simple

facile, semplice

Che si può fare o capire senza difficoltà.

In inglese semplice: Easy to do or understand.

• The task is simple.
• She gave us some simple instructions.
• Is there a simpler way to solve this?

Come si usa: simple to do something (This camera is simple to use.)

Sinonimi: easy, straightforward

Contrari: difficult, complicated

Espressioni comuni: simple task, simple instructions, simple to use

semplice, sobrio

Con poche parti o pochi dettagli, senza decorazioni o caratteristiche superflue.

In inglese semplice: Having few parts or details, without extra decoration or unnecessary features.

• She wore a simple dress.
• We shared a simple meal of bread and soup.
• His designs became simpler over time.

Sinonimi: basic, plain, uncomplicated

Contrari: elaborate, complex

Espressioni comuni: simple design, simple dress, simple meal, simple life

semplice

Indica una forma verbale inglese non progressiva, come «I work» o «I worked».

In inglese semplice: Describing a verb form that is not continuous, such as 'I work' or 'I worked'.

• Use the simple past here.
• We practiced questions in the simple present.
• Does this sentence need a simple or continuous form?

Contrari: continuous, progressive

Espressioni comuni: simple present, simple past, simple tense

sempliciotto, ottuso

Poco intelligente o lento a capire; questa descrizione può offendere.

In inglese semplice: Not very intelligent or able to understand things easily; this description can hurt people's feelings.

• They cruelly called him simple.
• She assumed he was simple because he spoke slowly.
• The villagers mocked the boy as simple.

Sinonimi: dim, slow, unintelligent

Contrari: intelligent, clever

Espressioni comuni: a little simple, simple person, simple in mind

semplice

Medicinale preparato con una sola specie di pianta.

In inglese semplice: A medicine made from just one kind of plant.

• The healer prepared a simple.
• This old book lists simples made from local herbs.
• She used a simple rather than a mixture of plants.

Sinonimi: herbal remedy

Espressioni comuni: herbal simple, prepare a simple, medicinal simple

raccogliere erbe medicinali

Raccogliere piante da usare come rimedi.

In inglese semplice: To gather plants that will be used as medicine.

• The healer went out to simple.
• She simpled in the fields each spring.
• They were simpling for herbs near the stream.

Sinonimi: gather medicinal herbs

Espressioni comuni: simple for herbs, simple in fields