affection

affetto

Sentimento di amore o simpatia verso qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A warm feeling of love or liking for someone or something.

• She showed her affection with a hug.
• He felt deep affection for his grandmother.
• They still speak of their old teacher with affection.

Come si usa: affection for someone/something (He has great affection for his old school.); with affection (She spoke of her grandfather with affection.)

Sinonimi: fondness, love

Contrari: hatred

Espressioni comuni: affection for someone, show affection, deep affection

affezione

Processo o stato in cui qualcosa viene modificato o influenzato da qualcos’altro.

In inglese semplice: The process or state of being changed or influenced by something.

• The essay explores the affection of the mind by music.
• He distinguished direct affection by heat from later changes.
• The chapter considers external affection of the senses.

Come si usa: affection of something by something (The philosopher described the affection of the senses by external objects.)

Espressioni comuni: affection by something, external affection, affection of something

proprietà, attributo

Qualità, caratteristica o condizione propria di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A quality, feature, or condition that something has.

• The philosopher called shape an affection of matter.
• He listed several affections of the human body.
• In that theory, motion is an affection of physical objects.

Come si usa: an affection of something (The writer treats weight as an affection of matter.)

Sinonimi: property, attribute, condition

Espressioni comuni: affection of matter, bodily affection, essential affection

affezione, malattia

Malattia o disturbo che colpisce una parte del corpo.

In inglese semplice: An illness or unhealthy condition affecting part of the body.

• The physician diagnosed a chronic affection of the lungs.
• The record mentions several nervous affections.
• He received treatment for an affection of the heart.

Come si usa: an affection of something (The old report describes an affection of the lungs.)

Sinonimi: illness, disease, disorder

Espressioni comuni: nervous affection, chronic affection, affection of something