary (of)
    citare, invocare, quotare
    repeat a passage from
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    informare, portare, riferire
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
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