orientation

orientamento

Direzione verso cui è rivolto qualcosa, oppure verso cui tendono gli interessi e i sentimenti di una persona.

In inglese semplice: The direction something faces, or the way someone's interests and feelings are directed.

• The house has a southern orientation.
• People have different sexual orientations.
• The newspaper changed its political orientation.

Come si usa: orientation of something (The orientation of the building allows sunlight into every room.)

Sinonimi: direction, alignment

Espressioni comuni: sexual orientation, political orientation, orientation of something

orientamento, introduzione

Presentazione iniziale che aiuta a capire un nuovo luogo, una nuova attività o un nuovo apparecchio.

In inglese semplice: An introduction that helps you understand a new place, activity, or piece of equipment.

• New students attend orientation on Monday.
• The orientation session helped me find the library.
• Have you completed your staff orientation?

Come si usa: orientation to something (The course offers an orientation to the laboratory equipment.)

Sinonimi: introduction, induction

Espressioni comuni: orientation session, student orientation, orientation program, orientation to something

orientamento

Capacità o attività di capire dove ci si trova e in quale direzione andare.

In inglese semplice: The ability or process of finding where you are and which direction to go.

• A compass can help with orientation.
• These birds use the sun for orientation.
• The injury affected her sense of orientation.

Sinonimi: navigation, direction finding

Contrari: disorientation

Espressioni comuni: spatial orientation, sense of orientation, orientation skills