Phrasal Verbs Flashcards
Account for
1 ammontare a
Ex: cases of divorces accounted for 65% of those that our firm handled last year
2 spiegare, fornire le ragioni
You will have to account for your illegal behaviour
To act on
Take action
Ex: the public prosecutor refused to act on appeal of the company takeover
To answer for
To be held responsible for a problem
Ex: she will have to answer for the many crimes she has committed
To answer to
Rispondere, render me conto a qualcuno
Ex: the new trainee has to answer to the partner in charge
To apply for
To formally request something
Ex: we need to apply for planning permission to build a garage
To apply to
To affect (riguarda, colpisce)
Ex: the new directive applies to all EU nationals who fall within the scope of the EC treaty
To bail (someone) out
Pagare la cauzione (per qualcuno)
Ex: Melanie’s family paid £ 500 to bail her out
To be out
To be absent from a place
Ex: I’m out at the moment
To be up to
To be enough good
Ex: none of the applications were up to our standards
To bring (a lawsuit, charges) against
To beginning a court case
Ex: The police say they are planning to bring charges against him
To bring about
To make something happen (cagionare, causare)
Ex: The Greenhouse effect has brought about a huge amount of environmental damage
To bring down
To reduce
Ex: The Firm will bring down the cost of The litigation
To buy out
Acquisire, rilevare
Ex: they managed to agree on buying out The German subsidiary.
To call back
Richiamare (al telefono)
Ex: i need to call my lawyer back
To call by
To visit someone
Ex: I’ll call by your Office so that we can proofread the report together
To call for
To demand
Ex: this case call for urgent measures
To call off
To cancel
Ex: I’m afraid i’ll have to cancel our appointment
To call (someone) up
To telephone
Ex: can you call him up to tell him that I’ll be 10 minutes late?
to carry out
to perform an activity
ex: we will check whether they have carried out the work to the correct standard
to cash in
to convert shares, bonds or other documents into money
ex: she has finally decided to cash in her insurance policy
to catch up
raggiungere
ex: the 10 new European Union member states that joined the EU will have to catch up fast on EU targets
to charge with
1 to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime (accusare)
Ex: they charged him with murder
2 incaricare qualcuno
Ex: the committee has been charged with enforcing the protocol
to check in
to register on arriving at hotel or at the airport
ex: the first thing you should do when you get to the hotel is check in
to check out
to pay the bill when leaving the hotel
ex: you can pay for your room when you check out
to close down
to close a shop,a business permanently
ex: they closed down many travel agencies after the terroris attacks
to come across
imbattersi in qualcosa
ex: in our daily life we may come across situations which requires legal advice
to come before (the court)
apparire in giudizio
ex: the defendant will come before the court to mount a defence to the charge of defamation
to come into
entrare in possesso di qualcosa, ereditare
ex: she expected to come into a fortune but she didn’t
to come to
to reach
ex: the judge has come to his conclusion based on the evidence before him
to cut down on
to reduce spending
ex: many companies have decided to cut down on legal expenses
to draw up
to writ, to prepare a document
ex: the Council of Europe was the first to draw up a Convention of Human Rights
to enter into
to make, to stipulate
ex: the parties entered into the loan agreement
to fill in (UK)/ fill out (US)
to compile/to complete
to get away with
cavarsela/farla franca
ex: the judge reduced the charge to manslaughter, and she got away with three years in prison
to get back to
to respond to a contact
ex: i don’t know the answer right now. Can I get back to you on that?
to get in
to arrive
ex: my flight gets in at 4 p.m.
