claim

affermazione, asserzione

Dichiarazione secondo cui qualcosa è vero, soprattutto quando non è ancora stato dimostrato.

In inglese semplice: A statement that something is true, especially when it has not yet been proved.

• There is no evidence for that claim.
• She denied his claims about the accident.
• Can you prove your claim that the treatment works?

Come si usa: a claim that… (We investigated his claim that the water was unsafe.); a claim about something (She questioned the claims about the product.)

Sinonimi: assertion, statement, allegation

Espressioni comuni: make a claim, false claim, claim that something

diritto

Diritto a possedere o ricevere qualcosa, oppure motivo per credere di avere tale diritto.

In inglese semplice: A right, or a reason for believing you have a right, to own or receive something.

• He has a claim to the property.
• Several relatives have competing claims on the estate.
• Her claim to the throne was stronger than his.

Come si usa: a claim to something (Both families have a claim to the land.); a claim on something (She has a legal claim on the estate.)

Sinonimi: right, entitlement

Espressioni comuni: claim to something, legal claim, strong claim

rivendicazione

Richiesta che venga riconosciuto che qualcosa ti appartiene.

In inglese semplice: A demand that something be recognised as belonging to you.

• She made a claim to the painting.
• The court rejected both ownership claims.
• Their claim to the island remains disputed.

Come si usa: a claim to something (The museum rejected his claim to the painting.)

Sinonimi: demand

Espressioni comuni: claim of ownership, ownership claim, claim to something

concessione mineraria, proprietà rivendicata

Bene, spesso un terreno o una zona mineraria, che qualcuno considera proprio o su cui afferma di avere diritti.

In inglese semplice: Something, often land, that a person says belongs to them or that they have a right to.

• The miners worked their claim all summer.
• His claim lay beside the river.
• They sold their gold claim to a larger company.

Sinonimi: claimed property

Espressioni comuni: mining claim, work a claim, valuable claim

rivendicazione territoriale

Richiesta di diventare proprietario di un terreno che prima non apparteneva a nessuno.

In inglese semplice: A demand to own land that has not previously belonged to anyone.

• The miners staked a claim near the river.
• He registered his land claim at the office.
• Several prospectors made claims to the same unowned valley.

Come si usa: stake a claim to something (The settlers staked a claim to the empty land.)

Sinonimi: land demand

Espressioni comuni: stake a claim, land claim, mining claim

affermare, sostenere

Dire che qualcosa è vero, spesso senza fornire prove.

In inglese semplice: To say that something is true, often without showing any proof.

• He claims he is innocent.
• The company claimed that its product saved energy.
• Do you claim to have seen the accident?

Come si usa: claim that… (She claims that she saw a wolf.); claim to do something (He claims to know the answer.)

Sinonimi: assert, maintain, allege

Contrari: deny

Espressioni comuni: claim that something, claim to know, claim innocence

reclamare, rivendicare

Chiedere o prendere qualcosa perché si ritiene di averne diritto.

In inglese semplice: To ask for or take something because you believe you have a right to it.

• You can claim your money back.
• Nobody claimed the bag left on the train.
• He claimed compensation for the damage.

Come si usa: claim something from someone/something (You can claim the cost from your insurer.); claim something back (She claimed her travel expenses back.)

Sinonimi: demand, request

Espressioni comuni: claim benefits, claim compensation, claim something back

uccidere, mietere

Provocare la morte di qualcuno, detto di una malattia o di una catastrofe.

In inglese semplice: If a disease or disaster does this, it causes someone to die.

• The fire claimed three lives.
• The disease has claimed many victims.
• Another crash claimed a life on that road.

Sinonimi: kill

Espressioni comuni: claim a life, claim lives, claim more victims