terminal

terminal, aerostazione

Edificio dell’aeroporto dove i passeggeri fanno il check-in, aspettano e si dirigono ai loro voli.

In inglese semplice: An airport building where people check in, wait, and leave for their flights.

• Our flight leaves from the new terminal.
• A shuttle runs between the airport terminals.
• We met near the terminal entrance.

Espressioni comuni: airport terminal, departure terminal, terminal entrance

capolinea, terminal

Stazione dove iniziano o terminano i viaggi in autobus o in treno.

In inglese semplice: A station where bus or train journeys begin or end.

• The bus arrived at the terminal.
• We waited outside the railway terminal.
• Which terminal does this coach leave from?

Sinonimi: terminus

Espressioni comuni: bus terminal, rail terminal, terminal building

terminale

Schermo e tastiera, oppure programma, per dare istruzioni a un computer e vedere le sue risposte.

In inglese semplice: A screen and keyboard, or a program, used to give a computer instructions and see its responses.

• She typed a command into the terminal.
• Two terminals were connected to the main computer.
• Open a terminal window to run the program.

Espressioni comuni: computer terminal, terminal window, open a terminal, data terminal

terminale

Dispositivo che invia o riceve segnali attraverso un collegamento.

In inglese semplice: A device that sends or receives signals through a connection.

• The terminal receives signals from a satellite.
• Several terminals share the same communication line.
• Engineers tested the new network terminal.

Espressioni comuni: satellite terminal, network terminal, mobile terminal

terminale, mortale

Descrive una malattia che non può essere curata e porterà alla morte.

In inglese semplice: An illness that cannot be cured and will cause death.

• His father has terminal cancer.
• The doctor told her the illness was terminal.
• The hospital provides care for people with terminal diseases.

Sinonimi: fatal

Espressioni comuni: terminal illness, terminal cancer, terminal disease

finale, terminale

Che si trova alla fine di qualcosa o ne segna la conclusione.

In inglese semplice: At the end of something, or marking its end.

• The terminal stage of the process takes an hour.
• A full stop is a terminal punctuation mark.
• The diagram shows the terminal point of the route.

Sinonimi: final, last

Contrari: initial

Espressioni comuni: terminal stage, terminal position, terminal punctuation