damage

danno

Conseguenza negativa che riduce la salute, l’utilità, il valore o l’integrità di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Harm that makes something less healthy, useful, valuable, or complete.

• The storm caused serious damage.
• There was little damage to the car.
• Can we repair the damage to the roof?

Come si usa: damage to something (The fire caused damage to several buildings.)

Sinonimi: harm, injury

Espressioni comuni: cause damage, serious damage, damage to something

risarcimento

Denaro che un tribunale impone di pagare per compensare un danno causato.

In inglese semplice: Money a court orders someone to pay for harm they caused.

• The court awarded her damages.
• He sued the company for damages after the accident.
• They agreed to pay damages to the injured driver.

Come si usa: damages for something (She claimed damages for the loss of her belongings.); pay damages to someone (The company paid damages to its former employee.)

Sinonimi: compensation

Espressioni comuni: damage award, damage claim

conto, costo

Somma di denaro da pagare per qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The amount of money you must pay for something.

• What’s the damage for lunch?
• The damage came to eighty pounds.
• After the repairs, he asked, “What’s the damage?”

Sinonimi: cost, bill

Espressioni comuni: what’s the damage, total damage

danneggiare

Danneggiare qualcosa riducendone la salute, l’utilità o il valore.

In inglese semplice: To harm something so that it becomes less healthy, useful, or valuable.

• The water damaged my phone.
• Smoking can damage your health.
• Did the storm damage the roof?

Sinonimi: harm, hurt, impair

Contrari: repair

Espressioni comuni: damage something, damage health, damage a reputation, damage property

scaricare dal magazzino

Togliere dalle scorte merci rotte o invendibili e registrarle per le operazioni successive.

In inglese semplice: To remove broken or unsellable goods from shop stock and record them for further handling.

• Please damage these broken mugs.
• The assistant damaged the returned items before closing.
• Have you damaged the spoiled stock yet?

Sinonimi: write off

Espressioni comuni: damage returned items, damage something out