Linguaggio e scrittura – Vocabolario di inglese
33 parole · Vocabolario di inglese · Creato da Openquiz Team
33 parole di inglese con significato: -graph-, acronym, allude, ambiguous, analogy… Studiale con flashcard, quiz e pratica orale con l’IA su OpenQuiz.
Fa parte del percorso: Vocabolario della vita quotidiana - Avanzato
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- -graph- /ɡræf/ (prefix) — -graph-
Esempio:The suffix -graph- means write or record.
- acronym /'ækrənɪm/ (noun) — acronimo
Esempio:NASA is an acronym for a U.S. space agency.
Sinonimi: abbreviation, initialism, short form - allude /ə'lu:d/ (verb) — alludere
Esempio:He alluded to the problem without naming it.
Sinonimi: refer to, hint at, suggest - ambiguous /æm'bɪɡjuəs/ (adjective) — ambiguo
Esempio:The instructions were ambiguous.
Sinonimi: unclear, equivocal - analogy /ə'nælədʒi/ (noun) — analogia
Esempio:The teacher used an analogy to explain the idea.
Sinonimi: comparison, parallel - Anglo-Saxon /,æŋɡloʊ 'sæksən/ (adjective) — anglosassone
Esempio:Anglo-Saxon is an important part of English history.
Sinonimi: Old English, early English - classical origin /'klæsɪkəl 'ɔ:rɪdʒɪn/ (phrase) — di origine classica
Esempio:Many English words have a classical origin.
Sinonimi: classical source, ancient origin, Greek or Latin source - collocation /,kɒlə'keɪʃən/ (noun) — collocazione
Esempio:“Heavy rain” is a common collocation.
Sinonimi: word combination, common pairing, set phrase - connotation /,kɑnə'teɪʃən/ (noun) — connotazione
Esempio:The word has a positive connotation.
Sinonimi: implication, undertone - copy and paste /,kɒpi ən 'peɪst/ (phrase) — copiare e incollare
Esempio:You can copy and paste the text.
Sinonimi: duplicate and insert, paste - correspond /,kɔ:rspən'd/ (verb) — corrispondere
Esempio:The numbers correspond exactly.
Sinonimi: match, agree, correlate - denote /dɪ'noʊt/ (verb) — denotare
Esempio:The sign denotes a no-parking area.
Sinonimi: mean, signify, represent - differentiate /,dɪfə'rɛnʃieɪt/ (verb) — differenziare
Esempio:We need to differentiate the two options.
Sinonimi: distinguish, separate, tell apart - distinguish /dɪ'stɪŋɡwɪʃ/ (verb) — distinguere
Esempio:I can distinguish the twins by their voices.
Sinonimi: tell apart, differentiate, identify - false friend /,fɔ:ls 'frɛnd/ (phrase) — falso amico
Esempio:“Actual” is a false friend in Spanish.
Sinonimi: deceptive word, misleading word, lookalike word - genuine misunderstanding /'dʒɛnjuɪn ,mʌndər'stændɪŋ/ (phrase) — malinteso autentico
Esempio:It was a genuine misunderstanding.
Sinonimi: honest mistake, simple mix-up, miscommunication - homograph /'hɒməɡrɑ:f/ (noun) — omografo
Esempio:“Lead” is a homograph with different meanings.
Sinonimi: same-spelled word, heteronym - ideogram /'aɪdiə,ɡræm/ (noun) — ideogramma
Esempio:The symbol is an ideogram for the idea of peace.
Sinonimi: symbol, sign - illiteracy /ɪ'lɪtərəsi/ (noun) — analfabetismo
Esempio:Illiteracy remains a serious problem in many areas.
Sinonimi: unreadiness, ignorance, nonliteracy - illiterate /ɪ'lɪtərət/ (adjective) — analfabeta
Esempio:My grandfather was illiterate as a child.
Sinonimi: uneducated, unable to read, unable to write - jargon /'dʒɑ:rɡən/ (noun) — gergo
Esempio:Doctors often use jargon that patients do not know.
Sinonimi: technical language, specialized vocabulary - lexicon /'lɛksɪkɑ:n/ (noun) — lessico
Esempio:The lexicon of English keeps growing.
Sinonimi: vocabulary, word list - linguistic /lɪŋ'ɡwɪstɪk/ (adjective) — linguistico
Esempio:She studies linguistic patterns in speech.
Sinonimi: language-related, philological, verbal - literal /'lɪtərəl/ (adjective) — letterale
Esempio:She gave the literal meaning of the sentence.
Sinonimi: exact, word-for-word - loanword /'loʊn,wɝ:d/ (noun) — prestito linguistico
Esempio:“Ballet” is a loanword from French.
Sinonimi: borrowed word, adopted word, loan term - metaphor /'mɛtəfɔ:r/ (noun) — metafora
Esempio:A metaphor can make an idea easier to picture.
Sinonimi: figure of speech, comparison - metaphorical /,mɛtə'fɔ:rɪkəl/ (adjective) — metaforico
Esempio:He used a metaphorical phrase to describe her anger.
Sinonimi: figurative, symbolic, implied - military jargon /'mɪlɪ,tɛri 'dʒɑ:rɡən/ (noun) — gergo militare
Esempio:I did not understand the military jargon in the report.
Sinonimi: army slang, service language, military language - Norman /'nɔ:rmən/ (noun) — normanno
Esempio:The Norman soldiers built new castles.
Sinonimi: Norman man, Norman warrior - orthography /ɔ:r'θɑ:ɡrəfi/ (noun) — ortografia
Esempio:The spelling follows standard orthography.
Sinonimi: spelling, writing system, correct spelling
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