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1 ♦ check
♦ check (1) /tʃɛk/n.1 verifica; controllo; esame; riscontro: to keep a check on st., tenere qc. sotto controllo; tenere d'occhio qc.; monitorare2 freno (fig.); ostacolo; impedimento: Reason acts as a check on feelings, la ragione fa da freno ai sentimenti; The accident was a sudden check to my career, quell'incidente fu un ostacolo improvviso per la mia carriera3 arresto; fermata improvvisa; battuta d'arresto: a check to production, un arresto della produzione12 (stat.) prova● check-back, controllo alla rovescia □ (comput.) check bit, bit di controllo □ (comput.) check box, casella di controllo □ check clerk, controllore; revisore □ (autom.) check control, quadro di controllo elettronico ( sul cruscotto) □ check list ► checklist □ (comput.) check mark, segno di spunta ( la x o altro simbolo all'interno di una casella di controllo selezionata) □ (mecc.) check nut, controdado □ check-till, registratore di cassa ( in un negozio) □ checks and balances, (sistema di) controlli e limitazioni; freni e contrappesi; (polit.) garanzie costituzionali NOTE DI CULTURA: checks and balances: è un sistema di controlli costituzionali negli USA grazie al quale i diversi organi di governo ( Presidente, Congresso e Corte Suprema) limitano reciprocamente i propri poteri. Furono stabiliti dalla Costituzione degli USA, nel 1787. □ (fam. USA) to hand in one's checks, morire; tirare le cuoia (pop.) □ to keep in check, tenere a freno (o sotto controllo).check (2) /tʃɛk/inter.♦ (to) check /tʃɛk/A v. t.1 controllare; verificare; esaminare; ispezionare: to check the accounts, verificare i conti; to check the luggage, controllare i bagagli; to check st. against, verificare qc. confrontandolo con; collazionare qc. con; to check a vase for cracks, controllare un vaso per assicurarsi che non vi siano crepe; to have one's eyes checked, farsi esaminare la vista2 assicurarsi di; verificare l'esistenza, la disponibilità di: to check the availability of seats, verificare la disponibilità di posti; to check with sb. that, chiedere a q. conferma che3 tenere a freno (o sotto controllo); trattenere: Try and check your anger, cerca di tenere a freno l'ira!; I wanted to answer but I checked myself, volevo rispondere ma mi trattenni5 arrestare; fermare; bloccare: At last galloping inflation was checked, finalmente l'inflazione galoppante è stata arrestata7 (antiq.) rimproverare; ammonire12 contrassegnare con quadretti; quadrettare14 (tecn.) screpolare; incrinare15 (comput.) verificare; controllareB v. i.
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