gift

regalo, dono

Qualcosa che si dà a qualcuno senza chiedere denaro in cambio.

In inglese semplice: Something you give someone freely, without asking for payment.

• Here is a gift for you.
• We exchanged gifts at Christmas.
• He gave the museum a painting as a gift.

Come si usa: a gift for someone (I bought a gift for my sister.); a gift from someone (This scarf was a gift from my aunt.)

Sinonimi: present, donation

Espressioni comuni: birthday gift, wedding gift, give a gift, gift for someone

dono, talento

Una capacità speciale che una persona possiede per natura.

In inglese semplice: A special ability that you have naturally.

• He has a gift for music.
• Her gift for storytelling makes every lesson interesting.
• The twins have very different gifts.

Come si usa: a gift for something/doing something (She has a gift for explaining difficult ideas.)

Sinonimi: talent, ability, knack

Espressioni comuni: natural gift, gift for something, gift for music, special gift

facoltà di conferire, donazione

L’atto di dare qualcosa, o il diritto di scegliere chi lo riceve, soprattutto un incarico.

In inglese semplice: The act of giving something, or the right to choose who receives it, especially a position.

• The post is in the mayor's gift.
• Several church appointments remained in the king's gift.
• The land passed to her by gift.

Come si usa: be in someone's gift (The appointment is in the governor's gift.)

Sinonimi: bestowal

Espressioni comuni: in someone's gift, by gift, gift of office

regalare, donare

Dare qualcosa a qualcuno come regalo o donazione.

In inglese semplice: To give something to someone as a present or donation.

• They gifted us a tree.
• She gifted the painting to a museum.
• He plans to gift some shares to his children.

Come si usa: gift something to someone (She gifted her collection to the library.); gift someone something (My uncle gifted me his old camera.)

Sinonimi: give, donate, present

Espressioni comuni: gift someone something, gift something to, gift a painting