rainbow

arcobaleno

Arco di diversi colori che appare nel cielo quando la luce del sole attraversa gocce di pioggia.

In inglese semplice: A curved band of different colours in the sky, seen when sunlight passes through drops of rain.

• Look at the rainbow in the sky.
• A rainbow appeared after the storm.
• Have you ever seen two rainbows together?

Sinonimi: iris

Espressioni comuni: see a rainbow, double rainbow

varietà, gamma

Grande insieme di cose diverse, spesso di molti colori o tipi.

In inglese semplice: A wide range of different things, often with many colours or types.

• The garden offered a rainbow of colours.
• The shop sells a rainbow of fabrics.
• We tasted a rainbow of flavours at the festival.

Come si usa: a rainbow of something (The stall displayed a rainbow of silk scarves.)

Sinonimi: array, assortment, variety

Espressioni comuni: rainbow of colours, rainbow of possibilities

illusione, miraggio

Qualcosa di attraente che sembra possibile, ma che in realtà non si può raggiungere o realizzare.

In inglese semplice: Something attractive that seems possible but cannot really be reached or achieved.

• His promised fortune was only a rainbow.
• She spent her life chasing rainbows of fame.
• Those hopes proved to be rainbows that vanished by morning.

Sinonimi: illusion, mirage

Contrari: reality

Espressioni comuni: chase a rainbow, empty rainbow

multicolore, arcobaleno

Che presenta tanti colori vivaci e diversi.

In inglese semplice: Having many different bright colours.

• She wore a rainbow scarf.
• We baked a rainbow cake.
• The children painted rainbow stripes on the wall.

Sinonimi: multicoloured, colourful

Contrari: monochrome

Espressioni comuni: rainbow colours, rainbow flag, rainbow cake

arcobaleno

Relativo a tabelle già preparate di valori codificati, usate per scoprire le password.

In inglese semplice: Related to prepared lists of coded password values used to discover passwords.

• The attacker used a rainbow table.
• Adding a unique salt helps prevent rainbow attacks.
• Rainbow tables can reveal poorly protected passwords.

Espressioni comuni: rainbow table, rainbow attack

colorare, iridare

Dare a qualcosa tanti colori vivaci, disposti come quelli di un arcobaleno.

In inglese semplice: To give something many bright colours arranged like those in the sky after rain.

• The artist rainbowed the wall with bright paint.
• Coloured ribbons rainbowed the plain white dress.
• Sunlight through the glass rainbowed the floor.

Sinonimi: colour, decorate

Espressioni comuni: rainbow something, rainbow the walls, rainbow the sky