prerequisite

prerequisito, condizione preliminare

Qualcosa che bisogna avere o fare prima che qualcos’altro sia possibile.

In inglese semplice: Something you must have or do before something else is possible.

• Experience is a prerequisite for this job.
• Have you met all the course prerequisites?
• Trust is a prerequisite to working well together.

Come si usa: a prerequisite for something (A passport is a prerequisite for this trip.); a prerequisite to doing something (Registration is a prerequisite to joining the course.)

Sinonimi: requirement, precondition

Espressioni comuni: prerequisite for something, prerequisite to something, meet a prerequisite

corso propedeutico

Materia o corso da completare prima di poterne iniziare un altro.

In inglese semplice: A subject or course you must finish before you can start another.

• This course has no prerequisite.
• Have you completed the prerequisites for advanced biology?
• Statistics was a prerequisite for her research course.

Come si usa: prerequisite for something (Basic chemistry is a prerequisite for this course.)

Sinonimi: required course

Espressioni comuni: course prerequisite, prerequisite for something

preliminare, necessario

Necessario prima che qualcos’altro possa accadere o essere fatto.

In inglese semplice: Needed before something else can happen or be done.

• You must complete the prerequisite course.
• She already has the prerequisite skills.
• Safety training is prerequisite to using the laboratory.

Come si usa: prerequisite to something (Basic training is prerequisite to working with this equipment.)

Sinonimi: required, necessary

Contrari: optional

Espressioni comuni: prerequisite knowledge, prerequisite course, prerequisite skills