conjunction

congiunzione

Una parola come «and» o «but» che collega parole o parti di una frase.

In inglese semplice: A word such as “and” or “but” that connects words or parts of a sentence.

• “And” is a conjunction.
• Use a conjunction to join these sentences.
• We learned about conjunctions in our English lesson.

Sinonimi: joining word, connective

Espressioni comuni: coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction, use a conjunction, common conjunction

congiunzione

Posizione in cui due corpi del sistema solare sembrano allineati se osservati dalla Terra.

In inglese semplice: A position where two objects in the solar system appear aligned when viewed from Earth.

• The planets are in conjunction.
• We observed a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.
• Another planetary conjunction will occur next month.

Come si usa: conjunction of A and B (We watched the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.); in conjunction with something (Venus will be in conjunction with the Sun.)

Sinonimi: alignment

Espressioni comuni: planetary conjunction, conjunction of planets, in conjunction