calculate

calcolare

Trovare un numero o una quantità usando operazioni matematiche.

In inglese semplice: To find a number or amount by using mathematics.

• Can you calculate the total?
• She calculated the cost of the trip.
• The program calculates how much tax you owe.

Come si usa: calculate how much… (We calculated how much paint we needed.)

Sinonimi: work out, compute

Espressioni comuni: calculate the cost, calculate the total, calculate a percentage

valutare, calcolare

Considerare attentamente i fatti per prevedere cosa succederà o decidere cosa fare.

In inglese semplice: To judge what will happen or what to do by carefully thinking about the facts.

• We must calculate the risks carefully.
• She calculated that nobody would notice her absence.
• They had calculated how the public would react.

Come si usa: calculate that… (He calculated that leaving early would avoid trouble.)

Sinonimi: judge, reckon, estimate

Espressioni comuni: calculate the risks, calculate that something, calculate your chances

concepire, progettare

Ideare qualcosa con l’intenzione o l’aspettativa che produca un risultato preciso.

In inglese semplice: To intend or expect something to produce a particular result.

• The joke was calculated to offend.
• Her speech was calculated to win public support.
• Every detail had been calculated to impress the guests.

Come si usa: be calculated to do something (His remarks were calculated to upset her.)

Sinonimi: intend, design

Espressioni comuni: calculate to impress, calculate to offend

calcolare

Usare numeri o posizioni delle stelle per determinare quando o come succederà qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To work out when or how something will happen using numbers or the positions of stars.

• Astronomers calculate the next eclipse.
• The astrologer calculated a horoscope for the child.
• They calculated when the planet would appear again.

Sinonimi: compute, predict

Espressioni comuni: calculate an eclipse, calculate a horoscope

contare su

Aspettarsi che qualcosa accada e fare programmi sulla base di questa aspettativa.

In inglese semplice: To expect something to happen and make plans based on that expectation.

• We calculate on your help.
• She had calculated on finding the door open.
• They had not calculated on such heavy rain.

Come si usa: calculate on someone/something (We calculated on his support.); calculate on doing something (They calculated on arriving before dark.)

Sinonimi: count on, expect, reckon on

Espressioni comuni: calculate on something, calculate on help

adattare, progettare

Progettare o preparare qualcosa con cura perché serva a uno scopo preciso.

In inglese semplice: To carefully design or prepare something so that it serves a particular purpose.

• They calculated the system for public safety.
• The laws were carefully calculated for a growing nation.
• He calculated every part of the scheme for that purpose.

Come si usa: calculate something for something (They calculated the rules for the needs of a small community.)

Sinonimi: adapt, design, tailor

Espressioni comuni: calculate for something, calculate a system