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► damage
/BrE ˈdamɪdʒ 
, AmE ˈdæmɪdʒ /
I
noun [uncountable]
1 (physical) (to building, machine, goods, environment) danno m, danni mpl (to a, from causato da)
to do or cause damage fare, causare danni
not much damage was done to the car l'auto non ha subito molti danni
damage of £300 was done to the car l'auto ha subito danni per 300 sterline
storm damage danni causati da intemperie
water, frost damage danni causati dall'acqua, dal gelo
criminal damage Law atti vandalici
damage to property Law danno patrimoniale
damage or loss (in insurance) danni o perdita
2 Medicine danno m, lesione f
to cause damage to danneggiare [health, part of body]
(irreversible) brain damage lesioni cerebrali irreversibili
3
to do damage to nuocere a [cause, trade]; minare [self-confidence]; rovinare, compromettere [relationship, reputation]
political damage danno politico
(a lot of) damage was done to sth qcs è stato (seriamente) compromesso
it's too late, the damage is done troppo tardi, il danno è fatto
II damages
plural noun
Law danni m, risarcimento m (dei) danni, indennizzo m
to claim for damages chiedere il risarcimento (dei) danni (against sb a qcn)
a claim for damages una richiesta di risarcimento (dei) danni
he paid £700 (in) damages ha pagato 700 sterline di risarcimento (dei) danni
damages for loss of earnings indennizzo per il mancato guadagno
agreed damages risarcimento pattuito
to be liable for damages rispondere dei danni
III
transitive verb
1 (physically) danneggiare, provocare danni a [building, machine, furniture, environment, crop, health, part of body]
2 rovinare, compromettere [reputation, career, relationship, organization, negotiations]; minare [confidence]
Idiom
what's the damage?
qual è la spesa? quant'è?