housekeeping

pulizie, faccende domestiche

Lavori necessari per tenere pulita e in ordine una casa, un albergo o un altro luogo.

In inglese semplice: The work of keeping a home, hotel, or other place clean and tidy.

• I do most of the housekeeping.
• The hotel needs more housekeeping staff.
• Fresh towels are available from housekeeping.

Sinonimi: cleaning, housework

Espressioni comuni: do the housekeeping, housekeeping staff, housekeeping duties

attività preparatorie, manutenzione ordinaria

Piccoli lavori abituali di preparazione e organizzazione che permettono di svolgere l’attività principale.

In inglese semplice: Small routine jobs that prepare or organize things so the main work can happen.

• We need to do some housekeeping first.
• The program handles housekeeping before processing the data.
• Deleting old files is part of our weekly housekeeping.

Sinonimi: preparatory work, routine maintenance

Espressioni comuni: general housekeeping, housekeeping tasks, routine housekeeping

comunicazioni preliminari

Informazioni pratiche date ai partecipanti prima dell’inizio di una riunione, uno spettacolo o un altro evento.

In inglese semplice: Practical information given to people before a meeting, show, or other event starts.

• First, a little housekeeping: please silence your phones.
• She covered the housekeeping before introducing the speaker.
• There are two housekeeping announcements before we begin.

Sinonimi: preliminary announcements

Espressioni comuni: some quick housekeeping, housekeeping announcements, housekeeping matters