judge

giudice

Persona incaricata di decidere una causa giudiziaria o scegliere il vincitore di una competizione.

In inglese semplice: A person whose job is to decide a legal case or choose a winner in a competition.

• The judge listened to both sides.
• Three judges chose the winning cake.
• The judge sentenced him to two years in prison.

Sinonimi: adjudicator

Espressioni comuni: court judge, competition judge, judge’s decision

giudice

Persona che dirige un processo e decide come applicare la legge.

In inglese semplice: A person who controls a court case and decides how the law applies.

• The judge listened to both lawyers.
• Two judges reviewed the case.
• The judge sentenced him to three years in prison.

Sinonimi: justice

Espressioni comuni: court judge, judge and jury

giudice

Persona che valuta prestazioni o azioni in una gara e decide punteggi, vincitori o rispetto delle regole.

In inglese semplice: A person who checks performances or actions in a competition and decides scores, winners, or whether rules were followed.

• The judge gave her ten points.
• Three judges chose the winning cake.
• One judge thought the boxer had broken a rule.

Sinonimi: adjudicator, referee

Espressioni comuni: competition judge, judge at something

giudice

Persona che guidava il popolo dell’antico Israele prima dell’epoca dei re.

In inglese semplice: A person who led the people of ancient Israel before they had kings.

• Deborah was a judge in ancient Israel.
• The judge led the people into battle.
• Several judges ruled before Israel had kings.

Sinonimi: leader

Espressioni comuni: biblical judge, judge of Israel

valutare, giudicare

Decidere quanto una persona o una cosa sia buona o cattiva.

In inglese semplice: To decide how good or bad someone or something is.

• It is hard to judge the quality.
• She judged the singing competition last year.
• Please do not judge me before hearing my explanation.

Come si usa: judge someone/something by something (Do not judge a person by their clothes.); judge someone/something on something (We judge each entry on its originality.)

Sinonimi: assess, evaluate, appraise

Espressioni comuni: judge a competition, judge someone fairly

stimare, calcolare

Calcolare una quantità, una distanza o un altro dato in modo approssimativo, senza misurarlo esattamente.

In inglese semplice: To work out an amount, distance, or other fact without measuring it exactly.

• Can you judge the distance?
• He judged her age to be about forty.
• She judged the speed of the approaching car.

Come si usa: judge how… (It is difficult to judge how deep the water is.); judge that… (I judged that we were about two miles away.)

Sinonimi: estimate, gauge

Espressioni comuni: judge the distance, judge the speed

ritenere, considerare

Ritenere che qualcuno o qualcosa abbia una certa caratteristica o si trovi in una certa condizione.

In inglese semplice: To believe that someone or something has a particular quality or is in a particular state.

• We judged it safe to leave.
• The committee judged her suitable for the role.
• He judges further discussion unnecessary.

Come si usa: judge someone/something + adjective (The doctor judged him fit to travel.); judge something to be something (They judged the plan to be a success.)

Sinonimi: consider, deem, think

Espressioni comuni: judge something necessary, judge someone fit

giudicare

Prendere una decisione ufficiale in una causa in tribunale.

In inglese semplice: To make an official decision in a court case.

• The court judged in favor of the family.
• She has judged many difficult cases.
• Who will judge this case?

Come si usa: judge in favor of someone (The court judged in favor of the tenant.)

Sinonimi: rule, adjudicate

Espressioni comuni: judge a case, judge in favor