Usage examples of ", per così dire ," in Italian with translation to English

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È l'Edison giapponese, per così dire. He is a Japanese Edison, as it were.
Lei era, per così dire, il nostro idolo. She was, so to speak, our idol.
Lei è, per così dire, un dizionario ambulante. She is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
Non ci siamo visti per così tanto tempo. We haven't seen each other for such a long time.
Non ti preoccupare per una cosa così stupida. Don't worry about such a silly thing.
Fu così stupido da dire una bugia che potesse facilmente essere scoperta. He was so stupid as to tell a lie that might easily be found out.
È troppo intelligente per fare una cosa così stupida. He's too smart to do something that stupid.
Per piacere non fate così tanto rumore. Please don't make so much noise.
Per piacere non fare così tanto rumore. Please don't make so much noise.
Servono molti soldi per mantenere una casa così grande. It takes a lot of money to keep up such a big house.
Non è per noi di vivere in una casa così buona. It is not for us to live in such a fine house.
Per quale motivo sei venuto qui così presto? What did you come here so early for?
Dev'essere stupida per dire una cosa del genere. She must be stupid to say such a thing.
John era troppo sorpreso per dire qualsiasi cosa. John was too surprised to say anything.
Mentre stavamo discutendo la situazione Terri ci ha interrotto per dire la sua opinione. While we were discussing the situation, Terri broke in to give her opinion.
Tom è un ragazzo troppo onesto per dire una bugia. Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.
Dev'essere molto arrabbiato per dire una cosa del genere. He must be very angry to say such a thing.
Ci guardarono come per dire "Poverino!". They looked at us, as much as to say, "Poor creature."
Stavo per dire un anno. I was gonna say a year.
Il signor Smith è troppo educato per dire qualsiasi cattiveria riguardo agli altri. Mr Smith is too polite to say anything bad about others.
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