form

modulo

Documento con spazi in cui scrivere le informazioni richieste.

In inglese semplice: A document with spaces where you write the information someone needs.

• Please fill in this form.
• Have you signed the application form?
• You can download the forms from our website.

Sinonimi: formular

Espressioni comuni: application form, registration form, complete a form

forma, sagoma

Aspetto esterno o contorno di una persona o di una cosa.

In inglese semplice: The shape or visible structure of someone or something.

• The cloud had a strange form.
• The artist studied the human form.
• Dark forms appeared through the fog.

Sinonimi: shape, outline

Espressioni comuni: human form, curved form, physical form

forma, sistema

Modo in cui qualcosa è organizzato o composto.

In inglese semplice: The way something is organized or put together.

• Democracy is a form of government.
• The club adopted a different form of organization.
• These societies had complex forms of political rule.

Come si usa: form of something (They chose a new form of government.)

Sinonimi: system, structure

Espressioni comuni: form of government, form of organization, democratic form

stampo, cassaforma

Oggetto o struttura usata per dare una forma precisa a un materiale.

In inglese semplice: An object or frame used to give another material a particular shape.

• Pour the concrete into the form.
• They removed the forms after the walls hardened.
• This wooden form gives the wet material its shape.

Sinonimi: mold, mould

Espressioni comuni: wooden form, concrete form, casting form

formalità

Gesto o cerimonia fatto per rispettare un’abitudine, ma con poco significato reale.

In inglese semplice: An outward action or ceremony that follows custom but has little real meaning.

• The signature was a mere form.
• Their approval was only a matter of form.
• He valued form more than substance.

Sinonimi: formality

Espressioni comuni: mere form, matter of form, empty form

formare, costituire

Riunire persone o cose per creare un gruppo o un insieme.

In inglese semplice: To bring people or things together to create something.

• Let us form a team.
• The parties formed a new government.
• Several local clubs have formed an alliance.

Sinonimi: create, establish, set up

Contrari: dissolve, disband

Espressioni comuni: form a team, form a government, form an alliance

modellare, plasmare

Dare a qualcosa una forma o una struttura precisa.

In inglese semplice: To give something a particular shape or structure.

• Form the clay into a bowl.
• She formed the dough into small rolls.
• Can you form a circle with this wire?

Come si usa: form something into something (Form the dough into small balls.)

Sinonimi: shape, mold, mould

Espressioni comuni: form a ball, form a circle, form something into

formarsi

Comparire o cominciare a esistere, spesso poco alla volta.

In inglese semplice: To appear or begin to exist, often gradually.

• Clouds form over the mountains.
• A thin layer of ice formed overnight.
• Why do bubbles form on the surface?

Sinonimi: appear, develop

Contrari: disappear

Espressioni comuni: clouds form, watch ice form, begin to form