complement

complemento

Qualcosa che aggiunge ciò che manca a un’altra cosa, rendendo l’insieme migliore o completo.

In inglese semplice: Something that adds what another thing needs, making the whole better or complete.

• The salad is a perfect complement.
• Her skills are a useful complement to ours.
• These illustrations provide an attractive complement to the text.

Come si usa: a complement to something (The sauce is a lovely complement to the fish.)

Espressioni comuni: perfect complement, complement to something, natural complement

complemento

Parola o gruppo di parole che completa la struttura di una frase, spesso descrivendone il soggetto o l’oggetto.

In inglese semplice: A word or phrase that completes a sentence structure, often describing its subject or object.

• This verb needs a complement.
• In “She is happy”, “happy” is the subject complement.
• The teacher asked us to identify the complements.

Espressioni comuni: subject complement, object complement, verb complement

equipaggio

L’insieme delle persone necessarie per far funzionare una nave.

In inglese semplice: The full number of people needed to operate a ship.

• The ship carries its full complement.
• Our complement includes six officers.
• The vessel sailed with a complement of eighty sailors.

Come si usa: a complement of people (The vessel has a complement of forty sailors.)

Sinonimi: crew

Espressioni comuni: full complement, crew complement, complement of sailors

angolo complementare

Angolo che, sommato a un altro, dà novanta gradi.

In inglese semplice: An angle that adds to another angle to make ninety degrees.

• Find the complement of this angle.
• These two angles are complements of each other.
• An angle of forty degrees has a complement of fifty degrees.

Come si usa: the complement of something (The complement of thirty degrees is sixty degrees.)

Sinonimi: complementary angle

Espressioni comuni: complement of something, find the complement, angle and complement

colore complementare

Colore che, combinato con un altro, produce luce bianca o una miscela scura senza una tonalità dominante.

In inglese semplice: A colour that combines with another to make white light or a neutral dark mixture.

• Orange is blue’s complement on this colour wheel.
• The artist mixed a colour with its complement.
• Adding its complement made the paint look darker and less bright.

Come si usa: the complement of something (This colour is the complement of that shade of blue.)

Sinonimi: complementary colour

Espressioni comuni: colour complement, complement of something, exact complement

complemento

Elementi di un insieme più grande che non appartengono a un determinato sottoinsieme.

In inglese semplice: The members of a larger set that are not in a particular smaller set.

• Find the complement of set A.
• The complement contains all numbers outside the chosen set.
• Within the integers, the odd numbers are the complement of the even numbers.

Come si usa: the complement of a set (The complement of this set contains all the remaining elements.)

Espressioni comuni: complement of something, set complement, relative complement

complementare, armonizzarsi con

Funzionare bene con qualcuno o qualcosa perché ciascuno offre ciò di cui l’altro ha bisogno.

In inglese semplice: To work well with someone or something because each provides what the other needs.

• These colours complement each other.
• The wine complemented the cheese beautifully.
• Her careful planning complements his creative ideas.

Sinonimi: go well with, enhance

Contrari: clash

Espressioni comuni: complement each other, complement something perfectly, complement a meal

completare, integrare

Aggiungere ciò che manca perché un’altra cosa diventi completa.

In inglese semplice: To add something needed so that another thing becomes complete.

• These skills complement our team.
• The final painting complemented his collection.
• You can complement the course with extra reading.

Come si usa: complement something with something (She complemented her training with practical experience.)

Sinonimi: complete, round out

Espressioni comuni: complement a team, complement something with something, complement a collection