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Domanda		Risposta
Carry out inizia ad imparare		to do or complete smth Scientists have carried out research on.../We have carried out a thorough review of...
Bring about inizia ad imparare		cause The railways brought about huge change
come about inizia ad imparare		happen The discovery came about by chance
account for inizia ad imparare		explain unusually cold weather accounted for the rise in fuel use
consist of inizia ad imparare		beginning of an essay This report consists of 3 main parts
focus on inizia ad imparare		beginning of an essay The essay focuses on Mahler’s early life...
expand on inizia ad imparare		(essay) to give more details about smth you have said The essay focuses on Mahler’s early life and expands on previous work by...
build on inizia ad imparare		(essay) to use a success as a base from which to achieve more success The essay focuses on Mahler’s early life and builds on previous work by...
devote smth to inizia ad imparare		a part (essay) use an area for a particular purpose The final section is devoted to a discussion of...
refer to inizia ad imparare		to tell smn to look at a book or similar record in order to find information and help In academic writing it is usually necessary to refer to other sources
point out inizia ad imparare		to tell smn some information As Brown points out
put forward inizia ad imparare		to state an idea or opinion or tu suggest a plan Smith puts forward the theory that
allude to inizia ad imparare		to mention smth/smn without talking about it directly, mention briefly Her letters allude to the fact that
attribute to inizia ad imparare		to say that smth is caused by a particular person This poem was originally attributed to shakespeare
Bear out inizia ad imparare		to support the truth of smth these results bear our earlier findings
points towards inizia ad imparare		to make it seem likely that a particular fact is true All the evidence points towards human error
base smth on smth inizia ad imparare		to use information to support or prove an opinion or belief These recommendations are based on the results of extensive research
arrive at inizia ad imparare		to reaxh an agreement about smth Their team arrived at the same conclusions
follow up inizia ad imparare		to find out more about smth, take more action connected with it The questionnaires were followed up with interviews
factor in inizia ad imparare		to include smth when you are doing a calculation, or trying to understand smth, consider information We had to factor in the effect of other treatments
narrow down inizia ad imparare		to make a number/list smaller by removing the least important or necessary things Eventually, the age range was narrowed down
subject to inizia ad imparare		only able to happen if smth else happens/make smth experience an unpleasant or worrying thing All the experiments were subjected to strict controls
dispense with inizia ad imparare		to get rid of, stop using smth you don’t need The team was then able to dispense with paper records
phase smth in inizia ad imparare		to introduce smth in stages the new procedures were phased in gradually
rule smth out inizia ad imparare		to decide or say that smth is impossible/not suitable don’t rule out phrasal verbs in formal writing
contribute to inizia ad imparare		to help to cause an event, situatiob contribute to an authoritative style
result in inizia ad imparare		to cause a particular situation to happen result in admiration from ypur readers
# inizia ad imparare		number Spoken-No - say "number" Do you have invoice #322034?
a/c inizia ad imparare		account Spoken-No - say "account" Can you email me the details for a/c number 22-356?
AGM inizia ad imparare		annual general meeting Spoken-Yes Shareholders voted at the AGM.
anon. inizia ad imparare		anonymous used when an author or creator is not known Spoken-No - say "anonymous" Primary Colors by Anon. was about Bill Clinton
apt. inizia ad imparare		apartment Spoken-No - say "apartment" or "number" He's in apt. 204
ASAP inizia ad imparare		as soon as possible Spoken-Yes Please finish the report ASAP.
attn inizia ad imparare		for the attention of used on letters and memos Spoken-No - say "attention" Attn: Sarah Jones.
approx. inizia ad imparare		approximately Spoken-Sometimes, but usually say "approximately" Expecting approx. 300 people at the conference.
b. inizia ad imparare		born spoken-No - say "born" Mozart (b. 1756)
bcc inizia ad imparare		blind copy to comes from "blind carbon copy" spoken-Yes Can you please bcc human resources in the email?
c. inizia ad imparare		around comes from Latin: circa spoken-No - say "circa" or "around" He was born c. 1750.
C. inizia ad imparare		century spoken-No - say "century" 20thC.
cc inizia ad imparare		copy to comes from "carbon copy" spoken-Yes Make sure you cc the boss.
CEO inizia ad imparare		chief executive officer spoken-Yes New CEO hired
cf. inizia ad imparare		compare comes from Latin: confer spoken-No - say "compared with" or "compare" Sales in the third quarter increased (cf. second quarter).
