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1 ♦ behalf
♦ behalf /bɪˈhɑ:f/n.(soltanto nell'espress.:) – on behalf of ( USA in behalf of), nell'interesse di; a favore di; per; per conto di; a nome di: I was surprised by his intervention on my behalf, mi sorprese il suo intervento a mio favore; Please give it to her on my behalf, per favore daglielo da parte mia; On behalf of everybody here, I'd like to thank our host, a nome di tutti i presenti desidero ringraziare il nostro anfitrione; to sign on sb. 's behalf, firmare per conto di q.; (leg.) on behalf of a third party, per conto terzi. -
2 behalf
[bɪ'hɑːf] [AE -'hæf]on behalf of BE in behalf of AE1) (as representative of) [act, speak, accept award] a nome di; [phone, write] per conto di2) (in the interest of) [campaign, plead] a favore di, per; [ negotiate] per conto di, nell'interesse di* * *- on behalf of someone- on behalf of* * *[bɪ'hɑːf] [AE -'hæf]on behalf of BE in behalf of AE1) (as representative of) [act, speak, accept award] a nome di; [phone, write] per conto di2) (in the interest of) [campaign, plead] a favore di, per; [ negotiate] per conto di, nell'interesse di -
3 behalf *** be·half n
[bɪ'hɒːf]on behalf of or Am in behalf of — (prep) per conto di, (thank, accept) a nome di
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4 act on behalf of / act for
(to do something for (someone else); to act as the representative of (someone): My lawyer is acting on my behalf; He is also acting on behalf of my mother; She is acting for the headmaster in his absence.) rappresentare -
5 on behalf of (someone)
(for, or in the interests of: on behalf of all our members; I'm collecting on behalf of the blind.) a favore di -
6 on behalf of (someone)
(for, or in the interests of: on behalf of all our members; I'm collecting on behalf of the blind.) a favore di -
7 ACT
[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
•- act out- act up* * *[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agire2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) comportarsi3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) recitare2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) atto2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) legge3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) atto4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) numero di varietà•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *n abbr(= American College Test) esame di ammissione ai college americani* * *ACTsigla♦ (to) act /ækt/A v. i.1 agire: The time has come to act, è venuta l'ora di agire; to act quickly, agire rapidamente; to act on (o upon) sb. 's advice, agire seguendo i consigli di q.; to act accordingly, agire di conseguenza; to act on information, agire in base a informazioni; to act on behalf of ► def. 62 comportarsi; agire: to act suspiciously, comportarsi in modo sospetto; to act like a fool, comportarsi da stupido3 ( di medicina, ecc.) agire; avere effetto; fare effetto: These pills act on the kidneys, queste pillole agiscono sui reni4 – to act as, fungere da; fare da; agire in qualità di: to act as a guide, fare (o fungere) da guida; (comm.) to act as an agent for a firm, rappresentare una ditta; to act as chairman, presiedere5 – to act as, funzionare da; avere l'effetto di: to act as a deterrent, funzionare da deterrente; avere un effetto deterrente7 (teatr.) recitare: to act in small roles, recitare in piccole parti; He can't act, non sa recitare8 fingere; fare finta; fare la commedia: I had a feeling that he was acting, avevo l'impressione che fingesseB v. t.1 (teatr.) recitare; fare la parte di: to act (the part of) Macbeth, fare la parte di Macbeth; impersonare Macbeth2 comportarsi come; fare: to act one's role, fare la propria parte; to act the victim, fare la vittima● to act one's age, ( di adulto) non fare il bambino □ to act dumb, fingere di non capire □ to act the fool, fare lo scemo □ to act a part, fare la commedia; fingere.* * *[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
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8 intercede
[ˌɪntə'siːd]2) (mediate) fare da mediatore* * *[intə'si:d]1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) intercedere2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) intercedere•* * *[ˌɪntə'siːd]2) (mediate) fare da mediatore -
9 represent
[ˌreprɪ'zent] 1.1) (act on behalf of) rappresentare [person, group]2) (present) presentare [person, event] (as come)3) (convey) esporre, fare presente [facts, reasons]4) (portray) [painting, sculpture] rappresentare, raffigurare5) (be symbol of) (on map etc.) rappresentare, simboleggiare6) (constitute) rappresentare, significare2.to represent oneself as — presentarsi come, farsi passare per
* * *[reprə'zent] 1. verb1) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) rappresentare2) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) rappresentare3) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) rappresentare•- representative 2. noun1) ((also rep [rep]) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: Our representative will call on you this afternoon.) rappresentante2) (a person who represents a person or group of people: A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.) rappresentante* * *[ˌreprɪ'zent] 1.1) (act on behalf of) rappresentare [person, group]2) (present) presentare [person, event] (as come)3) (convey) esporre, fare presente [facts, reasons]4) (portray) [painting, sculpture] rappresentare, raffigurare5) (be symbol of) (on map etc.) rappresentare, simboleggiare6) (constitute) rappresentare, significare2.to represent oneself as — presentarsi come, farsi passare per
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10 speak for
speak for [sth., sb.]1) (on behalf of) parlare per, a nome di, per conto dispeaking for myself... — a mio parere..., secondo me...
