So to speak or just to talk?
In Italian, we have the expression "tanto per parlare". I don't know if it corresponds to the English "just to talk" or "so to speak". Can someone shed some light on this? Thank you.
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As usual when going from one language to another, there isn't a single translation that's always going to work. Parla tanto per parlare. ~ He talks just for the sake of talking.
- As usual when going from one language to another, there isn't a single translation that's always going to work.
- Parla tanto per parlare.
- ~ He talks just for the sake of talking.
- ~ He likes to hear himself talk.
- Era tanto per parlare.
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As usual when going from one language to another, there isn't a single translation that's always going to work.
Parla tanto per parlare. ~ He talks just for the sake of talking. ~ He likes to hear himself talk.
Era tanto per parlare. ~ It was just a figure of speech. (I didn't mean it (like that).) OR I was just making conversation.
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