mention

menzione

Breve riferimento a qualcuno o qualcosa, a voce o per iscritto.

In inglese semplice: A short spoken or written reference to someone or something.

• The report contains no mention of costs.
• Her work deserves a mention.
• He received a brief mention in the newspaper.

Come si usa: mention of someone/something (There was no mention of the missing keys.)

Sinonimi: reference

Espressioni comuni: mention of something, make mention, passing mention

menzionare, accennare

Parlare o scrivere brevemente di qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To say or write something about someone or something briefly.

• Did she mention my name?
• He mentioned seeing you at the station.
• I forgot to mention that dinner is at seven.

Come si usa: mention something to someone (I mentioned the problem to my teacher.); mention doing something (She mentioned visiting her sister.); mention that… (He mentioned that the shop was closed.)

Sinonimi: refer to, bring up

Espressioni comuni: mention something, mention a name, mention to someone