2) (reserve)to be spoken for — [ object] essere prenotato; [ person] essere impegnato, non essere libero
* * *vi + prepthat picture is already spoken for — (in shop) quel quadro è già stato venduto
* * *speak for [sth., sb.]1) (on behalf of) parlare per, a nome di, per conto dispeaking for myself... — a mio parere..., secondo me...
2) (reserve)to be spoken for — [ object] essere prenotato; [ person] essere impegnato, non essere libero
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11 intervene
[ˌɪntə'viːn]1) (take action) intervenireto intervene on sb.'s behalf — intervenire a favore di qcn
2) (happen) avvenire, capitare3) (mediate) intervenire, interporsi* * *[intə'vi:n]1) (to interfere in a quarrel: He intervened in the dispute.) intervenire2) (to be or come between, in place or time: A week intervened before our next meeting.) intercorrere•* * *[ˌɪntə'viːn]1) (take action) intervenireto intervene on sb.'s behalf — intervenire a favore di qcn
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13 part
I 1. [pɑːt]1) (of whole) parte f.; (of country) parte f., area f.in o around these parts da queste parti; part of the reason is... in parte è perché...; to be (a) part of fare parte di; the early part of my life la prima parte della mia vita, la mia gioventù; it's all part of being young è tipico della giovinezza; that's the best part questa è la parte migliore; to be good in parts BE avere delle parti buone; for the most part per la maggior parte; my part of the world il mio paese; what are you doing in this part of the world? — che cosa ci fai da queste parti?
2) (component) parte f., pezzo m.3) telev. (of serial, programme) parte f.4) (share, role) parte f., ruolo m.I want no part in it I don't want any part of it non voglio saperne niente o averci a che fare; to take part — partecipare, prendere parte (in a)
5) teatr. telev. cinem. ruolo m., parte f.6) (equal measure) parte f.in a concentration of 30,000 parts per million — in una concentrazione del 3%
7) mus. (for instrument, voice) parte f.; (score) partitura f.8) (behalf)to take sb.'s part — prendere le parti di qcn., parteggiare per qcn
9) AE (in hair) scriminatura f., riga f.2.avverbio in parteit was part fear, part greed — in parte era paura, in parte avidità
••II 1. [pɑːt]to take sth. in good part — non prendersela per qcs
1) (separate) separare, dividere [ two people]; divaricare, aprire [ legs]; scostare, aprire [lips, curtains]; aprirsi un varco tra [ crowd]; aprire [ocean, waves]2.1) (split up) [ partners] separarsito part from — separarsi da [ spouse]
2) (divide) [crowd, clouds] aprirsi3) (break) [rope, cable] rompersi•* * *1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) parte2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) parte3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) parte4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) parte5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) parte6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) parte2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) separarsi- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in* * *I 1. [pɑːt]1) (of whole) parte f.; (of country) parte f., area f.in o around these parts da queste parti; part of the reason is... in parte è perché...; to be (a) part of fare parte di; the early part of my life la prima parte della mia vita, la mia gioventù; it's all part of being young è tipico della giovinezza; that's the best part questa è la parte migliore; to be good in parts BE avere delle parti buone; for the most part per la maggior parte; my part of the world il mio paese; what are you doing in this part of the world? — che cosa ci fai da queste parti?
