dictation – English–Italiano translations

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dictation noun

  /dɪkˈteɪʃən/
  • an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down
  • the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words
 dettato, dettatura
  • orders given in an overbearing manner
  • the act of ordering or commanding
 ordine

dictate verb

  /(ˌ)dɪkˈteɪt/ , /ˈdɪkˌteɪt/
  • to speak in order for someone to write down the words
 dettare
comandare, imporre

dictator noun

  /dɪkˈteɪtə/ , /ˈdɪkˌteɪtəɹ/ , /ˌdɪkˈteɪtəɹ/ , [-ɾəɹ]
  • authoritarian leader of a dictatorship
 dittatore, dittatrice
  • tyrannical boss, or authority figure
 dittatore

dictate noun

  /ˈdɪkˌteɪt/
dettame
dictation machine
dittafono
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