content

contento, soddisfatto

Felice di ciò che ha o della propria situazione, senza desiderare di più.

In inglese semplice: Happy with what you have or with your situation, without wanting more.

• I am content with my life.
• They were content to stay at home.
• Would you be content with a smaller house?

Come si usa: be content with something (She is content with her small apartment.); be content to do something (He was content to wait outside.)

Sinonimi: satisfied, happy

Contrari: dissatisfied, discontented

Espressioni comuni: content with something, content to stay, perfectly content

contenuto

Idee, fatti o messaggi presenti in un libro, discorso, video o altra opera.

In inglese semplice: The ideas, facts, or messages in a book, speech, video, or other work.

• The content of the book surprised me.
• We discussed the speech’s content after the meeting.
• This article has useful content but needs clearer headings.

Sinonimi: subject matter, substance

Espressioni comuni: content of something, educational content, written content

contenuto

Le cose dentro una borsa, scatola, libro o altro contenitore; in inglese si usa di solito «contents».

In inglese semplice: The things inside a bag, box, book, or other container, usually called its contents.

• The box’s contents were wet.
• She emptied the contents of her bag onto the table.
• Check the contents before you throw the envelope away.

Sinonimi: contents

Espressioni comuni: content of something, examine the content

contenuti

Testi, immagini, video o altri materiali creativi prodotti per essere letti, guardati o ascoltati.

In inglese semplice: Writing, pictures, videos, or other creative material made for people to read, watch, or listen to.

• She creates content for children.
• We upload new content every Friday.
• Which website has the best free content?

Sinonimi: material

Espressioni comuni: create content, online content, video content

contenuto, tenore

Quantità o proporzione di una determinata sostanza presente in qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The amount of a particular substance in something.

• This milk has a low fat content.
• Check the sugar content before buying the juice.
• The soil’s water content fell during the summer.

Sinonimi: amount, proportion

Espressioni comuni: fat content, sugar content, high alcohol content

appagamento, soddisfazione

Sensazione di avere abbastanza o di essere soddisfatti, soprattutto facendo qualcosa quanto si desidera.

In inglese semplice: A feeling of having enough or being satisfied, especially when doing something as much as you want.

• You can read to your heart’s content.
• We ate and drank to our hearts’ content.
• There was a quiet sense of content in her voice.

Come si usa: to someone’s heart’s content (The children played to their hearts’ content.)

Sinonimi: contentment, satisfaction

Contrari: discontent

Espressioni comuni: heart’s content, to your heart’s content

accontentarsi

Accettare ciò che è disponibile, anche se si vorrebbe qualcosa di più o di diverso.

In inglese semplice: To accept what is available, although you would like something more or different.

• Content yourself with what you have.
• She contented herself with a sandwich.
• We had to content ourselves with hearing the result by phone.

Come si usa: content oneself with something (We had to content ourselves with a short visit.); content oneself with doing something (He contented himself with watching from outside.)

Sinonimi: settle for, make do with

Espressioni comuni: content yourself, content yourself with something

soddisfare, accontentare

Far sentire qualcuno felice o soddisfatto.

In inglese semplice: To make someone feel happy or satisfied.

• Nothing seemed to content him.
• A warm meal contented the tired travellers.
• Would a simple answer content you?

Sinonimi: satisfy, please

Contrari: dissatisfy

Espressioni comuni: content someone, content the mind, content a child