spinoff

spin-off, serie derivata

Nuova serie, film o libro dedicato a un personaggio che aveva un ruolo secondario in un’opera precedente.

In inglese semplice: A new show, film, or book about a character who had a smaller part in an earlier one.

• Her favourite character now has a spinoff.
• The spinoff follows the detective's former assistant.
• Have you watched both spinoffs of that comedy?

Come si usa: a spinoff of something (The new comedy is a spinoff of a popular hospital series.)

Espressioni comuni: a television spinoff, a comedy spinoff, spinoff series

società derivata, prodotto derivato

Qualcosa che nasce da un’organizzazione, un progetto o un’attività più grande e diventa indipendente.

In inglese semplice: Something that develops from a larger organization, project, or activity and becomes separate from it.

• The small firm began as a university spinoff.
• Several useful spinoffs came from the space programme.
• The parent company sold its stake in the spinoff.

Come si usa: a spinoff from something (The company is a spinoff from a university research project.)

Sinonimi: offshoot

Espressioni comuni: a university spinoff, a commercial spinoff, spinoff company