concrete

solido, certo

Abbastanza solido e affidabile da sostenere un’affermazione o dimostrare che qualcosa è vero.

In inglese semplice: Strong and reliable enough to support a claim or show that something is true.

• We need concrete proof.
• The police found no concrete evidence against her.
• Do you have anything concrete to support that claim?

Sinonimi: solid, firm, reliable

Espressioni comuni: concrete evidence, concrete proof

concreto, specifico

Chiaro e preciso, con dettagli specifici invece di idee generali.

In inglese semplice: Clear and specific, with particular details rather than general ideas.

• Please give a concrete example.
• They agreed on concrete steps to reduce waste.
• We need concrete plans before we can begin.

Sinonimi: specific, definite

Contrari: vague, general

Espressioni comuni: concrete plans, concrete steps, concrete example

concreto, tangibile

Che esiste davvero e si può vedere o sperimentare, oltre a essere un’idea.

In inglese semplice: Real and able to be seen or experienced, rather than existing only as an idea.

• Children learn by handling concrete objects.
• The artist turns feelings into concrete forms.
• These ideas have little connection with concrete reality.

Sinonimi: real, actual, tangible

Contrari: abstract

Espressioni comuni: concrete objects, concrete reality, concrete experience

calcestruzzo

Materiale da costruzione ottenuto mescolando cemento, sabbia, pietre piccole e acqua, che diventa molto duro.

In inglese semplice: A building material made by mixing cement, sand, small stones, and water, which becomes very hard.

• The floor is made of concrete.
• Workers poured concrete into the wooden frame.
• These concrete walls keep the room cool.

Espressioni comuni: reinforced concrete, concrete floor, pour concrete, concrete bridge

cementare

Ricoprire una superficie o circondare qualcosa con calcestruzzo.

In inglese semplice: To cover an area or surround something with a hard building mixture of cement, sand, stones, and water.

• They concreted the yard.
• We plan to concrete the driveway next spring.
• The builders concreted the posts into the ground.

Come si usa: concrete over something (They concreted over the old flower beds.)

Espressioni comuni: concrete over something, concrete a driveway