notice

avviso, annuncio

Messaggio scritto che dà informazioni o avvertimenti.

In inglese semplice: A written message that gives people information or a warning.

• Please read the notice.
• They put a notice on the door.
• The notice says the pool is closed.

Come si usa: a notice about something (There is a notice about the meeting on the door.)

Sinonimi: announcement, sign

Espressioni comuni: read a notice, put up a notice, public notice, printed notice

attenzione

Attenzione rivolta a qualcuno o qualcosa, oppure consapevolezza della sua presenza.

In inglese semplice: Attention paid to someone or something, or awareness that something is there.

• He took no notice of me.
• The change escaped her notice.
• His unusual clothes attracted everyone's notice.

Come si usa: take notice of someone/something (Please take notice of the warning.); bring something to someone's notice (She brought the error to my notice.)

Sinonimi: attention, awareness

Espressioni comuni: take notice, take no notice, escape someone's notice

preavviso

Informazione data prima che accada qualcosa, per permettere alle persone di prepararsi.

In inglese semplice: Information given before something happens so that people can prepare.

• The shop closed without notice.
• Please give us more notice next time.
• They canceled the meeting at short notice.

Come si usa: give someone notice of something (They gave us notice of the planned closure.); at short notice (We had to leave at short notice.)

Sinonimi: warning, notification

Espressioni comuni: advance notice, short notice, without notice

preavviso

Comunicazione formale che un dipendente lascerà il lavoro o sarà licenziato dopo un periodo stabilito.

In inglese semplice: A formal warning that an employee will leave or lose their job after a stated period.

• I handed in my notice today.
• He gave his employer two weeks' notice.
• She is working her notice before starting another job.

Come si usa: give someone a period's notice (The company gave him a month's notice.); hand in your notice (She handed in her notice on Friday.)

Espressioni comuni: give notice, hand in notice, work your notice

notare, accorgersi di

Vedere, sentire o rendersi conto della presenza di qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To see, hear, or become aware of someone or something.

• Did you notice my new shoes?
• She noticed a mistake in the letter.
• I hadn't noticed that it was raining.

Come si usa: notice that… (I noticed that the door was open.); notice someone/something doing something (She noticed a bird building a nest.); notice someone/something do something (He noticed her leave the room.)

Sinonimi: spot, observe, see

Contrari: overlook, miss

Espressioni comuni: notice a difference, notice something strange, notice someone