marginal

marginale, secondario, lieve

Di scarsa importanza o entità, oppure poco legato all’argomento principale.

In inglese semplice: Small in size or importance, or only slightly connected to the main subject.

• The change had only a marginal effect.
• Her role in the project was marginal.
• Sales showed a marginal increase last month.

Come si usa: marginal to something (These details are marginal to our main argument.)

Sinonimi: minor, slight, peripheral

Contrari: major, central

Espressioni comuni: marginal importance, marginal increase, marginal role

marginale

Relativo al costo, al ricavo o all’imposta di un’unità aggiuntiva prodotta o guadagnata.

In inglese semplice: Relating to the cost, income, or tax for one extra item produced or amount earned.

• The marginal cost of another copy is low.
• Her marginal tax rate rose after the pay increase.
• The company compared marginal revenue with marginal costs.

Sinonimi: incremental

Espressioni comuni: marginal cost, marginal tax rate, marginal revenue

appena sufficiente, mediocre

Abbastanza buono da essere accettato, ma solo per poco, o quasi troppo scadente per essere usato.

In inglese semplice: Only just good enough to be accepted, or almost too poor to use.

• His work is marginal at best.
• The test results showed marginal performance.
• With such marginal skills, she may struggle in this job.

Sinonimi: borderline, barely adequate

Contrari: excellent

Espressioni comuni: marginal quality, marginal performance, marginal at best

a margine, marginale

Scritto nello spazio vuoto accanto al testo principale di una pagina.

In inglese semplice: Written in the empty space beside the main text on a page.

• The book contains marginal notes.
• Her marginal comments helped me understand the poem.
• Several marginal annotations were added by a later reader.

Espressioni comuni: marginal notes, marginal comments, marginal annotation

poco produttivo, marginale

Che produce pochissimo, soprattutto in agricoltura o nelle attività che generano guadagni.

In inglese semplice: Producing very little, especially when growing food or earning money.

• Few crops grow on this marginal land.
• The farmers struggled to earn money from marginal fields.
• Drought made several farms marginal.

Sinonimi: barely productive, low-yielding

Contrari: productive

Espressioni comuni: marginal land, marginal farmland, marginal farms

marginale, periferico

Situato sul bordo esterno di un’area o di un oggetto, o vicino a esso.

In inglese semplice: At or near the outer edge of an area or object.

• These plants grow in marginal areas of the marsh.
• The leaf has small marginal teeth.
• Flooding affected the marginal zones beside the lake.

Sinonimi: peripheral, bordering

Contrari: central

Espressioni comuni: marginal area, marginal zone, marginal plants