conglomerate

conglomerato, gruppo industriale

Grande società composta da aziende più piccole che operano in settori diversi.

In inglese semplice: A large company made up of smaller companies working in different areas of business.

• A large conglomerate owns the newspaper.
• The conglomerate bought three food companies last year.
• Several international conglomerates have offices here.

Sinonimi: business group

Espressioni comuni: media conglomerate, industrial conglomerate, multinational conglomerate

conglomerato

Roccia composta da pietre arrotondate o ghiaia tenute insieme da materiale più fine.

In inglese semplice: A rock made of rounded stones or pieces of gravel held together by finer material.

• The cliff is made of conglomerate.
• Rounded pebbles are visible in this conglomerate.
• We found several layers of conglomerate above the sandstone.

Espressioni comuni: conglomerate rock, layer of conglomerate, coarse conglomerate

agglomerato, raggruppato

Riunito strettamente in un unico gruppo o in un'unica massa.

In inglese semplice: Gathered closely together into a single group or mass.

• The plant bears conglomerate flowers.
• Under the microscope, the cells formed a conglomerate mass.
• These conglomerate flower heads contain many tiny blooms.

Sinonimi: clustered, bunched

Espressioni comuni: conglomerate flowers, conglomerate clusters, conglomerate mass

conglomeratico

Composto da frammenti di roccia o pietre arrotondate saldamente legati tra loro.

In inglese semplice: Made of pieces of rock or rounded stones held firmly together.

• The workers cut through conglomerate rock.
• We examined the conglomerate layers beneath the soil.
• These conglomerate deposits contain large rounded stones.

Espressioni comuni: conglomerate rock, conglomerate layers, conglomerate deposits

agglomerare, agglomerarsi

Unirsi o raccogliere cose formando una massa più grande.

In inglese semplice: To join together or collect things into a larger mass.

• Small particles conglomerate into larger lumps.
• Heat conglomerated the loose material into a solid mass.
• The fragments slowly conglomerated at the bottom of the tank.

Come si usa: conglomerate into something (The grains conglomerated into a single lump.)

Sinonimi: combine, cluster, agglomerate

Contrari: separate

Espressioni comuni: conglomerate into something, conglomerate particles

fondere

Riunire più aziende in un'unica società più grande.

In inglese semplice: To bring several businesses together as one larger company.

• The owners planned to conglomerate several small firms.
• Those businesses conglomerated into a single corporation.
• The group conglomerated companies from several unrelated industries.

Come si usa: conglomerate into something (The smaller companies conglomerated into a large industrial group.)

Sinonimi: merge, combine, consolidate

Espressioni comuni: conglomerate several companies, conglomerate into something