dismiss

respingere, rigettare

Rifiutare di accogliere una richiesta, un’affermazione o una causa giudiziaria.

In inglese semplice: To refuse to accept a request, claim, or legal case.

• The judge dismissed the case.
• The court dismissed their appeal yesterday.
• Her request was dismissed without explanation.

Sinonimi: reject, throw out

Contrari: accept

Espressioni comuni: dismiss a case, dismiss an appeal, dismiss a claim

licenziare

Porre ufficialmente fine al rapporto di lavoro di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To officially make someone leave their job.

• The company dismissed him.
• She was dismissed for stealing money.
• Can an employer dismiss someone without notice?

Come si usa: dismiss someone from something (They dismissed him from his job.); dismiss someone for something (She was dismissed for misconduct.)

Sinonimi: fire, sack, discharge

Contrari: hire

Espressioni comuni: dismiss an employee, dismiss someone from work

sminuire, liquidare

Considerare qualcosa troppo poco importante o irragionevole per dedicarvi attenzione.

In inglese semplice: To treat something as too unimportant or unreasonable to deserve attention.

• Do not dismiss her feelings.
• He dismissed our concerns as silly.
• They dismissed the criticism without considering it.

Come si usa: dismiss something as something (She dismissed the story as nonsense.)

Sinonimi: disregard, brush aside

Espressioni comuni: dismiss someone’s concerns, dismiss something as nonsense

congedare

Dire a una persona o a un gruppo che può o deve andare via.

In inglese semplice: To tell someone or a group that they can or must leave.

• The teacher dismissed the class.
• The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
• He dismissed his visitors and closed the door.

Sinonimi: send away, release

Espressioni comuni: dismiss the class, dismiss the soldiers

scacciare, accantonare

Smettere di pensare a un’idea, una preoccupazione o una possibilità.

In inglese semplice: To stop thinking about a thought, worry, or possibility.

• She dismissed the thought.
• He tried to dismiss his worries and sleep.
• I could not dismiss the possibility of failure.

Come si usa: dismiss something from your mind (She dismissed the memory from her mind.)

Sinonimi: put aside, banish

Espressioni comuni: dismiss a thought, dismiss something from memory

espellere

Far uscire dal campo un giocatore che ha infranto le regole.

In inglese semplice: To make a player leave the field after breaking the rules.

• The referee dismissed the player.
• He was dismissed after a dangerous tackle.
• Two players were dismissed before halftime.

Come si usa: dismiss someone for something (The referee dismissed him for violent conduct.)

Sinonimi: send off

Espressioni comuni: dismiss a player, dismiss someone for fouling