fixture

impianto fisso, arredo fisso

Attrezzatura o mobile fissato a un edificio o veicolo e destinato normalmente a restare lì.

In inglese semplice: A piece of equipment or furniture attached to a building or vehicle and usually left there permanently.

• The light fixture needs replacing.
• They installed new bathroom fixtures.
• Each fixture is firmly attached to the wall.

Espressioni comuni: a light fixture, a bathroom fixture, a kitchen fixture, a permanent fixture

partita in calendario, incontro

Incontro sportivo previsto per una data o un’ora precisa.

In inglese semplice: A sports match that has been arranged to take place at a particular time.

• Our next fixture is on Saturday.
• Two fixtures were postponed because of snow.
• The club announced its league fixtures today.

Sinonimi: match, game

Espressioni comuni: a home fixture, an away fixture, league fixture

fissare

Bloccare un’attrezzatura o un pezzo in una posizione fissa, spesso usando un supporto apposito.

In inglese semplice: To secure equipment or a part in a fixed position, often using a special holder.

• Fixture the part before welding.
• The device was fixtured to a steel frame.
• We fixture each component in the same position.

Come si usa: fixture something to something (The technician fixtured the device to the test bench.)

Sinonimi: secure, mount, fasten

Espressioni comuni: fixture a part, fixture the device, fixture onto something

programmare

Stabilire quando si svolgerà un incontro sportivo.

In inglese semplice: To arrange when a sports match will take place.

• The league must fixture these matches.
• Our game was fixtured for Friday.
• They fixtured both finals at the same stadium.

Come si usa: fixture something for a time (They fixtured the match for Sunday afternoon.)

Sinonimi: schedule, arrange

Espressioni comuni: fixture a match, fixture for saturday, fixture the games