intensive

intensivo

Che richiede molto lavoro o attività in un periodo breve.

In inglese semplice: Involving a great deal of work or activity in a short time.

• She took an intensive language course.
• The team needs two weeks of intensive training.
• He received intensive care after the accident.

Sinonimi: concentrated

Espressioni comuni: intensive course, intensive training, intensive care, intensive study

intensivo

Che richiede o usa molto di ciò che indica la parola precedente.

In inglese semplice: Needing or using a large amount of the thing named before it.

• The work is very labor-intensive.
• Steel production is energy-intensive.
• They avoided capital-intensive projects because money was limited.

Come si usa: noun + intensive (Handmade furniture is labor-intensive to produce.)

Sinonimi: demanding

Espressioni comuni: labor intensive, capital intensive, energy intensive, resource intensive

intensivo, enfatico

Si dice di una parola o forma che rafforza il significato di un’altra parola.

In inglese semplice: A word or form that makes the meaning of another word stronger.

• The teacher explained intensive pronouns.
• In this sentence, herself is an intensive pronoun.
• This language has an intensive form of the verb.

Sinonimi: emphatic, intensifying

Espressioni comuni: intensive pronoun, intensive verb, intensive form