What does dettare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word dettare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dettare in Italian.
The word dettare in Italian means dictate, articulate, dictate, instruct, prescribe, order, impose, lay down the law. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word dettare
dictate, articulateverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (scandire, enunciare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il mio è un cognome straniero e devo sempre dettarlo a tutti altrimenti lo scrivono sbagliato. I always have to dictate the spelling of my foreign last name, or people write it down wrong. |
dictate, instructverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (indicare, stabilire) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Nella nostra associazione è sempre mancato una direzione che dettasse le linee guida da seguire. Our association has always lacked management that dictates guidelines to follow. |
prescribe, orderverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (prescrivere, comandare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il capo sa solo dettare regole e mai dialogare con i suoi dipendenti. The boss only knows how to order us around, but not how to talk to us. |
imposeverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (imporre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Mio padre detta sempre legge in famiglia e le sue decisioni non si possono mai mettere in discussione. My father always imposes his rules on the family and there's never any room for discussion. |
lay down the law
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