make sense

avere senso

Essere chiaro o ragionevole, così da capire perché qualcosa viene detto o fatto.

In inglese semplice: If something is clear or reasonable, you can understand why it is said or done.

• That answer makes sense.
• Her plan made sense once she explained it.
• Does this sentence make sense to you?

Come si usa: make sense to someone (Your explanation makes sense to me.)

Sinonimi: be logical, be reasonable, be understandable

Espressioni comuni: make sense now, make sense to someone

capire, comprendere

Capire il significato o il funzionamento di qualcosa che sembrava confuso.

In inglese semplice: If you do this with something confusing, you understand what it means or how it works.

• Can you make sense of this map?
• She finally made sense of his messy notes.
• We are trying to make sense of the results.

Come si usa: make sense of someone/something (I cannot make sense of these instructions.)

Sinonimi: understand, figure out, interpret

Contrari: misunderstand

Espressioni comuni: make sense of something, make sense of someone

convenire, valere la pena

Essere utile o vantaggioso, tanto da valere la pena sceglierlo o continuarlo.

In inglese semplice: If a choice or situation is useful or good for you, it is worth choosing or continuing.

• Buying a monthly pass makes sense for me.
• Their relationship no longer made sense to either of them.
• Does renting a car make sense financially?

Come si usa: it makes sense to do something (It makes sense to buy tickets early.); make sense for someone (A smaller office makes sense for our company.)

Sinonimi: be worthwhile, be beneficial, be practical

Espressioni comuni: make sense financially, make sense for someone

essere normale, essere ordinario

Essere normale per dimensioni o sviluppo; usato soprattutto in negativo per descrivere qualcosa di enorme o impressionante.

In inglese semplice: To be ordinary in size or development; mainly used negatively to describe something unusually large or impressive.

• His enormous arms barely make sense.
• After years of training, her muscles no longer made sense.
• Those legs are so huge they do not make sense.

Sinonimi: be ordinary, be unremarkable

Contrari: be extraordinary

Espressioni comuni: make sense anymore, make sense physically