Significado
obviously, evidently, clearly
- of course, naturally
En una frase
Ovviamente oggi resto a casa, fuori piove forte.
Obviously I'm staying home today, it's raining hard outside.
Hai ovviamente già visto quel film, vero?
You've obviously already seen that movie, right?
Non ho ovviamente capito tutto al primo ascolto.
I obviously didn't understand everything the first time.
Notas de uso
- Use ovviamente for a speaker’s judgment. For factual certainty in formal writing, chiaramente or evidentemente may sound less subjective.
- It often comments on the whole sentence: Ovviamente, non posso venire. Mid-sentence placement is also common in speech.
- Repeated ovviamente can sound arrogant or dismissive, like saying 'well, obviously.' Use carefully in polite conversation.