passage

brano, passo

Breve parte di un libro o di un altro testo scritto.

In inglese semplice: A short part of a book or another piece of writing.

• Read the passage below.
• He quoted two passages from the book.
• Which passage did you find most interesting?

Come si usa: a passage from something (She read a passage from her favourite novel.)

Sinonimi: section, extract, excerpt

Espressioni comuni: read a passage, a short passage, a passage from something

passaggio, transito

Spostamento da un luogo o da una fase della vita a un’altra, oppure permesso di attraversare un luogo.

In inglese semplice: Movement from one place or stage of life to another, or permission to move through a place.

• The guards allowed us safe passage.
• The ceremony marked her passage into adulthood.
• The passage of time changed his views.

Come si usa: passage from A to B (The ceremony marks the passage from childhood to adulthood.); passage through something (The army allowed safe passage through the area.)

Sinonimi: passing, transition

Espressioni comuni: safe passage, free passage, rite of passage, passage of time

corridoio, passaggio

Via lunga e stretta all’interno di un edificio o tra luoghi diversi.

In inglese semplice: A long, narrow way through a building or between places.

• The passage leads to the kitchen.
• We walked down a dark passage.
• Are there secret passages under the castle?

Sinonimi: passageway, corridor

Espressioni comuni: a narrow passage, a secret passage, down the passage, through a passage

condotto, canale

Apertura o tubo che permette il passaggio di aria, liquidi o altre cose.

In inglese semplice: An opening or tube that allows air, liquid, or other things to move through.

• The swelling blocked her nasal passage.
• Air flows through these narrow passages.
• The doctor checked whether the passage was clear.

Sinonimi: channel, duct

Espressioni comuni: nasal passage, an air passage, a blocked passage

passaggio, brano

Breve parte di un brano musicale.

In inglese semplice: A short part of a piece of music.

• Play that passage again.
• The final passage is very quiet.
• She practised the difficult passages before the concert.

Come si usa: a passage from something (The violinist played a passage from the concerto.)

Sinonimi: section

Espressioni comuni: a musical passage, a difficult passage, play a passage

traversata, viaggio

Viaggio compiuto in nave o in aereo.

In inglese semplice: A journey by ship or aircraft.

• We had a rough passage.
• She booked passage on the next ship.
• Their passage across the ocean took six weeks.

Come si usa: passage to somewhere (She booked passage to New Zealand.); passage on something (He paid for passage on a cargo ship.)

Sinonimi: journey, crossing, voyage

Espressioni comuni: book passage, a sea passage, a rough passage, passage to somewhere

subcoltivare

Trasferire cellule o microbi in un altro animale o mezzo nutritivo perché continuino a crescere.

In inglese semplice: To move cells or germs into another animal or growth material so they keep growing.

• We passage the cells every week.
• The team passaged the virus through mice.
• These cultures have been passaged several times.

Come si usa: passage something through something (The researchers passaged the virus through several hosts.); passage something into something (They passaged the cells into fresh medium.)

Sinonimi: subculture

Espressioni comuni: passage a virus, passage the cells, passage through something