recess

intervallo, pausa

Breve pausa dal lavoro o dalle lezioni, soprattutto quando gli scolari possono mangiare o giocare.

In inglese semplice: A short break from work or lessons, especially when schoolchildren can eat or play.

• We played outside at recess.
• The court took a short recess for lunch.
• When does the class have recess?

Come si usa: at recess (The children played football at recess.)

Sinonimi: break, interval

Espressioni comuni: at recess, school recess, lunch recess

rientranza, nicchia

Piccolo spazio ricavato verso l’interno di una parete o di un’altra superficie.

In inglese semplice: A small space set back into a wall or another surface.

• The shelf fits into this recess.
• They hid the box in a dark recess beside the door.
• The window sits in a deep recess.

Come si usa: a recess in something (A lamp stood in a recess in the wall.)

Sinonimi: alcove, niche

Espressioni comuni: wall recess, deep recess, recess in something, shallow recess

recesso, profondità

Luogo o parte di qualcosa nascosti, lontani o poco conosciuti.

In inglese semplice: A hidden, distant, or little-known place or part of something.

• Fear hid in the recesses of his mind.
• She explored the darkest recesses of the human soul.
• Old memories stirred in the deep recesses of his heart.

Come si usa: the recesses of something (The memory remained in the recesses of her mind.)

Sinonimi: depths

Espressioni comuni: recess of something, deepest recess, dark recess

sospendere, aggiornare

Interrompere per un certo periodo una riunione ufficiale o le sue attività.

In inglese semplice: To pause an official meeting or its activities for a period of time.

• The court will recess for lunch.
• The judge recessed the hearing until morning.
• After three hours, the committee voted to recess.

Come si usa: recess for a period (The court recessed for thirty minutes.); recess until a time (The committee recessed until Monday.)

Sinonimi: adjourn, pause

Contrari: resume

Espressioni comuni: recess for lunch, recess until tomorrow, recess the hearing

incassare

Inserire qualcosa in un incavo in modo che non sporga dalla superficie circostante.

In inglese semplice: To place something in a hollow area so it does not stick out from the surrounding surface.

• They recessed the lights into the ceiling.
• The socket was recessed in the wall.
• We can recess the cabinet so it takes up less space.

Come si usa: recess something into something (They recessed the shelves into the wall.); be recessed in something (The lights are recessed in the ceiling.)

Sinonimi: inset, set back

Espressioni comuni: recess into something, recess a light, recess in something

incavare, scavare

Tagliare o modellare una superficie per crearvi una zona incavata.

In inglese semplice: To cut or form a hollow area in a surface.

• The builder recessed the wall.
• They recessed the wooden panel to fit the lock.
• Can you recess this surface for the handle?

Come si usa: recess something for something (Recess the frame for the hinge.)

Sinonimi: hollow out, indent

Espressioni comuni: recess a wall, recess the panel, recess for something