mode

modo, metodo

Una particolare maniera di fare qualcosa o di farla accadere.

In inglese semplice: A particular way of doing something or making something happen.

• Walking is my usual mode of transport.
• The study compared two modes of learning.
• They adopted a different mode of communication.

Come si usa: mode of something (Cycling is a cheap mode of travel.)

Sinonimi: method, way

Espressioni comuni: mode of transport, mode of communication, mode of operation

forma, tipo

Un particolare tipo o una forma che qualcosa può assumere.

In inglese semplice: A particular type or form that something can have.

• The essay explores different modes of existence.
• Poetry became her preferred mode of expression.
• Light can travel in several modes through the fiber.

Come si usa: mode of something (The book examines different modes of thought.)

Sinonimi: form, type

Espressioni comuni: mode of existence, mode of expression, different modes

modo

Serie di note disposte in un ordine particolare che dà alla musica un suono caratteristico.

In inglese semplice: A set of musical notes arranged in a particular order, giving music a particular sound.

• This tune uses the Dorian mode.
• Different modes give melodies different moods.
• Can you play this mode on the guitar?

Sinonimi: scale

Espressioni comuni: Dorian mode, musical mode, play a mode

moda

Il valore che compare più spesso in un insieme di numeri o dati.

In inglese semplice: The value that appears most often in a set of numbers or other information.

• The mode is seven.
• Find the mode of these numbers.
• This set has two modes because two values occur equally often.

Come si usa: the mode of something (The mode of this data set is twelve.)

Espressioni comuni: calculate the mode, mode of something

moda

Stile di abbigliamento o comportamento popolare in un determinato periodo.

In inglese semplice: The style of clothes or behavior that is popular at a particular time.

• Her dress follows the latest mode.
• His hat was once in the mode.
• Paris influenced the modes of the period.

Sinonimi: fashion, style

Espressioni comuni: latest mode, in the mode

modo

Forma del verbo che indica se si esprime un fatto, un desiderio, un ordine o una possibilità.

In inglese semplice: A verb form showing whether something is a fact, wish, command, or possibility.

• This verb is in the conditional mode.
• The language has several verbal modes.
• The subjunctive mode can express a wish.

Sinonimi: mood

Espressioni comuni: conditional mode, subjunctive mode, indicative mode