discorso

See also: discórso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin discursus, from Latin discurrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈskor.so/
• Rhymes: -orso
• Hyphenation: di‧scór‧so

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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

• discorsività
• discorsivo

Related terms

• discorrere

Participle

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

1. past participle of discorrere