mass

massa

Quantità di materia contenuta in un oggetto, solitamente misurata in grammi o chilogrammi.

In inglese semplice: The amount of matter in an object, usually measured in grams or kilograms.

• The ball has a mass of two kilograms.
• We measured the mass of each sample.
• An object's mass stays the same when it moves to the moon.

Espressioni comuni: mass of something, body mass, total mass, measure mass

massa, ammasso

Grande quantità di materiale o molte cose riunite insieme.

In inglese semplice: A large amount of material or many things gathered together.

• A mass of leaves covered the path.
• Her hair was a tangled mass.
• Dark masses of cloud gathered above the hills.

Come si usa: a mass of something (A mass of branches blocked the stream.)

Sinonimi: heap, pile, bulk

Espressioni comuni: mass of something, tangled mass, solid mass, great mass

messa

Celebrazione cristiana, soprattutto cattolica, in cui si condividono pane e vino in memoria di Gesù.

In inglese semplice: A Christian church service, especially Catholic, where bread and wine are shared in memory of Jesus.

• They attend mass every Sunday.
• The priest celebrated mass in the small chapel.
• We went to midnight mass on Christmas Eve.

Sinonimi: Eucharist

Espressioni comuni: attend mass, Sunday mass, midnight mass, celebrate mass

folla, massa

Un gran numero di persone riunite insieme.

In inglese semplice: A large number of people gathered together.

• A mass of fans filled the street.
• We could barely move through the mass of people.
• The protesters formed a huge mass outside the building.

Come si usa: a mass of people (A mass of people waited outside the station.)

Sinonimi: crowd, throng

Espressioni comuni: mass of people, mass of protesters, cheering mass, moving mass

massa, nodulo

Rigonfiamento insolito nel corpo, che si può sentire al tatto o vedere durante una visita medica.

In inglese semplice: An unusual lump in the body that can be felt or seen during a medical examination.

• The scan showed a small mass.
• The doctor felt a mass in her abdomen.
• Surgeons removed the mass and sent it for testing.

Sinonimi: lump

Espressioni comuni: abdominal mass, breast mass, remove a mass, detect a mass

di massa, massiccio

Che riguarda o coinvolge un numero molto grande di cose.

In inglese semplice: Affecting or involving a very large number of things.

• Mass production made the toys cheaper.
• Scientists found evidence of a mass extinction.
• The disease caused mass deaths among the birds.

Sinonimi: large-scale, widespread

Espressioni comuni: mass production, mass extinction, mass destruction, mass manufacture

di massa, collettivo

Che coinvolge o riguarda moltissime persone, oppure è destinato a loro.

In inglese semplice: Involving, affecting, or intended for a very large number of people.

• The closures caused mass unemployment.
• Thousands joined a mass protest.
• The government launched a mass vaccination programme.

Sinonimi: large-scale, widespread

Espressioni comuni: mass unemployment, mass media, mass protest, mass vaccination