dinosaur

dinosauro

Animale simile a un rettile che viveva milioni di anni fa ed è oggi estinto.

In inglese semplice: An animal like a reptile that lived millions of years ago and is now extinct.

• We saw dinosaur bones at the museum.
• Some dinosaurs ate plants.
• The child drew a huge dinosaur.

Espressioni comuni: dinosaur bones, dinosaur skeleton, giant dinosaur

dinosauro

Animale estinto del gruppo dei dinosauri, vissuto nel Triassico, nel Giurassico o nel Cretaceo.

In inglese semplice: An extinct animal belonging to the dinosaur group, which lived during the Triassic, Jurassic, or Cretaceous period.

• This dinosaur lived in the Jurassic period.
• Scientists identified a new dinosaur from its bones.
• These dinosaurs disappeared long before humans existed.

Espressioni comuni: jurassic dinosaur, cretaceous dinosaur, dinosaur species

dinosauro

Persona o cosa antiquata che cambia lentamente o non vuole cambiare.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing that is old-fashioned and slow or unwilling to change.

• He is a dinosaur who refuses to use email.
• That company is a dinosaur in a changing industry.
• You sound like a dinosaur when you dismiss every new idea.

Sinonimi: relic

Espressioni comuni: political dinosaur, corporate dinosaur, old dinosaur

dinosauro

Oggetto o sistema vecchio che non risponde più alle esigenze moderne.

In inglese semplice: An old object or system that no longer meets modern needs.

• This computer is a dinosaur.
• They finally replaced that dinosaur of a printer.
• The old payment system had become a dinosaur.

Sinonimi: relic

Espressioni comuni: computer dinosaur, technological dinosaur, old dinosaur