cambiare registro
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to change register”. Compare French changer de registre.
Verb[edit]
cambiàre registro (first-person singular present càmbio registro, first-person singular past historic cambiài registro, past participle cambiàto registro, auxiliary avére)
- (idiomatic) to take on a different tone or attitude; to change one's tune
- basta con queste montature, devi cambiare registro!
- enough with these stunts, you have to change your tune!