deal

accordo, patto

Intesa tra persone o organizzazioni su ciò che ciascuna farà o darà.

In inglese semplice: An agreement between people or organizations about what each will do or give.

• We made a deal.
• The company signed a deal with a new supplier.
• Can we agree on the terms of this deal?

Come si usa: a deal with someone (They made a deal with the bank.); a deal to do something (The countries signed a deal to share water.)

Sinonimi: agreement, arrangement

Espressioni comuni: make a deal, a business deal, deal with someone

transazione, affare

Operazione in cui si compra, vende o scambia qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: An act of buying, selling, or exchanging something.

• The deal was completed yesterday.
• He made three property deals last month.
• This deal involved exchanging land for shares.

Come si usa: a deal with someone (The broker completed a deal with a foreign buyer.); a deal involving something (Police examined a deal involving stolen paintings.)

Sinonimi: transaction, trade

Espressioni comuni: complete a deal, a property deal, close a deal

situazione, faccenda

La situazione o i fatti importanti riguardo a ciò che sta succedendo.

In inglese semplice: The situation, or the important facts about what is happening.

• Here is the deal: we leave at six.
• What is the deal with the locked door?
• She explained the whole deal to me.

Come si usa: the deal with someone/something (What is the deal with this new rule?)

Sinonimi: situation, story

Espressioni comuni: the whole deal, the real deal, what is the deal

distribuzione delle carte

L’atto di dare le carte ai giocatori, oppure il turno di farlo.

In inglese semplice: The act of giving cards to players, or a turn at doing this.

• It is your deal.
• We checked our cards after the deal.
• The players took turns at the deal.

Sinonimi: distribution

Espressioni comuni: your deal, the next deal, after the deal

gestire, affrontare, occuparsi di

Agire per risolvere un problema, svolgere un compito o gestire una situazione difficile.

In inglese semplice: To take action about a problem, task, or difficult situation.

• I will deal with the problem.
• She dealt with three complaints this morning.
• How do you deal with stress?

Come si usa: deal with someone/something (The manager dealt with the complaint immediately.)

Sinonimi: handle, manage, cope with

Espressioni comuni: deal with something, deal with someone

distribuire le carte, dare le carte

Dare le carte a ciascun giocatore all’inizio di una partita.

In inglese semplice: To give cards to each player at the start of a game.

• Who will deal the cards?
• She dealt me three kings.
• Shuffle the deck before you deal.

Come si usa: deal someone something (She dealt each player five cards.); deal something to someone (He dealt two cards to each player.)

Sinonimi: give out, distribute

Espressioni comuni: deal the cards, deal someone cards, deal a hand

vendere, spacciare

Vendere merci, soprattutto droghe illegali.

In inglese semplice: To sell goods, especially illegal drugs.

• He was caught dealing drugs.
• Police think she deals cocaine near the station.
• They arrested two men who had been dealing in the neighborhood.

Sinonimi: sell

Espressioni comuni: deal drugs, deal cocaine, deal on streets

commerciare in, trattare

Comprare e vendere un certo tipo di merce come attività commerciale.

In inglese semplice: To buy and sell a particular kind of goods as a business.

• They deal in used cars.
• Her grandfather dealt in antiques.
• Does this company deal in fresh food?

Come si usa: deal in something (The family business deals in fine wines.)

Sinonimi: trade, trade in

Espressioni comuni: deal in antiques, deal in cars, deal in goods