compartment

scomparto

Spazio separato all’interno di qualcosa, destinato a contenere determinati oggetti.

In inglese semplice: A separate space inside something, used to hold particular things.

• Put your keys in this compartment.
• The box has three separate compartments.
• Is there a hidden compartment in the bag?

Come si usa: a compartment for something (The bag has a compartment for your laptop.)

Sinonimi: section

Espressioni comuni: storage compartment, separate compartment, compartment for something

scompartimento, vano

Stanza o spazio separato all’interno di un treno o di un altro veicolo.

In inglese semplice: A separate room or space inside a train or another vehicle.

• Our train compartment was empty.
• Smoke came from the engine compartment.
• Six passengers shared a compartment on the night train.

Sinonimi: section, cabin

Espressioni comuni: train compartment, engine compartment, sleeping compartment

comparto, sezione

Una delle aree più piccole in cui viene divisa un’area maggiore.

In inglese semplice: One of the smaller areas into which a larger area is divided.

• Each forest compartment has a number.
• The map shows the boundaries of every compartment.
• Workers surveyed three compartments before planting began.

Sinonimi: section, division

Espressioni comuni: forest compartment, numbered compartment, compartment boundary

suddividere, compartimentare

Organizzare qualcosa in sezioni separate.

In inglese semplice: To arrange something in separate sections.

• They plan to compartment the box.
• The designer compartmented the interior for easier storage.
• We compartmented the space into three sections.

Come si usa: compartment something into sections (They compartmented the storage area into sections.)

Sinonimi: compartmentalize, divide, partition

Espressioni comuni: compartment a space, compartment a box