2) (component) parte f., pezzo m.3) telev. (of serial, programme) parte f.4) (share, role) parte f., ruolo m.I want no part in it I don't want any part of it non voglio saperne niente o averci a che fare; to take part — partecipare, prendere parte (in a)
5) teatr. telev. cinem. ruolo m., parte f.6) (equal measure) parte f.in a concentration of 30,000 parts per million — in una concentrazione del 3%
7) mus. (for instrument, voice) parte f.; (score) partitura f.8) (behalf)to take sb.'s part — prendere le parti di qcn., parteggiare per qcn
9) AE (in hair) scriminatura f., riga f.2.avverbio in parteit was part fear, part greed — in parte era paura, in parte avidità
••II 1. [pɑːt]to take sth. in good part — non prendersela per qcs
1) (separate) separare, dividere [ two people]; divaricare, aprire [ legs]; scostare, aprire [lips, curtains]; aprirsi un varco tra [ crowd]; aprire [ocean, waves]2.1) (split up) [ partners] separarsito part from — separarsi da [ spouse]
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14 (to) intercede
(to) intercede /ɪntəˈsi:d/v. i.intercedere; farsi mediatore (per q.): to intercede with sb. for (o on behalf of) a friend, intercedere presso q. per (o in favore di) un amicointercedern.intercessore. -
15 legation
[lɪ'geɪʃn]nome legazione f.* * *[li'ɡeiʃən]((the headquarters of) an official group of people acting on behalf of the government of their own country etc in another country.) legazione* * *legation /lɪˈgeɪʃn/n.1 legazione; ambasceria3 (relig.) = legateship ► legate.* * *[lɪ'geɪʃn]nome legazione f. -
16 ♦ lobby
♦ lobby /ˈlɒbɪ/n.1 atrio; ingresso; vestibolo2 (polit.) corridoio ( a Westminster ve ne sono due, per le votazioni per divisione); ( anche) sala per incontri con il pubblico ( alla Camera dei Comuni)3 (polit.) lobby; gruppo d'interesse; gruppo di pressione5 (di teatr.) ridotto● (polit.) division lobby, corridoio per votazioni per divisione.(to) lobby /ˈlɒbɪ/A v. t.B v. i.esercitare pressioni politiche; sollecitare voti ( in favore d'una legge): to lobby on behalf of big business interests, esercitare pressioni per ottenere leggi favorevoli agli interessi dei grandi industriali e commercianti. -
17 pray
I 1. [preɪ]verbo transitivo relig. pregare, implorare2.verbo intransitivo pregare (anche relig.)II [preɪ]avverbio ant. di grazia, per favore (anche iron.)* * *[prei]1) (to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc: Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her.) pregare2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) supplicare, implorare•- prayer* * *pray /preɪ/avv. e inter.(arc. o lett.) di grazia; per favore; deh!: Pray tell me!, per favore, dimmelo!; Pray be seated!, di grazia, sedetevi!♦ (to) pray /preɪ/v. t. e i.1 pregare: to pray God, pregare Iddio; We prayed to God for the wounded man, abbiamo pregato Dio per il ferito2 (form. o arc.) impetrare; implorare; supplicare: to pray to God for help, implorare (o impetrare) l'aiuto divino● to pray for permission, chiedere il permesso □ to pray on behalf of sb., pregare per q.; intercedere per q.* * *I 1. [preɪ]verbo transitivo relig. pregare, implorare2.verbo intransitivo pregare (anche relig.)II [preɪ]avverbio ant. di grazia, per favore (anche iron.) -
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(to) testify /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/v. t. e i.attestare; testimoniare; dimostrare, essere prova di; affermare, dichiarare, esprimere; deporre (leg.): to testify against [on behalf of] sb., testimoniare (o deporre) contro [a favore di] q.; His words testified (to) his deep sorrow, le sue parole erano la prova del suo profondo dolore; to testify one's regret, esprimere il proprio rammarico; to testify to sb. 's honesty, attestare l'onestà di q.testificationn. [uc]testifiern. -
19 (to) intercede
(to) intercede /ɪntəˈsi:d/v. i.intercedere; farsi mediatore (per q.): to intercede with sb. for (o on behalf of) a friend, intercedere presso q. per (o in favore di) un amicointercedern.intercessore. -
20 (to) testify
(to) testify /ˈtɛstɪfaɪ/v. t. e i.attestare; testimoniare; dimostrare, essere prova di; affermare, dichiarare, esprimere; deporre (leg.): to testify against [on behalf of] sb., testimoniare (o deporre) contro [a favore di] q.; His words testified (to) his deep sorrow, le sue parole erano la prova del suo profondo dolore; to testify one's regret, esprimere il proprio rammarico; to testify to sb. 's honesty, attestare l'onestà di q.testificationn. [uc]testifiern.
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behalf of — behalf of, or ● behalf … Useful english dictionary
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behalf — [n] personal interest account, advantage, aid, assistance, benefit, cause, concern, countenance, defense, encouragement, favor, furtherance, good, help, part, place, profit, recommendation, representation, sake, service, side, stead, support,… … New thesaurus
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behalf — /bəˈhaf / (say buh hahf), /bi / (say bee ) phrase 1. on someone s behalf, Also, US, in someone s behalf. in someone s interest; in aid of someone: to increase one s efforts on someone s behalf. 2. on behalf of, Also, US, in behalf of. a. as a… …
behalf — n. in (AE), on smb. s behalf USAGE NOTE: Some purists maintain that in AE in smb. s behalf means for smb. s benefit , whereas on smb. s behalf means as smb. s representative . * * * [bɪ hɑːf] on smb. s behalf (USAGE NOTE: Some purists maintain… … Combinatory dictionary