♦ (to) decide

♦ (to) decide
♦ (to) decide /dɪˈsaɪd/
A v. t.
1 decidere: I've decided to refuse the offer, ho deciso di rifiutare l'offerta: Have you decided what you're going to do?, hai deciso cosa fare?; Which one shall I get? I can't decide, quale devo prendere? non riesco a decidermi; She has to decide between them, deve decidersi per uno di loro due; Nothing has been decided yet, non c'è ancora niente di deciso; to decide sb.'s fate, decidere la sorte di q.; That decides the matter, questo taglia la testa al toro (fig.); to decide for oneself, decidere da sé (o da solo)
2 giungere alla conclusione (che); concludere: The President decided that war was inevitable, il presidente è giunto alla conclusione che la guerra era inevitabile
3 (leg.) decidere: to decide a case, decidere una causa
4 essere decisivo per: This debate could decide the election, questo dibattito potrebbe essere decisivo per le elezioni; The match was decide by a last minute penalty, un rigore all'ultimo minuto è stato decisivo per la partita
5 far decidere, convincere: Eventually, the prospect of living in the US decided her, alla fine, la prospettiva di vivere negli Stati Uniti l'ha convinta; What decided you to change your mind?, cosa ti ha indotto a cambiare idea?
B v. i.
(leg.) to decide against [for o in favour of], pronunciarsi contro [a favore di]; The jury decided for the plaintiff, la giuria si è pronunciata a favore del querelante; The committee decided against the proposals, il comitato ha deliberato contro le proposte.

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