| Question |
Answer |
| probabile (aggettivo) |
likely / es. I suppose that might happen but it's not very likely / es.2 Do remind me because I'm likely to forget / es.3 It's quite likely that we'll be in Spain this time next year |
| il soggetto interessato (ad es. nell'azione di annullamento) |
the party concerned / es. the CFI has to to determine whether a private party is individually concerned |
| il richiedente (chi vanta o pretende un diritto) |
the claimant (in UK è sinonimo di plaintiff; in us plaintiff=attore, claimant=richiedente ad es. presso la P.A.) |
| la Corte ha affermato che |
the Court held that |
| domanda di rinvio pregiudiziale |
reference for a preliminary ruling (pron. rèfrens) |
| zucchina |
courgette |
| gamberi / gamberoni |
shrimp (US) o prawn (UK) / king prawns |
| monello |
naughty / es. "I'm afraid I borrowed your car without asking." "Yes, that was very naughty of you" |
| spesso / sottile |
thick / thin |
| raffica |
flurry / es. a flurry of rocket attacks |
| regolare / irregolare |
even / uneven / es. There is an uneven distribution of wealth across the country / es.2 The contest was very uneven - the other team was far stronger than us |
| affluenza (alle urne) |
turnout / es. good weather on polling day should ensure a good turnout |
| preoccuparsi |
to fret / es. Don't fret - I'm sure he's OK / es.2 She spent the day fretting about/over what she'd said to Nicky |
| insorto |
insurgent |
| I fatti alla base della presente domanda pregiudiziale possono essere esposti brevemente |
The facts giving rise to the present reference may be set out briefly |
| garantire, proteggere / consacrare |
to secure / to enshrine / es. article 39 EC secures freedom of movement for workers within the Community / es.2 the right to move enshrined in article 18 EC |
| allo stesso modo, applicando lo stesso principio |
by the same token / es. I don't think that prices will go up but, by the same token, I don't see them going down either. |
| convenuto |
defendant / es. The defendants appealed to the Court of Appeal (attore, ricorrente = plaintiff) |
| remunerato |
gainful (providing a gain) / es. Many graduates tell of months spent in search of gainful employment |
| a maggior ragione |
all the more / es. that must be equally or all the more true if... |
| magro |
lean / es. he is tall and lean, clean-cut and athletic (clean-cut=dall'aria ammodo) |
| spargere, sparpagliare, mettere in disordine |
to litter / es. he litters his speeches with new ideas / es.2 The park was littered with bottles and cans after the concert. |
| stretto, aderente (vb. stringere) / largo, allentato, slacciato (vb. allentare) |
tight (vb. to tighten) / loose (vb. to loosen) |
| potente |
mighty / es. the mighty teachers' Unions / es.2 In their next game they're playing the mighty Redskins |
| lucidalabbra |
lip gloss |
| fin troppo |
all too / es. all too often the system fails /es.2 she remembered him all too well |
| soffocare |
smother (pron. "smader") (si usa, come in italiano, in senso sia letterale sia figurato) |
| somma inaspettata, manna (lett. frutto abbattuto dal vento) |
windfall / es. Investors each received a windfall of £1000. |
| raramente |
seldom |
| avere caro, proteggere |
to cherish / es. I cherish the memories of the time we spent together / es.2 Freedom of speech is a cherished (= carefully protected) right in this country |
| eppure |
yet / es. yet it is hard to suppress a feeling that all this is too good to be true |
| interesse costituito |
vested interest / es. As both a teacher and parent, she had a vested interest in seeing the school remain open. |
| radicare (in negativo) |
to entrench / es. The government's main task was to prevent inflation from entrenching itself / es.2 It's very difficult to change attitudes that have become so deeply entrenched over the years |
| valere la pena / ne vale la pena |
to be worth it / it is worth it / es. It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view from the top. /es. 2
Don't tire yourself out Geri, it's really not worth it |
| mantenere una promessa |
to keep a promise / to deliver on a promise |
| ordinare / ordinato |
to tidy / tidy - to neaten / neat (sinonimi) |
| fratello o sorella (generico) |
sibling / es. I have four siblings: three brothers and a sister |
| esagerare (a parole) |
to overstate (opp. understated) / es. The impact of the new legislation has been greatly overstated. |
