offset

compensare, controbilanciare

Offrire un beneficio che riduce l'effetto di un costo, una perdita o uno svantaggio.

In inglese semplice: To balance a cost, loss, or disadvantage by providing a benefit that reduces its effect.

• The savings offset the cost.
• Higher sales have offset our earlier losses.
• Can the extra income offset the increase in rent?

Come si usa: offset something against something (You may offset these expenses against your income.); be offset by something (Higher rent was offset by lower heating bills.)

Sinonimi: counterbalance, compensate for, balance out

Espressioni comuni: offset the cost, offset losses, offset carbon emissions

compensare, controbilanciare

Ridurre l'effetto di qualcosa aggiungendo qualcos'altro che produce un effetto opposto.

In inglese semplice: To reduce the effect of something by adding something with an opposite effect.

• The savings offset the extra cost.
• Higher wages have offset rising food prices.
• Can we offset these losses with future profits?

Come si usa: offset something with something (We offset the higher rent with savings on travel.)

Sinonimi: counterbalance, compensate for

Espressioni comuni: offset the cost, offset something with something

mettere in risalto, far risaltare

Accostare cose diverse per evidenziarne le differenze, soprattutto per rendere qualcosa più gradevole.

In inglese semplice: To place things together so their differences are clear, especially to make something look more attractive.

• White flowers offset the dark leaves.
• Her simple dress was offset by bright jewellery.
• The artist offset warm colours against a cool background.

Come si usa: offset something against something (The designer offset bright cushions against a dark sofa.); be offset by something (The plain walls were offset by colourful paintings.)

Sinonimi: contrast, set off

Espressioni comuni: offset something against something, offset by something, offset a colour

compensazione, contrappeso

Qualcosa che compensa una perdita, un costo o uno svantaggio offrendo un beneficio equivalente.

In inglese semplice: Something that balances a loss, cost, or disadvantage by providing a matching benefit.

• The discount provides an offset to delivery costs.
• They bought carbon offsets for their flights.
• Higher sales offered a partial offset to rising expenses.

Come si usa: an offset to something (The savings provided an offset to the higher rent.)

Sinonimi: counterbalance, compensation

Espressioni comuni: carbon offset, offset to something, provide an offset, partial offset

scostamento, spostamento

Distanza tra la posizione effettiva di qualcosa e un'altra posizione usata come riferimento.

In inglese semplice: The distance between something's actual position and another position it is measured against.

• The two lines have a small offset.
• We measured the vertical offset between the panels.
• Adjust the offset until the images line up.

Come si usa: an offset between A and B (There is a small offset between the two lines.); an offset of an amount (The diagram shows an offset of five millimetres.)

Sinonimi: displacement, shift

Espressioni comuni: horizontal offset, vertical offset, offset between something

offset, stampa offset

Metodo di stampa che trasferisce l'inchiostro da una lastra alla gomma e poi alla carta.

In inglese semplice: A printing method that moves ink from a plate to rubber, then onto paper.

• The printer uses offset for large orders.
• These brochures were printed by offset.
• Offset produces clear images on many types of paper.

Sinonimi: offset printing, offset lithography

Espressioni comuni: offset printing, offset press, print by offset

offset, scostamento

Differenza tra una posizione nella memoria del computer e la posizione iniziale usata per individuarla.

In inglese semplice: The difference between a location in computer memory and a starting location used to find it.

• The offset is eight bytes.
• Add the offset to the base address.
• Each array element has a different offset in memory.

Come si usa: an offset from something (The value is stored at an offset from the base address.)

Sinonimi: address displacement

Espressioni comuni: byte offset, memory offset, offset from something

stampa offset

Immagine ottenuta trasferendo l'inchiostro da una lastra alla gomma e poi alla carta.

In inglese semplice: An image made by transferring ink from a plate to rubber and then onto paper.

• The gallery displayed a colour offset.
• She bought an offset of the original painting.
• These offsets reproduce the artist's drawings in fine detail.

Sinonimi: offset print

Espressioni comuni: colour offset, an offset print, an offset image