Patterns | d'accordo? Si, sono d'accordo No, non siamo d’accordo ha/hai ragione No, si sbaglia Avete | perfettamente | ragione Ha completamente | torto Agreement/disag (Si,) infatti, & una buona idea (No,) in realti non & cosi iv) Agreeing and disagreeing, being for and against Do you agree? Yes, L agree No, we don’t agree Yes, you're right No, you're wrong You're | absolutely right You're | completely/absolutely | wrong ment is commonly expressed in other ways: Yes, that is a good idea No, that’s not the case Ecco That’s right Perfetto Brilliant /wonderful Infatsi Certo Of course Esato If you want to give a balanced assessment - or be a little cautious: Tutto sommato, | & una buona idea All things considered, | it’s a good idea Nel complesso, | On the whole To ask whether someone supports something Sei/E | a favore dell’ | aborto? favorevole all ‘Are you in favour of... ?/Do you support ...? Sei/E | contro la pena di morte? Are you against...2/Do you oppose...? contrario alla v) Proposals and objections If you're putting forward ideas, proporre is more suited to the language of meetings and committees, whereas in ordinary speech you'd be more likely to use dire. Proporrei | di iniziare da Leonardo 1 propose/suggest we Direi di invitare le autoriti T suggest we .../how about ...? If you disagree with a proposal you can put forward your own: Non sarebbe meglio Wouldn't it be better to Or else you can object by asking: Ma il vantaggio quale sarebbe? But what’s the advantage of that? And if you feel strongly, you can be blunt and say But whar’s the point? LL )