consideration

valutazione, riflessione

Riflessione accurata su qualcosa prima di prendere una decisione.

In inglese semplice: The act of thinking carefully about something before making a decision.

• Your idea needs careful consideration.
• After some consideration, we chose the smaller house.
• Is my application still under consideration?

Come si usa: consideration of something (Careful consideration of the costs helped us decide.)

Sinonimi: thought, reflection, deliberation

Espressioni comuni: careful consideration, under consideration, consideration of something

riguardo, premura

Attenzione ai sentimenti e ai bisogni delle altre persone.

In inglese semplice: Care for other people’s feelings and needs.

• Please show some consideration.
• He lowered his voice out of consideration for the sleeping baby.
• Her consideration for others makes her a good colleague.

Come si usa: consideration for someone (Please show consideration for your neighbours.)

Sinonimi: thoughtfulness, care, kindness

Contrari: thoughtlessness

Espressioni comuni: show consideration, consideration for others, out of consideration

corrispettivo, compenso

Denaro o altro dato in cambio di un lavoro, un aiuto o un accordo.

In inglese semplice: Money or something else given in return for work, help, or an agreement.

• He helped us for a small consideration.
• The contract states the consideration paid for the property.
• They offered financial consideration in return for his cooperation.

Come si usa: in consideration of something (She received shares in consideration of her services.)

Sinonimi: payment, compensation, recompense

Espressioni comuni: for a consideration, valuable consideration, financial consideration

importanza, rilievo

Importanza di qualcosa o attenzione che merita.

In inglese semplice: The importance something has, or the attention it deserves.

• His rank was of little consideration.
• Money was of no consideration to her.
• They regarded his objections as worthy of consideration.

Sinonimi: importance, significance, regard

Contrari: unimportance

Espressioni comuni: of little consideration, worthy of consideration, of no consideration