footnote

nota a piè di pagina

Breve nota in fondo a una pagina che spiega qualcosa o ne indica la fonte.

In inglese semplice: A short note at the bottom of a page that explains something or gives its source.

• Read the footnote below.
• The author explained the date in a footnote.
• These footnotes list the sources used in the chapter.

Sinonimi: note

Espressioni comuni: numbered footnote, footnote reference, read a footnote

dettaglio secondario, nota marginale

Piccolo evento o dettaglio meno importante rispetto alla vicenda più ampia di cui fa parte.

In inglese semplice: A small event or detail that is less important than the larger story it belongs to.

• The scandal became a historical footnote.
• Her early failure was just a footnote to her later success.
• Will this election become a footnote in history?

Come si usa: a footnote to something (The dispute became a footnote to the larger political crisis.); a footnote in something (His brief career is now a footnote in sporting history.)

Sinonimi: minor detail

Espressioni comuni: historical footnote, mere footnote, footnote to history