tributary

affluente

Fiume o torrente che confluisce in un fiume più grande o in un lago.

In inglese semplice: A river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake.

• This stream is a tributary.
• Several tributaries join the river near the town.
• We followed a tributary of the Amazon.

Come si usa: tributary of something (The stream is a tributary of the main river.)

Sinonimi: feeder stream

Espressioni comuni: major tributary, tributary of something, small tributary

stato tributario

Paese o gruppo che paga regolarmente un paese più potente, spesso in cambio di protezione.

In inglese semplice: A country or group that regularly pays a more powerful country, often for protection.

• The kingdom became a tributary.
• The emperor demanded payments from his tributaries.
• This small state was a tributary of the empire.

Come si usa: tributary of something (The kingdom was a tributary of the northern empire.)

Sinonimi: tributary state

Espressioni comuni: imperial tributary, tributary of something, loyal tributary

vena tributaria

Vena più piccola che porta il sangue in una vena più grande.

In inglese semplice: A smaller vein that carries blood into a larger vein.

• This vein has several tributaries.
• Blood enters the larger vein through a tributary.
• The surgeon identified a tributary of the femoral vein.

Come si usa: tributary of something (This vessel is a tributary of a larger vein.)

Espressioni comuni: venous tributary, tributary of something, small tributary

tributario, affluente

Che alimenta qualcosa di più grande o vi contribuisce come sua parte minore.

In inglese semplice: Supplying or contributing to something larger, as a smaller part of it.

• Small tributary streams feed the lake.
• This river is tributary to a larger one.
• The historian traced the tributary sources of the movement.

Come si usa: tributary to something (These streams are tributary to the main river.)

Sinonimi: contributing, feeding

Espressioni comuni: tributary stream, tributary to something, tributary sources