quad

cortile

Spazio aperto quadrato circondato da edifici, spesso in una scuola o università.

In inglese semplice: An open square space with buildings around it, often at a school or college.

• We met in the quad.
• Students were eating lunch on the quad.
• She crossed the quad on her way to the library.

Sinonimi: quadrangle, courtyard

Espressioni comuni: college quad, across the quad, in the quad

espresso quadruplo

Bevanda al caffè contenente quattro dosi di espresso.

In inglese semplice: A coffee drink containing four shots of espresso.

• I ordered a quad.
• She asked for a quad latte.
• The barista warned that a quad contains a lot of caffeine.

Espressioni comuni: order a quad, quad latte, quad espresso

pattino a rotelle

Pattino con quattro rotelle disposte in due coppie, una davanti e una dietro.

In inglese semplice: A roller skate with four wheels arranged in two pairs.

• She learned to skate on quads.
• These quads have soft wheels for outdoor skating.
• He prefers quads to inline skates.

Sinonimi: roller skate

Espressioni comuni: quad skates, ride a quad, quad wheels

manifesto cinematografico

Manifesto di un film largo 40 pollici e alto 30.

In inglese semplice: A film poster measuring forty inches wide and thirty inches high.

• The collector bought a rare quad.
• An original quad for that film sold at auction.
• The cinema displayed a quad beside the entrance.

Espressioni comuni: british quad, quad poster, original quad

quadruplo

Che ha quattro parti o una quantità o dimensione quattro volte quella normale.

In inglese semplice: Having four parts, or four times the usual amount or size.

• The machine has a quad processor setup.
• They ordered a quad dose of the mixture.
• The new model offers quad storage capacity.

Sinonimi: quadruple, fourfold

Espressioni comuni: quad size, quad dose, quad processor

quadrettato

Con un disegno formato da piccoli quadrati.

In inglese semplice: Marked with a pattern of small squares.

• Use quad paper for the graph.
• She bought a pad of quad paper.
• The quad notebook made drawing straight lines easier.

Sinonimi: squared, graph-ruled

Espressioni comuni: quad paper, quad notebook

riempire gli spazi tipografici

Riempire gli spazi vuoti di una riga di caratteri da stampa con piccoli blocchi che non stampano.

In inglese semplice: To fill empty spaces in a line of printing type with small blank blocks.

• Quad out the last line.
• The compositor quadded the gaps between the words.
• She quadded out the line before locking the type in place.

Come si usa: quad out something (The printer quadded out the short line.)

Sinonimi: space out

Espressioni comuni: quad out, quad a line

allineare

Disporre il testo lungo il margine sinistro o destro della pagina, oppure al centro.

In inglese semplice: To position text against the left or right edge of a page, or in the center.

• Quad the heading center.
• She quadded the paragraph left.
• The printer quadded the address right to match the layout.

Come si usa: quad something left/right (Quad the address right.)

Sinonimi: align

Espressioni comuni: quad left, quad right, quad center