prime

principale, eccellente, ideale

Il migliore, il più importante o particolarmente adatto a uno scopo.

In inglese semplice: Best, most important, or especially suitable for a purpose.

• The shop is in a prime location.
• Safety is our prime concern.
• This is a prime example of careful planning.

Sinonimi: excellent, main, ideal

Espressioni comuni: prime example, prime location, prime suspect, prime concern

primo

Detto di un numero intero maggiore di uno, divisibile senza resto solo per uno e per se stesso.

In inglese semplice: Describing a whole number greater than one that divides exactly only by one and itself.

• Seven is a prime number.
• Find the prime factors of twelve.
• Is ninety-seven prime?

Sinonimi: indivisible

Contrari: composite

Espressioni comuni: prime number, prime factor, prime integer

primo, iniziale

Che viene per primo nel tempo, in un ordine o in un sistema.

In inglese semplice: Coming first in time, order, or a system.

• The prime meridian passes through Greenwich.
• The philosopher searched for a prime cause of all motion.
• A prime mover starts the chain of events.

Sinonimi: first, initial, original

Espressioni comuni: prime meridian, prime mover, prime cause

apice, fiore

Periodo migliore della vita di qualcuno o dello sviluppo di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The best part or period of someone’s life or of something’s development.

• She is in her prime.
• The player was past his prime.
• He spent the prime of his career abroad.

Come si usa: in someone’s prime (The singer was in her prime when she recorded this album.); past someone’s prime (The boxer is past his prime.)

Sinonimi: peak, heyday

Espressioni comuni: in someone’s prime, past someone’s prime, prime of life

numero primo

Numero intero maggiore di uno, divisibile senza resto solo per uno e per se stesso.

In inglese semplice: A whole number greater than one that divides exactly only by one and itself.

• Two is the smallest prime.
• The class listed all primes below twenty.
• Can you find a larger prime?

Sinonimi: prime number

Espressioni comuni: a prime, odd prime, large prime

innesco

Materiale che prepara qualcosa a funzionare, soprattutto avviandone l’accensione.

In inglese semplice: Something used to prepare another thing for use or action.

• The gunner added a prime to the charge.
• A damp prime failed to ignite.
• The spark lit the prime first.

Sinonimi: primer

Espressioni comuni: a prime, powder prime, apply a prime

blocco

Nel backgammon, fila di caselle occupate che impedisce alle pedine avversarie di passare.

In inglese semplice: In backgammon, a row of occupied spaces that stops the other player’s pieces from moving past.

• She built a prime across six points.
• His pieces were trapped behind the prime.
• A lucky roll helped me break the prime.

Espressioni comuni: build a prime, six-point prime, break a prime

primo

Segno ′ scritto dopo numeri o lettere nelle misurazioni e in matematica.

In inglese semplice: The mark ′ used after numbers or letters in measurements and mathematics.

• A prime after a number can mean feet.
• Write a prime after the letter to mark its derivative.
• Two primes can indicate a second derivative.

Sinonimi: prime mark

Espressioni comuni: prime symbol, double prime, single prime