classic

tipico, classico

Che presenta le caratteristiche abituali o più riconoscibili di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Showing the usual or most recognizable features of something.

• That is a classic mistake.
• The patient showed classic signs of flu.
• His response was a classic example of bad manners.

Come si usa: a classic example of something (This is a classic example of poor planning.)

Sinonimi: typical, characteristic

Contrari: atypical

Espressioni comuni: classic example, classic mistake, classic case

classico

Di qualità e apprezzato da molti per tanti anni, anche quando le mode cambiano.

In inglese semplice: Good and widely admired for many years, even as fashions change.

• She chose a classic design.
• This classic novel still attracts young readers.
• A simple black dress has a classic beauty.

Sinonimi: timeless

Espressioni comuni: classic style, classic design, classic novel, classic beauty

classico, d’epoca

Di un’epoca passata, soprattutto se ancora apprezzato o considerato prezioso.

In inglese semplice: From an earlier time, especially when people still enjoy or value it.

• He collects classic cars.
• The station plays classic rock.
• We spent the evening watching classic movies.

Sinonimi: vintage, retro

Contrari: modern

Espressioni comuni: classic car, classic movies, classic rock

classico

Libro, film, canzone o altra opera che viene ammirata per molti anni.

In inglese semplice: A book, film, song, or other work that people admire for many years.

• This film is a classic.
• She enjoys reading nineteenth-century classics.
• That song became an instant classic.

Sinonimi: masterpiece

Espressioni comuni: a modern classic, read a classic, an instant classic

studi classici

Studio delle lingue, degli scritti e della cultura dell’antica Grecia e di Roma.

In inglese semplice: The languages, writing, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, studied as a subject.

• She studies classics at university.
• Our classics teacher taught us Latin.
• His degree in classics included Greek poetry.

Sinonimi: classical studies

Espressioni comuni: study classics, teach classics, classics degree

autore classico

Scrittore le cui opere sono ammirate e studiate da molti anni.

In inglese semplice: A writer whose work has been admired and studied for many years.

• Virgil is a Roman classic.
• The course introduces students to each Greek classic.
• She praised the poet as a classic.

Espressioni comuni: a Roman classic, a Greek classic, read a classic