artificial

artificiale

Fatto dalle persone anziché prodotto dalla natura.

In inglese semplice: Made by people rather than produced by nature.

• These flowers are artificial.
• The room has only artificial light.
• They replaced the lawn with artificial grass.

Sinonimi: man-made, synthetic

Contrari: natural

Espressioni comuni: artificial flowers, artificial light, artificial grass

finto, forzato

Simulato o forzato, senza esprimere sentimenti veri.

In inglese semplice: Pretended or forced, rather than expressing real feelings.

• Her smile seemed artificial.
• He spoke with artificial enthusiasm.
• Their artificial politeness made the meeting uncomfortable.

Sinonimi: false, fake, insincere, forced

Contrari: genuine, sincere

Espressioni comuni: artificial smile, artificial friendliness

artificiale, arbitrario

Creato o imposto in un modo che non corrisponde alla situazione reale.

In inglese semplice: Created or imposed in a way that does not fit the real situation.

• The deadline creates artificial pressure.
• These artificial divisions hide what the groups share.
• We should avoid making artificial distinctions between similar cases.

Sinonimi: arbitrary, contrived

Contrari: natural

Espressioni comuni: artificial distinction, artificial limits, artificial boundaries