dial in

partecipare per telefono

Partecipare a una riunione o discussione per telefono.

In inglese semplice: To join a meeting or discussion by telephone.

• Can you dial in at ten?
• She dialed in to the meeting from her hotel.
• Three colleagues are dialing in from abroad.

Come si usa: dial in to something (I’ll dial in to the meeting at noon.)

Sinonimi: join by phone

Espressioni comuni: dial in to something, dial in from home

regolare, mettere a punto

Regolare con cura una macchina o le sue impostazioni finché funziona come desiderato.

In inglese semplice: To adjust a machine or its settings carefully until it works as wanted.

• We need to dial in the settings.
• He dialed in the suspension before the race.
• Have you dialed the sound in yet?

Come si usa: dial in something (The engineer dialed in the correct pressure.); dial something in (She dialed the camera settings in.)

Sinonimi: adjust, fine-tune, configure

Espressioni comuni: dial in settings, dial something in

regolare l’estrazione del caffè

Regolare la preparazione del caffè fino a ottenere il gusto desiderato.

In inglese semplice: To adjust how coffee is made until its taste is right.

• Let’s dial in this coffee.
• She dialed in the new beans by changing the grind size.
• How long did it take to dial in the espresso?

Come si usa: dial in something (The barista dialed in the espresso before opening.)

Sinonimi: fine-tune

Espressioni comuni: dial in espresso, dial in coffee

collegarsi via telefono

Collegarsi a un sistema informatico o a un servizio tramite una linea telefonica.

In inglese semplice: To connect to a computer system or service using a telephone line.

• Users dial in through a modem.
• I dialed in to the server from home.
• You need a password before you can dial in.

Come si usa: dial in to something (Staff dialed in to the company’s server.)

Sinonimi: connect

Contrari: disconnect

Espressioni comuni: dial in remotely, dial in to something

sintonizzarsi, adattarsi

Capire un'idea o una situazione e adattare di conseguenza il proprio modo di pensare o agire.

In inglese semplice: To understand an idea or situation and adjust your thinking or actions to it.

• We must dial in to their needs.
• She quickly dialed in to the team’s way of thinking.
• Have the managers dialed in to the new priorities?

Come si usa: dial in to something (The team dialed in to what customers needed.)

Sinonimi: tune in, get attuned

Espressioni comuni: dial in to something, quickly dial in

moderare, ridurre

Ridurre qualcosa di eccessivo fino a un livello adatto.

In inglese semplice: To reduce something excessive until it reaches a suitable level.

• You need to dial in that aggression.
• She dialed her enthusiasm in during the serious discussion.
• He was too pushy, but eventually dialed it in.

Come si usa: dial something in (He dialed his aggression in after the warning.)

Sinonimi: tone down, moderate

Contrari: intensify

Espressioni comuni: dial something in, dial in aggression