interval

intervallo

Tempo o spazio che separa due cose o due eventi.

In inglese semplice: The time or space between two things or events.

• There was a brief interval between calls.
• Take the medicine at regular intervals.
• The trees were planted at intervals of five metres.

Come si usa: an interval between A and B (There was a short interval between the two calls.); at intervals of a stated amount (The posts stand at intervals of two metres.)

Sinonimi: gap, space

Espressioni comuni: regular interval, short interval, interval between something

intervallo

Breve pausa fra le parti di uno spettacolo teatrale, di un concerto o di un’altra rappresentazione.

In inglese semplice: A short break between parts of a play, concert, or other performance.

• We bought drinks during the interval.
• The play has a fifteen-minute interval.
• After the interval, the orchestra performed a new piece.

Sinonimi: intermission, break

Espressioni comuni: during the interval, after the interval, twenty-minute interval

intervallo

Differenza di altezza fra due note musicali, cioè quanto una è più acuta o grave dell’altra.

In inglese semplice: The difference in how high or low two musical notes sound.

• The interval between these notes is small.
• She can sing wide intervals accurately.
• An octave is the interval between one C and the next.

Come si usa: an interval of a musical distance (These notes form an interval of a fifth.)

Espressioni comuni: musical interval, wide interval, interval of something

intervallo

Insieme che contiene tutti i numeri fra due estremi, a volte includendo anche gli estremi stessi.

In inglese semplice: A range of numbers containing every number between its ends, sometimes including the ends.

• Choose a number in this interval.
• A closed interval includes both endpoints.
• The function is positive throughout the interval from two to four.

Espressioni comuni: open interval, closed interval, bounded interval

pausa, intervallo

Pausa per il pranzo o il tè fra le sessioni di gioco di una giornata di cricket.

In inglese semplice: A lunch or tea break between periods of play during a day of cricket.

• Rain began during the tea interval.
• The players left the field for the lunch interval.
• Play resumed after the interval with a new bowler.

Sinonimi: break

Espressioni comuni: lunch interval, tea interval, scheduled interval