subordinate

secondario, subordinato

Meno importante di qualcos’altro.

In inglese semplice: Less important than something else.

• Money played a subordinate role.
• Personal comfort was subordinate to the team’s needs.
• These details are subordinate to the main argument.

Come si usa: subordinate to something (Cost is subordinate to safety in this project.)

Sinonimi: secondary, less important

Contrari: primary, main

Espressioni comuni: subordinate role, subordinate importance, subordinate to something

subordinato, inferiore

Che ha un grado o una posizione inferiore rispetto a qualcuno o qualcos’altro.

In inglese semplice: Having a lower rank or position than someone or something else.

• He held a subordinate position.
• Subordinate officers reported to the commander.
• This department is subordinate to the central office.

Come si usa: subordinate to someone/something (A lieutenant is subordinate to a captain.)

Sinonimi: junior, lower-ranking

Contrari: senior, superior

Espressioni comuni: subordinate officer, subordinate position, subordinate rank

sottomesso, subordinato

Sotto il controllo di qualcuno o qualcosa che ha maggiore autorità.

In inglese semplice: Controlled by someone or something with greater authority.

• The committee remained subordinate to the board.
• His wishes were subordinate to his father’s will.
• The army was subordinate to civilian authority.

Come si usa: subordinate to someone/something (The local council remained subordinate to the governor.)

Sinonimi: subject, subservient

Contrari: independent

Espressioni comuni: subordinate to someone, subordinate to authority, remain subordinate

subordinato

Persona che lavora sotto la direzione di un’altra in un’organizzazione.

In inglese semplice: Someone who works under another person in an organization.

• She praised her subordinates.
• He asked a subordinate to prepare the report.
• A good manager listens to every subordinate.

Contrari: superior

Espressioni comuni: a direct subordinate, manage a subordinate, a trusted subordinate

subordinare

Trattare qualcuno o qualcosa come meno importante rispetto a un’altra persona o cosa.

In inglese semplice: To treat someone or something as less important than another person or thing.

• Do not subordinate safety to speed.
• She subordinated her own wishes to the family’s needs.
• The plan subordinates individual freedom to state control.

Come si usa: subordinate someone/something to someone/something (They subordinated profit to public safety.)

Sinonimi: deprioritize

Contrari: prioritize

Espressioni comuni: subordinate something to something, subordinate personal interests, subordinate individual needs