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1 cornice
rim* * *f frame* * *cornice s.f.1 frame: cornice di un quadro, picture frame: mettere in cornice, to set in a frame (o to frame) // val più la cornice del quadro, the frame is worth more than the picture2 (arch.) cornice, dripstone3 (estens.) setting, framework, environment: una cornice di splendide montagne, a marvellous mountain setting; la festa si è svolta in una cornice elegante, the party took place in an elegant setting4 ( orlo sporgente di roccia) ledge.* * *[kor'nitʃe]sostantivo femminile1) (di quadri, specchi) framemettere un quadro nella o in cornice — to set a picture in the frame, to frame a picture
2) fig. frame(work); (ambientazione) settingfare da cornice a qcs. — to be the setting of sth., to set sth. off
3) arch. cornice4) geogr. ledge* * *cornice/kor'nit∫e/sostantivo f.1 (di quadri, specchi) frame; cornice di quadro picture frame; mettere un quadro nella o in cornice to set a picture in the frame, to frame a picture2 fig. frame(work); (ambientazione) setting; fare da cornice a qcs. to be the setting of sth., to set sth. off3 arch. cornice4 geogr. ledge. -
2 sfondo
m backgroundinformation technology wallpaper* * *sfondo s.m.1 background: lo sfondo di un quadro, the background of a picture // sullo sfondo, in the background: un vecchio castello sullo sfondo del mare, an old castle with the sea in the background // (inform.) lavorare in sfondo, to work in background2 ( ambiente) background; setting: fa da sfondo a quest'opera la New York del diciottesimo secolo, the setting of this novel is eighteenth-century New York; le vicende del protagonista hanno per sfondo la guerra civile spagnola, the adventures of the hero take place against the background of the Spanish Civil War // un delitto a sfondo politico, a crime with a political background.* * *['sfondo]sostantivo maschile1) background2) (ambiente) background, setting3) art. ground, field4) dir.5) inform. wallpaper* * *sfondo/'sfondo/sostantivo m.1 background; sullo sfondo in the background; su sfondo rosso on a red background; su uno sfondo di against a background of2 (ambiente) background, setting; lo sfondo di un racconto the setting of a novel; un romanzo a sfondo storico a novel with a historical background3 art. ground, field4 dir. delitto a sfondo passionale crime of passion5 inform. wallpaper. -
3 ambiente
environmental* * *m biology environmentambiente di lavoro work environmentprotezione f dell'ambiente environmental protection* * *ambiente s.m.1 ( spazio) environment, surroundings (pl.); habitat; world: ambiente artificiale, artificial habitat2 (ecol.) environment; station: ambiente naturale, habitat // tutela dell'ambiente, protection of the environment // (dir.) reati contro l'ambiente, environmental crimes3 (fig.) environment, surroundings (pl.); milieu, sphere, circle, setting; ambience: ambiente storico, historical setting; fuori del suo ambiente è come un pesce fuor d'acqua, out of his environment (o sphere) he is like a fish out of water; ho bisogno di cambiare ambiente, I need a change of air; creare l'ambiente adatto alla rivoluzione, to create the right conditions for revolution //ambienti finanziari, industriali influenti, business circle5 (inform.) environment◆ agg. ambient (attr.): temperatura ambiente, ambient (o room) temperature.* * *[am'bjɛnte]1. sm1) environment2) (stanza) room2. agg invSee:* * *[am'bjɛnte]sostantivo maschile1) environmentambiente marino, tropicale — marine environment
2) (ambito, mondo)al di fuori del suo solito ambiente è un'altra persona — out of his usual surroundings, he's a different man
3) (retroterra) background4) (locale) room5) inform. environment* * *ambiente/am'bjεnte/sostantivo m.1 environment; ambiente marino, tropicale marine environment; animali nel loro ambiente naturale animals in their natural surroundings; la giungla è il loro ambiente naturale the jungle is their home; difesa dell'ambiente environmental protection2 (ambito, mondo) ambiente familiare home environment; l'ambiente politico the world of politics; l'ambiente letterario literary circles; l'ambiente universitario the academia; l'ambiente della malavita the (criminal) underworld; al di fuori del suo solito ambiente è un'altra persona out of his usual surroundings, he's a different man; hai bisogno di cambiare ambiente you need a change of scene3 (retroterra) background; provenire da un ambiente borghese to come from a middle class background4 (locale) room; un appartamento di sei -i a six-room flat5 inform. environment. -
4 collocazione
f place, job* * *collocazione s.f.1 arrangement, placing, setting, placement2 ( dei libri nelle biblioteche) classification4 (fig.) ( sistemazione) place, position: trovare la propria collocazione in un ambiente di lavoro, to find one's role at work* * *[kollokatt'tsjone]sostantivo femminile1) (posizione) position, placement2) bibliot. classificationnumero di collocazione — accession number, pressmark BE
3) fig. position4) ling. collocation* * *collocazione/kollokatt'tsjone/sostantivo f.1 (posizione) position, placement3 fig. position; cambiare collocazione to change sides4 ling. collocation. -
5 ricreazione
f recreationnelle scuole break, recreation, AE recess* * *ricreazione s.f.1 (non com.) ( il ricreare) re-creation, reconstruction: la ricreazione di un ambiente storico, the re-creation of a historical setting2 ( riposo) break; ( a scuola) recreation, recess, playtime: dopo una breve ricreazione riprese a lavorare, after a short break he resumed work3 ( svago) diversion, recreation: egli considera la lettura come una ricreazione, he considers reading a diversion; per me lo sport è un momento di ricreazione, for me sport is recreation.* * *[rikreat'tsjone]sostantivo femminile1) scol. break, recess AE2) (svago) recreation* * *ricreazione/rikreat'tsjone/sostantivo f.1 scol. break, recess AE2 (svago) recreation. -
6 collocazione sf
[kollokat'tsjone]1) (gen) placing, positioningl'opera va considerata nella sua collocazione storica — the work has to be considered within its historical setting
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7 collocazione
sf [kollokat'tsjone]1) (gen) placing, positioningl'opera va considerata nella sua collocazione storica — the work has to be considered within its historical setting
2) (in biblioteca) classification
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