vocabulary

vocabolario, lessico

Insieme di tutte le parole che una persona conosce o usa.

In inglese semplice: All the words that a person knows or uses.

• Reading helps you build your vocabulary.
• Her English vocabulary has grown this year.
• He has a large vocabulary but rarely uses difficult words.

Sinonimi: word knowledge

Espressioni comuni: expand your vocabulary, limited vocabulary

vocabolario

Le parole che si conoscono o si imparano, insieme ai loro significati.

In inglese semplice: The words you know or learn, together with their meanings.

• We learned some new vocabulary today.
• Reading helps me improve my vocabulary.
• How much French vocabulary do you know?

Sinonimi: word knowledge

Espressioni comuni: learn vocabulary, new vocabulary, build vocabulary

terminologia, lessico

Parole usate da un particolare gruppo o in un determinato settore lavorativo.

In inglese semplice: The words used by people in a particular group or area of work.

• Medical vocabulary can be difficult.
• The book explains the vocabulary of sailing.
• Different professions have their own vocabularies.

Come si usa: the vocabulary of something (She understands the vocabulary of finance.)

Sinonimi: terminology, lexicon

Espressioni comuni: medical vocabulary, technical vocabulary, vocabulary of science

linguaggio artistico

Forme, suoni o metodi che qualcuno usa per esprimere idee nell’arte.

In inglese semplice: The shapes, sounds, or methods someone uses to express ideas in art.

• Her visual vocabulary includes circles and bright colours.
• The dancer developed a vocabulary of small movements.
• These buildings share a simple architectural vocabulary.

Espressioni comuni: visual vocabulary, artistic vocabulary, vocabulary of shapes