oxygen

ossigeno

Elemento presente nell’aria e nell’acqua, necessario alla vita di persone e animali.

In inglese semplice: A chemical element found in air and water, needed by people and animals to live.

• Air contains oxygen.
• Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
• Many metals react with oxygen.

Sinonimi: sourstuff

Espressioni comuni: oxygen atom, oxygen gas, oxygen molecule

ossigeno

Ossigeno somministrato a una persona per aiutarla a respirare.

In inglese semplice: A gas supply given to someone to help them breathe.

• The nurse gave him oxygen.
• She needed oxygen during the flight.
• The patient was still on oxygen the next morning.

Come si usa: on oxygen (He is on oxygen while his lungs recover.)

Espressioni comuni: give oxygen, oxygen mask, on oxygen

linfa vitale

Qualcosa che permette a un’idea, un’attività o un sentimento di crescere o continuare.

In inglese semplice: Something that allows an idea, activity, or feeling to grow or continue.

• Freedom is oxygen for creativity.
• Public attention became the oxygen of the movement.
• Open debate provides oxygen for new ideas.

Come si usa: oxygen for something (Encouragement is oxygen for young talent.)

Sinonimi: lifeblood, fuel

Espressioni comuni: oxygen of something, oxygen for something

atomo di ossigeno

Un solo atomo dell’elemento ossigeno, il cui simbolo è O.

In inglese semplice: One atom of the chemical element with the symbol O.

• Each molecule has one oxygen.
• The terminal oxygen forms a bond with carbon.
• Two oxygens are attached to the central atom.

Espressioni comuni: one oxygen, terminal oxygen