Italian → English
► obvious
/BrE ˈɒbvɪəs 
, AmE ˈɑbviəs /
I
adjective
1 (evident) ovvio, evidente (to per)
it's obvious that… è ovvio che…
her anxiety was obvious era visibilmente preoccupata
his disappointment was obvious to all la sua delusione fu evidente per tutti
it was obvious to everyone that there had been a mistake fu palese per tutti che c'era stato un errore
she is the obvious choice for the job è chiaramente la persona più adatta al lavoro
it was the obvious solution to choose era ovviamente la soluzione per cui optare
it was the obvious thing to do era la cosa più ovvia da fare
the obvious thing to do would be to… la cosa più ovvia da fare sarebbe…
for obvious reasons, I do not wish to discuss this per ovvi motivi, non voglio discutere di questo
2 (unsubtle) [lie] palese; [joke, symbolism] ovvio
she was too obvious about it fu troppo esplicita su questo
II
noun
statement of the obvious ovvietà f
to state the obvious dire una cosa ovvia, delle ovvietà