orient

familiarizzare, orientare

Aiutare qualcuno, o sé stessi, a conoscere e capire un luogo o una situazione nuovi.

In inglese semplice: To help someone, or yourself, understand a new place or situation.

• The tour helps orient new students.
• She needed time to orient herself to the role.
• A short meeting oriented the team to the new procedures.

Come si usa: orient oneself to something (It took me a week to orient myself to the new system.); orient someone to something (The manager oriented us to the company's procedures.)

Sinonimi: familiarize, acquaint

Espressioni comuni: orient new staff, orient yourself, orient new students

orientare

Disporre qualcosa in modo che sia rivolto in una certa direzione.

In inglese semplice: To place something so it faces a particular direction.

• Orient the map toward north.
• They oriented the house to face the sea.
• Can we orient the windows toward the garden?

Come si usa: orient something toward something (Orient the solar panels toward the sun.)

Sinonimi: align, position

Espressioni comuni: orient a building, orient something north, orient a map

orientarsi

Capire dove ci si trova e in quale direzione si è rivolti.

In inglese semplice: To work out where you are and which direction you are facing.

• I stopped to orient myself.
• She oriented herself using a compass.
• Can you orient yourself without a map?

Come si usa: orient oneself (I used the church tower to orient myself.)

Sinonimi: get one's bearings

Espressioni comuni: orient yourself, orient yourself outdoors