disse di essere

said to be

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phrase Uncommon #17,212
said to be Used to report what someone claimed about themselves: “he/she said that he/she was ...” or “he/she said that he/she was a ...”.
IT: Luca disse di essere pronto.
EN: Luca said he was ready.

Tom mi disse di essere molto stanco.

Tom told me he was very tired.

Disse di essere assetata.

She said she was thirsty.

Mary disse di essere al verde.

Mary said she was broke.

Tom disse di essere malato, il che era una bugia.

Tom said he was sick, which was a lie.

Mary mi disse di essere già sposata.

Mary told me she was already married.

Disse di essere grata.

She said she was grateful.

Tom disse di essere estremamente stanco.

Tom said he was extremely tired.

Lui disse di essere povero.

He said he was poor.

Tom disse di essere di fretta.

Tom said he was in a hurry.

Tom disse di essere molto stanco.

Tom said he was very tired.

Mi disse di essere una donna felicemente sposata.

She told me she was a happily married woman.

Tom disse di essere un nuovo studente.

Tom said he was a new student.

Mi disse di essere già sposato.

He told me he was already married.

Tom mi disse di essere canadese.

Tom told me he was Canadian.