okay

approvazione, permesso

Permesso o consenso che permette di fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Permission or agreement that allows something to happen.

• We need your okay.
• The manager gave us the okay to leave.
• Have you got the final okay?

Come si usa: the okay to do something (We got the okay to start.); the okay from someone (I need the okay from my boss.)

Sinonimi: approval, permission, go-ahead

Espressioni comuni: give the okay, get the okay, someone’s okay

approvare, autorizzare

Dare il permesso per qualcosa o riconoscere che va bene.

In inglese semplice: To give permission for something or agree that it is acceptable.

• The boss must okay this plan.
• She okayed our request yesterday.
• Who can okay these changes?

Sinonimi: approve, authorize

Contrari: reject

Espressioni comuni: okay a plan, okay the budget, okay something

concordare

Chiedere a qualcuno se è d’accordo con ciò che si vuole fare.

In inglese semplice: To check with someone that they agree to something you want to do.

• Okay it with Dad first.
• Have you okayed the trip with your parents?
• I okayed the change with my boss.

Come si usa: okay something with someone (Please okay the dates with your manager.)

Sinonimi: clear

Espressioni comuni: okay something with someone, okay it first

bene, incolume

In buona salute, al sicuro o in condizioni abbastanza buone.

In inglese semplice: Healthy, safe, or feeling well enough.

• Are you okay?
• I felt okay after a short rest.
• She fell, but she was okay.

Sinonimi: fine, well, all right

Contrari: unwell

Espressioni comuni: feel okay, be okay, okay now

accettabile, discreto

Sufficientemente buono o accettabile, anche se non è eccellente.

In inglese semplice: Good enough or acceptable, although perhaps not very good.

• The food was okay.
• Is this price okay for you?
• The room looked okay, but it was small.

Come si usa: okay for someone/something (This room is okay for one night.); okay to do something (The water is okay to drink.)

Sinonimi: acceptable, all right, adequate

Contrari: unacceptable

Espressioni comuni: an okay meal, okay for someone, okay to use

simpatico

Abbastanza amichevole o piacevole da risultare simpatica.

In inglese semplice: Friendly or pleasant enough to like.

• He is an okay guy.
• Your new neighbour seems okay.
• I met her brother; he was okay.

Sinonimi: nice, decent, pleasant

Contrari: unpleasant

Espressioni comuni: an okay guy, an okay person

va bene, d’accordo

Si dice per mostrare che si accetta qualcosa o si è d’accordo.

In inglese semplice: Used to show that you accept or agree to something.

• Okay, I will help you.
• Okay, see you at six.
• You need another day? Okay.

Sinonimi: all right, sure

Espressioni comuni: okay then, okay sure, okay with me

va bene?

Si aggiunge dopo una frase per chiedere se l’altra persona è d’accordo o ha capito.

In inglese semplice: Used after a statement to ask whether someone agrees or understands.

• Wait here, okay?
• We will meet outside, okay?
• Please bring your notebook tomorrow, okay?

Sinonimi: all right

Espressioni comuni: okay with you, okay for you