original

originale, iniziale

Che esisteva o è avvenuto prima di altre persone o cose successive dello stesso tipo.

In inglese semplice: Existing or happening before later people or things of the same kind.

• The original owner still lives nearby.
• We returned to our original plan.
• The house still has its original windows.

Sinonimi: first, initial

Contrari: later

Espressioni comuni: original owner, original plan, original version, original manuscript

originale, innovativo

Nuovo e interessante perché non copia qualcosa che esiste già.

In inglese semplice: New and interesting because it does not copy something already made.

• That is an original idea.
• She wrote a very original story.
• We need something more original for the advertisement.

Sinonimi: creative, inventive, innovative

Contrari: unoriginal

Espressioni comuni: original idea, original design, original work

originale, creativo

Che pensa in modi nuovi e interessanti, diversi da quelli degli altri.

In inglese semplice: Thinking in new, interesting ways that are different from those of other people.

• She is an original thinker.
• His students found him wonderfully original.
• Few writers are as original as she is.

Sinonimi: creative, inventive

Contrari: unoriginal

Espressioni comuni: original thinker, original artist, highly original person

pionieristico, originale

Tra i primi a sviluppare una nuova attività, uno stile o un modo di fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Among the first people to develop a new activity, style, or way of doing something.

• She was one of the original pioneers of radio.
• The original players helped create a new musical style.
• Several original members shaped the movement in its early years.

Sinonimi: pioneering

Espressioni comuni: original pioneers, original jazz players

originale

Documento o opera d’arte da cui vengono ricavate le copie.

In inglese semplice: The actual document or artwork, rather than a copy of it.

• Keep the original in a safe place.
• Is this painting an original?
• The museum owns several originals by this artist.

Contrari: copy

Espressioni comuni: keep the original, copy of the original, signed original, copy the original