to go down
to decrease
ex: the number of cases filed with this court has gone down this year
to go through
to examine, to analyse
ex: I will go through the criminal law
to go under
to go bankrupt
ex: More than 10.00 businesses have gone under in the last year
to go up
to raise
ex: the number of legal migrants allowed to enter the country is going up
to hand down
to give a formal decision
ex: the judge handed down a death sentence under federal law
to hand in
to present something officially, including for appraisal
ex: Please, hand in the original copy of the contract as soon as possible
to hand out
to give out, to distribute
ex: I will hand out this memorandum to all the new trainees
to hang up
to put the receiver of the phone down
to have (someone) up
to make someone appear in court
ex: I’ll have them up on defamation
to hear from
to get a letter, telephone call or other communication from someone
ex: I will tell you more about our defense strategy when I hear from him
to hold on
to wait
to keep up with
tenere il passo, essere al livello di, tenersi aggiornato con
ex: legal departments must keep up with the volume of cases
to lay down
to fix rules or procedures
ex: It is forbidden to discolose personal information, save in the cases at the law lays down
to lay (someone) off
to make an employee redundant
ex: this booklet will tell you what to do if your company lays you off
to look for
to try to find, to search
to look forward to
to wait for
to look into
to research, to examine
ex: the police are looking into the matter for potential fraud charges
to look (something) up
to consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information
ex: if you don’t know the translation for this word, look it up in the dictionary
to make (something) out to
to make a cheque payable to somebody
ex: make the cheque out to Mr. Rogers
make out (inseparabile) vuol dire anche pomiciare
make out well: andare di lusso (I made out well from the sale of the house)
to make up for
to compensate
ex: the are speeding up the proceedings to make up for lost time
to pay back
to repay money borrowed
ex: you must pay back your loan within 5 years
to pay (something) into
to deposit money
ex: the company will pay your salary into your account
to pay off (something)
to repay a debt
ex: you could get a loan to pay off all your debts
to provide for
to state, to stipulate
ex: the new Constitution provides for a President elected directly for a five-year term
to provide (someone )with (something)
to give
ex: can you provide me with more information
to put down
1 to pay as a deposit
ex: many buyers have put down deposits to reserve new home lots
2 to suggest a motion or an amendment for a parliament or committee to consider
ex: every member has the right to put down an amendment at any time
to put off
to delay, yo postpone
ex: the judge put off the hearing until 25th November
put (someone) through to (someone)
to connect somebody by phone
ex: I can’t put you through to Mr Knight right now
to sell off
to sell business or part of it
ex: they decided to sell off their company and set up a new business
to serve (up)on
officially send or give to someone
ex: copies of the original summons will be served upon each defendant
to serve out
to complete a particular period of time in prison
ex: she has almost served out her sentence
to set aside
to overturn a court verdict or decision
ex: Judge thompson has set aside a November 2004 verdict of corporate fraud
to set forth
to state or outline
ex: this agreement sets forth the terms and conditions that govern your access to the website
to set up
to start a company
ex: he set up his own company in 2004
to sing away
to give away legal or property rights
ex: as soon as he finished his book, he signed away his right to present it to other publisher
to sign for
to write a signature on behalf of someone
ex: shall I sign the letter for you
to sign off
to close a claim for unemployment benefit
ex: she signed off when she got the new job
to sign with
to make a contract with
ex: I’ll sign with anyone that believes in my skills and qualities
to speak up
to talk more loudly
ex: can you speak up please? can’t hear you
to stand in for
to substitute someone temporarily
ex: you will have to stand in for the senior attorney while he is on holiday
to take on
to employ
ex: they are going to take on 300 new employees
to take out (an insurance policy/ a loan)
to get insurance (più in generale contrarre)
ex: you’d better to take out a temporary insurance policy covering all risks
take someone out: portar fuori
to take over
to assume control of a company or an organization
ex: you are too young to take over that business
to think about
to consider the possibility of going something
ex: I will think about your offer
to tip off
secretly inform the police or the authorities
ex: angry parents have tipped off the authorities on cybercafes which offer illegal gambling games
to track down
to find after a long search
ex: I m going to have the right address tracked down by a private investigator
to trump up
to accuse or charge someone falsely
ex: the police trumped up a charge so that they could arrest the protestors
to wind up
to close a company because it is unprofitable
ex: the liquidator carried out his duty to wind up the company
to write (something) down
to make notes
ex: Give me Mr Smit’s numeber. I’ll write it down
