intent

intenzione, scopo

Ciò che una persona si propone o pensa di fare.

In inglese semplice: What you plan or mean to do.

• My intent was to help.
• He explained his original intent.
• We acted with no intent to cause harm.

Come si usa: intent to do something (She showed a clear intent to cooperate.)

Sinonimi: intention, purpose, aim

Espressioni comuni: original intent, with intent, clear intent, stated intent

dolo

Ciò che una persona voleva fare consapevolmente quando ha commesso un reato.

In inglese semplice: What someone meant to do when they committed a crime.

• The court must establish intent.
• The prosecution failed to prove criminal intent.
• She denied acting with intent to kill.

Come si usa: with intent to do something (He entered the building with intent to steal.)

Sinonimi: criminal intention

Espressioni comuni: criminal intent, prove intent, intent to kill

determinato, deciso

Che vuole fermamente fare qualcosa e non intende arrendersi.

In inglese semplice: Strongly wanting to do something and unwilling to give up.

• He is intent on winning.
• They seemed intent on leaving early.
• Why are you so intent on buying that house?

Come si usa: intent on something/doing something (She is intent on starting her own business.)

Sinonimi: determined, resolved, set

Espressioni comuni: intent on winning, intent on success, seem intent

assorto, concentrato

Che dedica tutta la propria attenzione a qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Giving all your attention to something.

• She watched with an intent gaze.
• He was intent on his work.
• Their intent expressions showed how closely they were listening.

Come si usa: intent on something/doing something (He was so intent on reading that he missed his stop.)

Sinonimi: focused, absorbed, attentive

Contrari: distracted, inattentive

Espressioni comuni: intent gaze, intent expression, intent on reading