45 espressioni pronte per far suonare naturali e sofisticate le tue risposte nella prova di Speaking IELTS. Utili in tutte e tre le parti del colloquio.
To be honest…
A dire il vero… — opening for genuine opinion.
From my perspective…
Dal mio punto di vista… — to share opinion.
As far as I'm concerned…
Per quanto mi riguarda… — in my view.
It goes without saying that…
Va da sé che… — obviously.
There's no doubt that…
Non c’è dubbio che… — certainly.
I'd say that…
Direi che… — softening opinion.
I tend to think that…
Tendo a pensare che… — I usually believe.
It seems to me that…
Mi sembra che… — apparently.
If I'm not mistaken…
Se non sbaglio… — to express slight doubt.
Off the top of my head…
Così su due piedi… — without thinking deeply.
Now that you mention it…
Ora che me lo fai notare… — to extend an idea.
Let me think for a second…
Fammi pensare un attimo… — to buy time.
That's a tricky question.
È una domanda difficile. — buying time.
Well, it depends on…
Beh, dipende da… — to qualify.
Generally speaking…
In generale… — broadly.
By and large…
Nel complesso… — mostly.
On the whole…
Tutto sommato… — generally.
For the most part…
Per lo più… — usually.
What I mean is…
Quello che intendo dire è… — clarification.
In other words…
In altre parole… — to rephrase.
To put it simply…
Per dirla in modo semplice… — to simplify.
For instance…
Per esempio… — example marker.
A good example is…
Un buon esempio è… — example marker.
Take… for example
Prendiamo… come esempio — sample marker.
On the one hand… on the other hand…
Da un lato… dall’altro… — contrast.
Having said that…
Detto ciò… — qualification.
That being said…
Detto questo… — qualification.
Whereas…
Mentre… — formal contrast.
Not only… but also…
Non solo… ma anche… — addition.
What's more…
Per di più… — moreover.
Furthermore…
Inoltre… — additionally.
It's a double-edged sword.
È un’arma a doppio taglio. — has pros and cons.
It's a piece of cake.
È un gioco da ragazzi. — very easy.
Once in a blue moon
Una volta ogni morte di papa — very rarely.
To kill two birds with one stone
Prendere due piccioni con una fava — accomplish two things.
I couldn't agree more.
Non potrei essere più d’accordo. — strong agreement.
I beg to differ.
Mi permetto di dissentire. — polite disagreement.
All things considered…
Tutto considerato… — overall.
When all is said and done…
Alla fine dei conti… — ultimately.
At the end of the day…
In fin dei conti… — ultimately.
It's worth mentioning that…
Vale la pena menzionare che… — noteworthy.
It's worth noting that…
Vale la pena notare che… — noteworthy.
Believe it or not…
Che tu ci creda o no… — surprisingly.
As a matter of fact…
A dire il vero / Di fatto… — in fact.
To sum up…
Per riassumere… — to conclude.