sampler

assortimento, selezione

Piccola selezione che mostra i diversi tipi disponibili in una raccolta più ampia.

In inglese semplice: A small selection that shows the different kinds available in a larger collection.

• We ordered a dessert sampler.
• This booklet is a sampler of her poems.
• Try our cheese sampler before choosing your favourite.

Come si usa: a sampler of something (The album offers a sampler of local music.)

Sinonimi: selection, assortment

Espressioni comuni: a chocolate sampler, a sampler of something, a dessert sampler

campionatore

Apparecchio che raccoglie piccole quantità o registra brevi estratti per analizzarli o usarli in seguito.

In inglese semplice: A machine or tool that collects or records small amounts of something for testing or later use.

• The sampler collects water every hour.
• We used a soil sampler in the field.
• She recorded a short sound with her digital sampler.

Espressioni comuni: an automatic sampler, a digital sampler, a soil sampler

imparaticcio

Pezzo di stoffa con diversi motivi ricamati, realizzato per esercitarsi o mostrare la propria abilità.

In inglese semplice: A piece of cloth showing different sewn designs, often made to practise or display sewing skills.

• She stitched a sampler.
• The sampler shows flowers and letters in red thread.
• An old sampler hangs above the fireplace.

Espressioni comuni: an embroidered sampler, stitch a sampler

campionatore

Persona che per lavoro raccoglie piccole quantità di qualcosa da sottoporre a esame.

In inglese semplice: Someone whose job is to collect small amounts of something for testing.

• The sampler collected some water.
• A sampler checked the grain before it entered the factory.
• The company employs two samplers to collect soil for testing.

Espressioni comuni: a water sampler, a trained sampler