pendant

ciondolo

Piccolo oggetto decorativo che pende da una catena portata al collo.

In inglese semplice: A small decorative object that hangs from a chain around your neck.

• She wears a silver pendant.
• He gave me a pendant shaped like a leaf.
• The pendants hung from delicate gold chains.

Espressioni comuni: gold pendant, wear a pendant, pendant necklace

lampada a sospensione

Lampada che pende dal soffitto.

In inglese semplice: A light that hangs down from the ceiling.

• A pendant hangs above the table.
• We installed three pendants in the kitchen.
• This glass pendant gives a soft light.

Sinonimi: hanging light

Espressioni comuni: pendant light, kitchen pendant, glass pendant

anello di sospensione

Perno e anello sulla parte superiore di un orologio da tasca, usati per fissarlo a una catena.

In inglese semplice: The stem and ring at the top of a pocket watch, used to attach it to a chain.

• The watch chain clips onto the pendant.
• The antique watch had a damaged pendant.
• She examined the pendant before repairing the watch.

Espressioni comuni: watch pendant, pendant ring

opera complementare

Opera d’arte, letteraria o musicale creata per fare coppia con un’altra o completarla.

In inglese semplice: A work of art, writing, or music made to match or complete another work.

• The portrait was painted as a pendant to another.
• His second essay forms a pendant to the first.
• The composer wrote a pendant to the opening piece.

Come si usa: a pendant to something (The poem is a pendant to her earlier story.)

Sinonimi: companion piece

Espressioni comuni: pendant to something, musical pendant

corrispettivo, gemello

Una di due cose abbinate, oppure qualcosa che corrisponde strettamente a un’altra cosa.

In inglese semplice: One of two matching things, or something that corresponds closely to another.

• This vase has a matching pendant.
• The bronze figure is a pendant to the marble one.
• We displayed the ornament beside its pendant.

Come si usa: a pendant to something (This vase is the pendant to the one beside it.)

Sinonimi: counterpart, match

Espressioni comuni: pendant to something, matching pendant