cardinal

cardinale

Alto esponente della Chiesa cattolica che partecipa alla scelta di un nuovo papa.

In inglese semplice: A senior Catholic Church official who helps choose a new pope.

• The cardinal met the pope.
• Several cardinals attended the ceremony in Rome.
• A new pope is chosen by the cardinals.

Espressioni comuni: Catholic cardinal, appoint a cardinal

cardinale

Uccello canoro delle Americhe; il maschio della specie più conosciuta è rosso vivo.

In inglese semplice: A songbird from the Americas; the male of the best-known kind is bright red.

• A cardinal landed on the fence.
• Two cardinals visited our bird feeder.
• We heard a cardinal singing outside the window.

Espressioni comuni: red cardinal, male cardinal, cardinal nest, cardinal song

rosso cardinale

Colore rosso intenso, simile a quello degli abiti dei cardinali cattolici.

In inglese semplice: A deep red colour like the clothing worn by senior Catholic Church officials.

• She chose cardinal for the curtains.
• The painter mixed cardinal with a little brown.
• The cloth was a rich shade of cardinal.

Sinonimi: cardinal red

Espressioni comuni: cardinal red, deep cardinal

fondamentale, essenziale

Così importante da essere alla base di altre idee o azioni.

In inglese semplice: So important that other ideas or actions depend on it.

• Safety is our cardinal rule.
• He broke the cardinal principle of patient privacy.
• Ignoring your audience is a cardinal mistake in public speaking.

Sinonimi: fundamental, essential, crucial

Espressioni comuni: cardinal rule, cardinal sin, cardinal principle

cardinale

Relativo alle quattro direzioni principali: nord, sud, est e ovest.

In inglese semplice: Relating to north, south, east, and west.

• North is a cardinal direction.
• The map shows all four cardinal points.
• A compass helps you find the cardinal directions.

Espressioni comuni: cardinal directions, cardinal points, cardinal mark

cardinale

Detto di numeri come uno, due e tre, che indicano quante cose ci sono.

In inglese semplice: Describing numbers that tell you how many things there are, such as one, two, and three.

• Five is a cardinal number.
• Use cardinal numbers to say how many chairs you need.
• The teacher explained the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers.

Contrari: ordinal

Espressioni comuni: cardinal number, cardinal numeral