check off

spuntare

Mettere un segno accanto a una voce di un elenco per indicare che è scelta, controllata o completata.

In inglese semplice: To put a mark beside something on a list to show it is chosen, checked, or finished.

• Check off each name on the list.
• I checked off the jobs I had finished.
• Have you checked all the boxes off?

Come si usa: check something off (Check each item off as you pack it.); check something off a list (She checked milk off the shopping list.)

Sinonimi: tick off, mark off

Espressioni comuni: check off something, check off completed tasks

completare, eliminare

Finire un compito o scartare una possibilità, spesso seguendo un elenco.

In inglese semplice: To finish a task or remove a possible choice, often following a list.

• We checked off three errands today.
• She checked off another goal by finishing her first race.
• They checked off the unsuitable options before choosing a venue.

Come si usa: check something off (We checked several small jobs off before lunch.)

Sinonimi: complete, eliminate

Espressioni comuni: check off something, check off daily tasks

trattenere le quote sindacali

Prelevare le quote di iscrizione al sindacato direttamente dallo stipendio dei lavoratori.

In inglese semplice: To take union membership payments directly from workers’ pay.

• The employer checks off union dues.
• Membership fees were checked off from their wages.
• Workers must agree before the company can check off their dues.

Come si usa: check off something from something (The company checks off union dues from monthly wages.)

Sinonimi: deduct, withhold

Espressioni comuni: check off union dues, check off membership fees

chiedere la custodia protettiva

In carcere, chiedere al personale di essere tenuto separato dagli altri detenuti per la propria sicurezza.

In inglese semplice: In prison, to ask staff to keep you separate from other prisoners for your safety.

• He checked off after receiving threats.
• The inmate decided to check off for his own safety.
• Other prisoners threatened her, so she checked off.

Sinonimi: request protective custody

Espressioni comuni: check off in prison, check off for protection