reported speech

US /rɪˌpɔːrtɪd ˈspiːtʃ/
UK /rɪˌpɔːrtɪd ˈspiːtʃ/
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discorso indiretto, discorso riportato

the act of reporting what someone else said, but not using their exact words

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When you use reported speech, you often change the tense of the verbs.
Quando usi il discorso indiretto, spesso cambi il tempo dei verbi.
She explained the rules using reported speech.
Ha spiegato le regole usando il discorso indiretto.