plan

piano, progetto

Idea o insieme di decisioni su cosa fare per raggiungere un obiettivo.

In inglese semplice: An idea or set of decisions about what you will do to reach a goal.

• We need a plan.
• Our holiday plans changed yesterday.
• What is your plan for tomorrow?

Come si usa: a plan for something (We need a plan for the weekend.); a plan to do something (She has a plan to save money.)

Sinonimi: scheme, strategy

Espressioni comuni: make a plan, plan for something, plan to do

piano, programma

Insieme di cose che decidi di fare per ottenere un risultato.

In inglese semplice: A set of things you decide to do to achieve something.

• What is your plan?
• We changed our plans because of the rain.
• Their plan is to save enough money for a house.

Come si usa: plan for something (We need a plan for the weekend.); plan to do something (Her plan to open a cafe needs more funding.)

Sinonimi: strategy, scheme

Espressioni comuni: make a plan, plan for something, business plan

pianta, progetto

Disegno che mostra la disposizione o la costruzione prevista di un edificio, luogo o macchina.

In inglese semplice: A drawing that shows how a building, place, or machine is arranged or will be made.

• The architect showed us the plan.
• These plans include a new bridge.
• Check the measurements on the plan before building.

Sinonimi: drawing, blueprint

Espressioni comuni: building plan, draw a plan, detailed plan

pianta, planimetria

Disegno di un edificio o piano visto dall’alto, con stanze e muri.

In inglese semplice: A drawing showing a building or floor from above, including its rooms and walls.

• The plan shows three bedrooms.
• We compared the floor plans of both apartments.
• Seen in plan, the house forms a square.

Sinonimi: floor plan

Espressioni comuni: floor plan, in plan, plan view

pianificare, organizzare

Decidere prima cosa fare e come farlo.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you decide in advance what to do and how to do it.

• Let us plan our trip.
• She planned the meeting carefully.
• Do you always plan ahead?

Come si usa: plan something for something (We planned the party for Saturday.)

Sinonimi: arrange, organize

Espressioni comuni: plan a trip, plan ahead, plan something carefully

avere intenzione di

Avere intenzione di fare qualcosa in futuro.

In inglese semplice: To intend to do something in the future.

• I plan to go tomorrow.
• She had planned to retire this year.
• Are you planning on staying here?

Come si usa: plan to do something (I plan to visit my aunt tomorrow.); plan on doing something (We plan on staying for a week.)

Sinonimi: intend, mean

Espressioni comuni: plan to leave, plan on something, plan to stay

progettare

Decidere come costruire o organizzare un edificio o una macchina.

In inglese semplice: To decide how a building or machine should be made or arranged.

• An architect will plan the house.
• They planned a garden with wide paths.
• The engineer planned the machine to use less energy.

Sinonimi: design

Espressioni comuni: plan a building, plan a garden, plan the layout