What does retorica in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word retorica in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use retorica in Italian.
The word retorica in Italian means rhetoric, rhetoric, bombast, rhetorical, rhetorical, bombastic, grandiloquent, verbose, rhetorical question, be full of rhetoric, figure of speech, overflow with detail. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word retorica
rhetoricsostantivo femminile (arte del parlare) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La retorica non si apprende, è un'arte innata. Rhetoric can't be learned, it's an innate art. |
rhetoric, bombastsostantivo femminile (figurato, peggiorativo (linguaggio vuoto) (formal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il suo discorso era tanta retorica e poca sostanza. His speech was a lot of rhetoric and little substance. |
rhetoricalaggettivo (relativo alla retorica) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il trattato retorico sarà presto pubblicato. |
rhetoricalaggettivo (figurato (domanda con risposta nota) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Sbaglio o la tua è una domanda retorica? Am I wrong or is yours a rhetorical question? |
bombastic, grandiloquent, verboseaggettivo (figurato, peggiorativo (ampolloso, vuoto) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Non perderò altro tempo ad ascoltare certi discorsi retorici. |
rhetorical questionsostantivo femminile (di cui si sa già la risposta) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
be full of rhetoricverbo intransitivo (idiomatico (usare parole vuote) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
figure of speechsostantivo femminile (nei testi letterari) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
overflow with detail(letters, figurative) |
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