subject

soggetto, esposto

Che rischia di subire qualcosa o risentirne, soprattutto se spiacevole.

In inglese semplice: Likely to experience or be affected by something, especially something unpleasant.

• Prices are subject to change.
• This area is subject to flooding.
• Older buildings may be subject to stricter safety checks.

Come si usa: be subject to something (Flights are subject to delays in bad weather.)

Sinonimi: prone, susceptible

Espressioni comuni: subject to change, subject to flooding, subject to delays

subordinato, condizionato

Consentito o possibile solo se viene soddisfatta una certa condizione.

In inglese semplice: Only allowed or possible if a particular condition is met.

• The offer is subject to approval.
• Discounted tickets are subject to availability.
• The agreement remains subject to legal review.

Come si usa: subject to something (The booking is subject to confirmation.)

Sinonimi: conditional

Contrari: unconditional

Espressioni comuni: subject to approval, subject to availability, subject to agreement

sottomesso, soggetto

Governato o controllato da una persona, uno Stato o un’altra autorità.

In inglese semplice: Ruled or controlled by a person, state, or other authority.

• The province was subject to the emperor.
• Subject peoples had little political power.
• Several small states became subject to the empire.

Come si usa: be subject to someone/something (The island was subject to the king.)

Sinonimi: subordinate, dependent

Contrari: independent

Espressioni comuni: subject to someone, subject peoples, subject nations

materia, disciplina

Area del sapere che si studia a scuola o all’università.

In inglese semplice: An area of knowledge that you study at school or university.

• History is my favourite subject.
• Which subjects do you study?
• She teaches three subjects at the college.

Sinonimi: discipline, field of study

Espressioni comuni: school subject, favourite subject, study a subject, academic subject

soggetto

Parte della frase che indica chi compie l’azione o la persona o cosa di cui si dice qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The sentence part that tells who or what does something, or who or what the sentence describes.

• Find the subject of this sentence.
• The subject comes before the verb here.
• Some sentences have more than one subject.

Espressioni comuni: sentence subject, subject pronoun, subject and verb

suddito

Persona che vive sotto il governo di un re o di una regina.

In inglese semplice: A person who lives under the rule of a king or queen.

• The king spoke to his subjects.
• She was born a British subject.
• Many subjects demanded a change in the law.

Espressioni comuni: loyal subject, british subject, royal subject, British subject

sottoporre

Far subire a qualcuno o qualcosa una situazione o un trattamento spiacevole.

In inglese semplice: To make someone or something experience an unpleasant situation or treatment.

• They subjected him to hours of questioning.
• Nobody should be subjected to such abuse.
• The samples were subjected to extreme heat.

Come si usa: subject someone/something to something (They subjected the prisoners to harsh treatment.)

Sinonimi: expose

Espressioni comuni: subject someone to, subject something to