| smontare, fare a pezzi |
to take something apart / es. We took the engine apart to see what the problem was / es.2 He took their defence apart, scoring three goals in the first twenty minutes. |
| mescolare / miscela |
to blend / blend / es. Blend the ingredients into a smooth paste |
| andare a buon fine / fallire (di un progetto) |
to go through / to fall through / es.1 A council spokeswoman said that the proposals for the new shopping centre were unlikely to go through. / es.2 We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through |
| salire, innalzarsi |
to soar / es. house prices had soared a further twenty per cent. / es.2 She watched the gliders soaring effortlessly above her |
| scorrere, planare |
to glide (glider=aliante) / es. Some people glide effortlessly through life with no real worries |
| considerare, ritenere |
to deem / es. bankers have deemed the Norwegian krone to be one of the most solid currencies in the world |
| svantaggio |
drawback / downside / es. the lack of on-the-job training is a slight drawback |
| manifestazione di ansietà o nervosismo |
fuss / es. She made such a fuss when Richard spilt a drop of wine on her blouse! / es.2 It's all a fuss about nothing (to fuss = innervosire qualcuno attirandone l'attenzione / es. don't fuss me honey I've got a whole pile of work to do.) |
| costola |
rib / es. My son broke a rib when he fell off a ladder. |
| scala (removibile, ad es. per lavori domestici) |
ladder / es. She was up a ladder, cleaning the window |
| ansimare |
to pant (pron. "pant") / Matteo arrived at the top of the hill, panting and covered in sweat |
| tran tran, routine |
treadmill / es. There were days when child-rearing seemed like an endless treadmill of feeding, washing and nappy-changing. |
| allevare (un bambino) |
to rear (pron. "riar") / Some women make a deliberate choice to rear a child alone |
| in poi |
onwards (pron. ònvuards)/ es. from 196 onwards, the Heads od State of the Member States held regular meetings |
| cioè, ossia |
that is |
| oltre |
beyond |
| inseguire, seguire, perseguire |
pursue (pron. persiù) / es. the subsantive values pursued by the Cours / es.2 The car was pursued by helicopters |
| originare da qualcosa |
to stem from something / es. values stemming from the UN legal order / es. 2 Their disagreement stemmed from a misunderstanding |
| muoversi lentamente, andare alla deriva |
to drift + preposizione / es. After the band stopped playing, people drifted away in twos and threes / es.2 No one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea |
| foschia |
mist / es. The early-morning mist soon lifted/cleared |
| rifugio |
shelter /es. The homeless spent the night in a shelter / es.2 dog shelter |
| alla richiesta |
at the behest of somebody / es.The budget proposal was adopted at the president's behest |
| terrore |
dread |
| sui generis, una specie di |
of sorts / es. he became an evangelist of sorts |
| pericolo, angoscia, bisogno di aiuto |
distress / es. She claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychological distress. |
| dimorare |
dwell, dwelt or dwelled, dwelt / es. She dwelt in remote parts of Asia for many years / (dwelling=dimora) |
| bilanciare (effettuare un bilanciamento di valori) |
to strike a balance |
| presumere (affermare che qualcuno abbia fatto qualcosa di illegale senza darne prova) |
to allege / sost. alleged (allègd) / adv. allegedly / es. Mr Smythe is alleged to have been at the centre of an international drugs ring. / es. these actions allegedly infringed the human rights of the applicants |
| ridurre, tagliar corto, limitare |
to curtail / es. to curtail your holiday / es. The last government severely curtailed trade union rights |
| accurato |
thorough / es a thorough analysis |
| astenersi da |
to refrain from |
| duplice |
twofold / es. the Court line of reasoning is in fact twofold |
| confermare |
to bear out, bore out, borne out / es. this is borne out by several facts |
| in contrasto |
at odds with |
| quindi, per questo |
hence |
| confermare, sostenere |
uphold, upheld, upheld / es the Court uphold once again... |
| rappresentare, dipingere |
to depict |
| trattare / patto |
to bargain / bargain |
| interpretare |
to construe |
| convincente |
compelling |
| azione in carenza |
action for failure to act |
| da parte di |
on the part of / es. a declaration on the part of the Court of justice |
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