Usage examples of "that is to say" in English with translation to Italian

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There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know. Ci sono delle conoscenze note; ci sono cose che sappiamo di sapere. Sappiamo anche che ci sono cose sconosciute; ossia sappiamo che ci sono alcune cose che non sappiamo. Ma ci sono anche delle ignoranze sconosciute – quelle che non sappiamo di non sapere.

That is my book. Quello è il mio libro.

My dream is to live a quiet life in the country. Il mio sogno è vivere una vita tranquilla in campagna.

I have something I want to say to you. Ho qualcosa che voglio dirti.

That is a well-managed company. Quella è un'azienda ben gestita.

Their job is to read the news clearly and carefully. Il loro lavoro è di leggere le notizie chiaramente e con attenzione.

Today I learned a lot of Spanish words and now I know how to say "cheek," "chin," and "knee." Oggi ho imparato molte parole spagnole e ora so come dire "guancia", "mento" e "ginocchio".

That is the picture that he painted. Quello è il quadro che ha dipinto.

I hope the wine is to your taste. Spero che il vino sia di tuo gradimento.

I have something to say. Ho qualcosa da dire.

This is beautiful, and that is also beautiful. Questo è bello, e anche quello è bello.

Only the cat is to blame. È solo colpa del gatto.

If you didn't understand, you only had to say so. Se non capissi, avresti solo da dirlo.

This is a house and that is a mosque. Questa è una casa e quella è una moschea.

All you have to do is to wait. Tutto ciò che devi fare è aspettare.

I don't understand what you are trying to say. Non capisco cosa stai provando a dire.

He is the last man that is suited for the job. Lui è l'ultima persona a essere adatta per il lavoro.

To translate is to betray. Traduttore, traditore.

Please write down what I am going to say. Per favore, annota quello che sto per dire.

What a fast horse that is! Che cavallo veloce che è!

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