quote

citazione

Parole dette o scritte da qualcuno e riportate senza modificarle.

In inglese semplice: Words that someone else has said or written, repeated exactly.

• That is my favourite quote.
• He added a quote from the book to his essay.
• Where did you find those quotes?

Come si usa: a quote from someone/something (She opened her speech with a quote from a poet.)

Sinonimi: quotation

Espressioni comuni: a famous quote, quote from someone, a direct quote, include a quote

preventivo, quotazione

Indicazione di quanto costerà qualcosa, oppure del suo prezzo o valore attuale.

In inglese semplice: A statement of how much something will cost, or its current price or value.

• The builder sent us a quote.
• Get three quotes before choosing a supplier.
• The website displays the latest stock quote.

Come si usa: a quote for something (We asked for a quote for the roof repairs.)

Sinonimi: quotation, estimate

Espressioni comuni: get a quote, quote for something, price quote, insurance quote

virgoletta

Segno scritto prima o dopo parole citate, oppure intorno a una parola particolare.

In inglese semplice: A written mark used before or after someone's exact words, or around a particular word.

• Put the title in quotes.
• You forgot the closing quote.
• Should I use single or double quotes here?

Sinonimi: quotation mark, inverted comma

Espressioni comuni: single quote, double quote, opening quote, in quotes

citare

Riportare esattamente le parole che qualcuno ha detto o scritto.

In inglese semplice: To repeat exactly what someone has said or written.

• Please don't quote me.
• He quoted a line from his favourite poem.
• The newspaper has quoted her words incorrectly.

Come si usa: quote someone/something (The article quotes several local residents.); quote from something (She quoted from a letter her father had written.)

Sinonimi: repeat, cite

Espressioni comuni: quote someone, quote from something, quote someone's words, quote a passage

fare un preventivo, preventivare

Dire a qualcuno quanto si farà pagare per un lavoro o un prodotto.

In inglese semplice: To tell someone how much you will charge for a job or product.

• Can you quote a price?
• They quoted us fifty pounds for delivery.
• The electrician has quoted for rewiring the house.

Come si usa: quote someone an amount for something (The garage quoted me two hundred pounds for the repair.); quote for something (Three firms have quoted for the building work.)

Sinonimi: estimate

Espressioni comuni: quote a price, quote someone something, quote for something

aprire le virgolette

Indicare per iscritto o a voce dove iniziano le parole esatte di un'altra persona.

In inglese semplice: To show or say where another person's exact words begin.

• He quoted the phrase with a small gesture.
• She quoted the next words by raising two fingers on each hand.
• The speaker quoted the phrase aloud before reading it.

Espressioni comuni: quote the phrase, quote the words

apro virgolette

Parola detta prima di riportare le parole esatte di qualcuno per segnalare l'inizio della citazione.

In inglese semplice: Said before repeating someone's exact words to show where those words begin.

• He called it, quote, a wonderful idea, unquote.
• She said the room was, quote, perfectly clean.
• They described him as, quote, the best candidate, unquote.

Espressioni comuni: quote unquote, quote a genius