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Account for

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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

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To act on

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Take action

Ex: the public prosecutor refused to act on appeal of the company takeover

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To answer for

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To be held responsible for a problem

Ex: she will have to answer for the many crimes she has committed

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To answer to

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Rispondere, render me conto a qualcuno

Ex: the new trainee has to answer to the partner in charge

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To apply for

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To formally request something

Ex: we need to apply for planning permission to build a garage

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To apply to

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To affect (riguarda, colpisce)

Ex: the new directive applies to all EU nationals who fall within the scope of the EC treaty

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To bail (someone) out

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Pagare la cauzione (per qualcuno)

Ex: Melanie’s family paid £ 500 to bail her out

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To be out

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To be absent from a place

Ex: I’m out at the moment

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To be up to

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To be enough good

Ex: none of the applications were up to our standards

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To bring (a lawsuit, charges) against

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To beginning a court case

Ex: The police say they are planning to bring charges against him

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To bring about

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To make something happen (cagionare, causare)

Ex: The Greenhouse effect has brought about a huge amount of environmental damage

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To bring down

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To reduce

Ex: The Firm will bring down the cost of The litigation

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To buy out

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Acquisire, rilevare

Ex: they managed to agree on buying out The German subsidiary.

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To call back

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Richiamare (al telefono)

Ex: i need to call my lawyer back

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To call by

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To visit someone

Ex: I’ll call by your Office so that we can proofread the report together

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To call for

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To demand

Ex: this case call for urgent measures

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To call off

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To cancel

Ex: I’m afraid i’ll have to cancel our appointment

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To call (someone) up

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To telephone

Ex: can you call him up to tell him that I’ll be 10 minutes late?

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to carry out

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to perform an activity

ex: we will check whether they have carried out the work to the correct standard

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to cash in

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to convert shares, bonds or other documents into money

ex: she has finally decided to cash in her insurance policy

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to catch up

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raggiungere

ex: the 10 new European Union member states that joined the EU will have to catch up fast on EU targets

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to charge with

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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

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to check in

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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

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to check out

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to pay the bill when leaving the hotel

ex: you can pay for your room when you check out

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to close down
to close a shop,a business permanently ex: they closed down many travel agencies after the terroris attacks
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to come across
imbattersi in qualcosa ex: in our daily life we may come across situations which requires legal advice
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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
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to come into
entrare in possesso di qualcosa, ereditare ex: she expected to come into a fortune but she didn't
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to come to
to reach ex: the judge has come to his conclusion based on the evidence before him
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to cut down on
to reduce spending ex: many companies have decided to cut down on legal expenses
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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
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to enter into
to make, to stipulate ex: the parties entered into the loan agreement
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to fill in (UK)/ fill out (US)
to compile/to complete
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to get away with
cavarsela/farla franca ex: the judge reduced the charge to manslaughter, and she got away with three years in prison
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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?
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to get in
to arrive ex: my flight gets in at 4 p.m.
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to go down
to decrease ex: the number of cases filed with this court has gone down this year
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to go through
to examine, to analyse ex: I will go through the criminal law
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to go under
to go bankrupt ex: More than 10.00 businesses have gone under in the last year
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to go up
to raise ex: the number of legal migrants allowed to enter the country is going up
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to hand down
to give a formal decision ex: the judge handed down a death sentence under federal law
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to hand in
to present something officially, including for appraisal ex: Please, hand in the original copy of the contract as soon as possible
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to hand out
to give out, to distribute ex: I will hand out this memorandum to all the new trainees
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to hang up
to put the receiver of the phone down
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to have (someone) up
to make someone appear in court ex: I'll have them up on defamation
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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
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to hold on
to wait
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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
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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
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to lay (someone) off
to make an employee redundant ex: this booklet will tell you what to do if your company lays you off
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to look for
to try to find, to search
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to look forward to
to wait for
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to look into
to research, to examine ex: the police are looking into the matter for potential fraud charges
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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
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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)
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to make up for
to compensate ex: the are speeding up the proceedings to make up for lost time
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to pay back
to repay money borrowed ex: you must pay back your loan within 5 years
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to pay (something) into
to deposit money ex: the company will pay your salary into your account
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to pay off (something)
to repay a debt ex: you could get a loan to pay off all your debts
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to provide for
to state, to stipulate ex: the new Constitution provides for a President elected directly for a five-year term
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to provide (someone )with (something)
to give ex: can you provide me with more information
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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
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to put off
to delay, yo postpone ex: the judge put off the hearing until 25th November
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put (someone) through to (someone)
to connect somebody by phone ex: I can't put you through to Mr Knight right now
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to sell off
to sell business or part of it ex: they decided to sell off their company and set up a new business
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to serve (up)on
officially send or give to someone ex: copies of the original summons will be served upon each defendant
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to serve out
to complete a particular period of time in prison ex: she has almost served out her sentence
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to set aside
to overturn a court verdict or decision ex: Judge thompson has set aside a November 2004 verdict of corporate fraud
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to set forth
to state or outline ex: this agreement sets forth the terms and conditions that govern your access to the website
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to set up
to start a company ex: he set up his own company in 2004
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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
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to sign for
to write a signature on behalf of someone ex: shall I sign the letter for you
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to sign off
to close a claim for unemployment benefit ex: she signed off when she got the new job
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to sign with
to make a contract with ex: I'll sign with anyone that believes in my skills and qualities
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to speak up
to talk more loudly ex: can you speak up please? can't hear you
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to stand in for
to substitute someone temporarily ex: you will have to stand in for the senior attorney while he is on holiday
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to take on
to employ ex: they are going to take on 300 new employees
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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
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to take over
to assume control of a company or an organization ex: you are too young to take over that business
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to think about
to consider the possibility of going something ex: I will think about your offer
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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
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to track down
to find after a long search ex: I m going to have the right address tracked down by a private investigator
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to trump up
to accuse or charge someone falsely ex: the police trumped up a charge so that they could arrest the protestors
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to wind up
to close a company because it is unprofitable ex: the liquidator carried out his duty to wind up the company
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to write (something) down
to make notes ex: Give me Mr Smit's numeber. I'll write it down

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