CFO inizia ad imparare		chief financial officer spoken-Yes CFO on vacation till end of week
c/o inizia ad imparare		care of used on addresses; sometimes c/- spoken-No - say "care of" Ralph Sawyer c/o Accounts
cont. inizia ad imparare		continued also contd. spoken-No - say "continued" Contd. next week.
d. inizia ad imparare		died spoken-No - say "died" Mozart (d. 1791)
dept inizia ad imparare		department spoken-No - say "department" Send all communications to the publicity dept.
d.o.b. inizia ad imparare		date of birth spoken-No - say "date of birth" Name: John Johanson D.O.B. 25-4-82
e.g. inizia ad imparare		for example comes from Latin: exempli gratia spoken-Sometimes, but usually say "for example" Bring items required for presentation—e.g. laptop, product samples, etc
esp. inizia ad imparare		especially spoken-No - say "especially" I miss Japanese food, esp. ramen and sushi!
est. inizia ad imparare		established spoken-No - say "established" Starbucks (est. 1971) now has about 20,000 stores
ETA inizia ad imparare		estimated time of arrival spoken english-yes ETA is 10.30am
et al. inizia ad imparare		and others comes from Latin: et alia spoken-Yes Please see the report by Spencer et al.
etc. inizia ad imparare		and so on from Latin: et cetera spoken-No - say "et cetera" The meeting covered the project schedule, budget, marketing plan etc.
fig. inizia ad imparare		figure spoken-No - say "figure" ... as shown in fig. 3
fwd inizia ad imparare		forward spoken-No - say "forward" Please fwd to Bill
HR inizia ad imparare		human resources spoken-yes You'll need to talk to HR.
i.e. inizia ad imparare		that is come from Latin: id est spoken-No - say "namely" or "that is to say" We visited both the old and new capitals of Japan i.e. Kyoto and Tokyo.
incl. inizia ad imparare		includes/included spoken-No - say "included" or "includes" Batteries incl.
max. inizia ad imparare		maximum spoken-Sometimes Max. temperature: 180°C
min. inizia ad imparare		minimum spoken-No - say "minimum" Min. cost: $200 per person
misc. inizia ad imparare		miscellaneous spoken-No - say "miscellaneous" Responsibilities include misc. office tasks
msg. inizia ad imparare		message spoken-No - say "message" Caller: Dave from IT Msg: PC upgraded and new software installed
n/a inizia ad imparare		not applicable/available used on forms when the requested information is not relevant also used when products are not available spoken-No - only used in writing Comes in three colours: - red - white - black n/a
N.B. inizia ad imparare		it is important to notice comes from Latin: nota bene spoken-No - say "note" We are open 7 days a week. N.B. Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day
no. inizia ad imparare		number spoken-No - say "number" Beckham is no. 23
p., pp. inizia ad imparare		page, pages spoken-No - say "page" or "pages" Turn to p. 7 for more information Marketing plan is on pp. 23 - 30
p.a. inizia ad imparare		per year comes from Latin: per annum spoken-No - say "per annum" or "per year" His salary is more than $1m p.a.
pls inizia ad imparare		please spoken-No - say "please" Pls call before 4.
PR inizia ad imparare		public relations spoken-Yes She's in charge of PR.
p.s. inizia ad imparare		postscript used before a phrase added at the end of a letter or email spoken-No - only used in writing Regards, Peter p.s. I'll be back to work on the 5th.
p.t.o. inizia ad imparare		please turn over used at the bottom of a page to show there is something on the other side spoken-No - say "please turn over" or "please turn the page" For more information p.t.o.
qty. inizia ad imparare		quantity spoken-No - say "quantity" Item number: 3847c Qty. 6
R&D inizia ad imparare		research and development spoken-Yes He's been in R&D for about 7 years.
re inizia ad imparare		with reference to spoken-Sometimes Call Morgan re Tuesday's appointment
RSVP inizia ad imparare		please reply comes from French: répondez s'il vous plaît spoken-Yes RSVP by June 1st.
TBA inizia ad imparare		to be advised also TBC — to be confirmed spoken-No - say "to be confirmed" or "not yet confirmed" Meeting on Wednesday, but time is TBC
vs. inizia ad imparare		versus spoken-No - say "versus" or "against" We watched Japan vs. Australia

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