Come Dire?

Question 1

in primo (secondo, terzo, ecc.) logo

Answer 1

in the first (second, third, etc.) place

Question 2

Per incominciare

Answer 2

To begin with

Question 3

Per iniziare

Answer 3

To begin with

Question 4

Al / in principio

Answer 4

At the beginning

Question 5

All’inizio

Answer 5

At the beginning

Question 6

Inizialmente

Answer 6

Initially

Question 7

Prima di iniziare

Answer 7

Before beginning

Question 8

Prima di tutto

Answer 8

First of all

Question 9

Innanzitutto

Answer 9

First of all

Question 10

Sopratutto

Answer 10

Above all

Question 11

Fin dall’inizio

Answer 11

Straight away

Question 12

Fin dal principio

Answer 12

Straight away

Question 13

In seguito

Answer 13

Next

Question 14

Successivamente

Answer 14

Next

Question 15

Per continuare

Answer 15

To continue

Question 16

Dopodiché

Answer 16

Afterwards; after which

Question 17

Inoltre

Answer 17

Moreover

Question 18

Peraltro

Answer 18

Moreover

Question 19

Per di più

Answer 19

In addition

Question 20

Cominciamo col considerare

Answer 20

Let’s start by considering

Question 21

Innanzitutto diciamo che

Answer 21

First of all let’s say that

Question 22

Prima di entrare nel argomento / discorso

Answer 22

Before getting into the subject

Question 23

Prima di affrontare il tema / problema / questione

Answer 23

Before tackling the theme / problem / question

Question 24

Vorrei dire fin dall’inizio

Answer 24

I would like to say straightaway

Question 25

alcune considerazioni prima
di addentrarci nell’argomento

Answer 25

a few thoughts before getting into the subject

Question 26

prima di iniziare occorre s o m b r a r e (sgomberare) il terreno

Answer 26

before beginning we should clear the ground

Question 27

senza preamboli

Answer 27

without preamble / beating about the bush

Question 28

poi dopo, in seguito, faremo un’analisi della situazione

Answer 28

and then, following that, we’ll do an analvsis of the situation

Question 29

dopodiche potremo trarre delle conclusioni

Answer 29

after which we will be able to draw some conclusions

Question 30

Perché + subj.

Answer 30

So that

Question 31

A quale / che scopo?

Answer 31

For what purpose?

Question 32

Per quale ragione / motivo?

Answer 32

For what reason?

Question 33

Porre una domanda

Answer 33

Ask a question

Question 34

Poiché

Answer 34

Since / because

Question 35

A causa di

Answer 35

Because of

Question 36

Dato che

Answer 36

Given that

Question 37

Visto che

Answer 37

Seeing that

Question 38

Giacché

Answer 38

Since, because

Question 39

Perciò

Answer 39

Therefore

Question 40

Occorre chiederci

Answer 40

We have to ask ourselves

Question 41

Per una ragione o per un’altra

Answer 41

For one reason or another

Question 42

Lo ha fatto senza motivo / ragione

Answer 42

He did it for no reason

Question 43

Dice così perché non lo sa

Answer 43

He says that because he doesn’t know

Question 44

Quindi / perciò forse non è vero

Answer 44

So maybe it’s not true

Question 45

Poiché è un mio amico non dico niente

Answer 45

Since he’s a friend I’m not saying anything

Question 46

C’è da chiedersi il perché

Answer 46

One has to wonder why

Question 47

Ma siamo proprio sicuri?

Answer 47

But are we really sure?

Question 48

La domanda va posta in questi termini

Answer 48

The question has to be put in these terms

Question 49

A che scopo mi fa questa interrogazione

Answer 49

To what end are you interrogating me

Question 50

Me lo fa perché tradisca i miei amici?

Answer 50

Are you doing it to betray my friends?

Question 51

Come mai potrebbe pensare una cosa simile

Answer 51

However could you think such a thing?

Question 52

Ebbene

Answer 52

Well

Question 53

Il manganello

Answer 53

Club

Question 54

Manganellare

Answer 54

To hit with a club