lobby

atrio, hall

Spazio appena dentro l’ingresso di un edificio, dove si può aspettare o incontrare altre persone.

In inglese semplice: An area just inside a building's entrance where people can wait or meet.

• Meet me in the lobby.
• The hotel lobby has comfortable chairs.
• Several guests were waiting in the lobby.

Sinonimi: entrance hall, foyer

Espressioni comuni: hotel lobby, in the lobby, lobby entrance, entrance lobby

gruppo di pressione, lobby

Gruppo di persone che cerca di convincere i politici a sostenere i propri interessi.

In inglese semplice: A group of people who try to persuade politicians to support their interests.

• The farming lobby opposed the tax.
• A powerful business lobby supported the proposal.
• The gun lobby wants fewer restrictions on ownership.

Sinonimi: pressure group, interest group

Espressioni comuni: business lobby, powerful lobby, antiwar lobby

recinto per bovini

Piccolo spazio vicino agli edifici di una fattoria, delimitato da recinzioni o piante, dove si tengono i bovini.

In inglese semplice: A small area near farm buildings, enclosed by fences or plants, where cattle are kept.

• The cows stood in the lobby.
• A hedge enclosed the lobby beside the farmyard.
• The farmer opened the lobby gate for the cattle.

Sinonimi: cowyard, paddock

Espressioni comuni: farmyard lobby, cattle lobby

fare pressione, fare lobbying

Cercare di convincere una persona con autorità a sostenere una particolare idea o decisione.

In inglese semplice: To try to persuade someone in authority to support a particular idea or decision.

• They lobby for better schools.
• Businesses lobbied the government to lower taxes.
• Who is lobbying against the proposal?

Come si usa: lobby someone to do something (We lobbied the council to protect the park.); lobby for something (Parents are lobbying for safer crossings.); lobby against something (The group lobbied against the new tax.)

Sinonimi: campaign, press, petition

Espressioni comuni: lobby for something, lobby against something, lobby the government