gist

senso generale, succo

Il contenuto essenziale di ciò che viene detto o scritto, senza tutti i dettagli.

In inglese semplice: The main idea of something spoken or written, without all the details.

• I got the gist of the story.
• Can you explain the gist of her argument?
• He missed a few words but understood the gist.

Come si usa: the gist of something (She told me the gist of the conversation.)

Sinonimi: main idea, essence, substance

Espressioni comuni: gist of something, get the gist, understand the gist

frammento di codice, gist

Breve frammento di codice informatico salvato online perché altri possano vederlo o usarlo.

In inglese semplice: A short piece of computer code saved online so other people can view or use it.

• She shared the code in a gist.
• Can you send me a link to your gist?
• He saved three useful scripts as separate gists.

Sinonimi: code snippet

Espressioni comuni: create a gist, share a gist, public gist

pettegolezzo, voce

Discorsi sulla vita altrui, oppure una storia particolare che potrebbe non essere vera.

In inglese semplice: Talk about other people’s lives, or a particular story that may not be true.

• She always has the latest gist.
• We sat down to share gist after work.
• He told me a juicy gist about their neighbour.

Sinonimi: gossip, rumour

Espressioni comuni: latest gist, juicy gist, share gist

riassumere

Presentare i punti principali di un testo in forma più breve.

In inglese semplice: To give the main points of a piece of writing in a shorter form.

• Please gist the report for the meeting.
• She gisted the article in three sentences.
• Can you gist this document for us?

Sinonimi: summarize, abridge

Espressioni comuni: gist a report, gist the document

chiacchierare, spettegolare

Parlare in modo informale, spesso degli altri e della loro vita.

In inglese semplice: To talk casually, often about other people and their lives.

• We sat outside and gisted.
• She likes to gist with her friends.
• They were gisting about their neighbors.

Come si usa: gist with someone (I gisted with my friends after dinner.)

Sinonimi: chat, gossip

Espressioni comuni: gist with someone, sit and gist