inside — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The interior or inner part.

   Esempi

   The inside of the building has been extensively restored.

   Looked he o' the inside of the paper?

2. The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.

   Esempi

   On a motorway, you should never pass another vehicle on the inside.

3. The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.

   Esempi

   The car in front drifted wide on the bend, so I darted up the inside to take the lead.

4. The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.

   Uso

   • colloquiale
   • in-plural

   Esempi

   Eating that stuff will damage your insides.

5. A passenger within a coach or carriage, as distinguished from one upon the outside.

   Uso

   • uso britannico
   • colloquiale
   • datato

   Esempi

   So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides / The Derby dilly, carrying three insides.

   Altri esempi (1)

   So, what between Mr. Dowler's stories, and Mrs. Dowler's charms, and Mr. Pickwick's good humour, and Mr. Winkle's good listening, the insides contrived to be very companionable all the way.

6. The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people.

   Uso

   • gergo

   Esempi

   Anyone got the inside on the new ratings? The book is out.

Aggettivo

1. Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   The inside surface of the cup is unpainted.

2. Nearer to the interior or centre of something.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   Because of the tighter bend, it's harder to run in an inside lane.

   All the window seats were occupied, so she took an inside seat.

   Altri esempi (1)

   As the centripetal force is an inverse function of the radius of the curve, it follows that the runner in the outside lane will be less affected than the runner in the inside lane.

3. Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   The reporter had received inside information about the forthcoming takeover.

   The robbery was planned by the security guard: it was an inside job.

   Altri esempi (2)

   They wanted to know the inside story behind the celebrity's fall from grace.

   “They have an inside man at the base, so I didn't want to alert him. If their inside man called Mr. C about us locating the C-4, I doubt you and Gail would still be alive.”

4. Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people.

   Uso

   • not-comparable
   • of a person

   Contrari

   outside

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (3)

   But the terms normally used to distinguish a man's resident and absent children are "inside" and "outside," the reference being to the home where the common father dwells. Only rarely will a man describe his "inside" children born out of out of wedlock as "lawful," [...]

   An 'outside wife' has limited social recognition and status because her husband typically refuses to declare her publicly as his wife. She also has much less social and politico-jural recognition than an 'inside wife' [...]

   [The person] who was going to visit her with his wife had a physical resemblance to the abuser, so some of her inside children had a strong reaction of fear and revulsion to him. They were afraid to look at the face of the guest in case he was the abuser.

5. Toward the batter as it crosses home plate.

   Uso

   • not-comparable
   • of a pitch

   Esempi

   The first pitch is ... just a bit inside.

6. At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   the inside lane of the motorway

Avverbio

1. Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of a place, especially a building.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   I opened the book and found a hidden note inside.

   It started raining, so I went inside.

   Altri esempi (1)

   The secretive residents of the massive city-ship tended to stay inside.

2. Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of a place, especially a building. Indoors.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   It was snowing, so the children stayed inside.

   Inside, the ceiling, beams, walls, and stairs are made of locally sourced Douglas fir and pine […]

3. Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of a place, especially a building. On the inner side of something.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   I cleaned the window inside.

4. Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of a place, especially a building. In or to prison.

   Uso

   • colloquiale
   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   He spent ten years inside, doing a stretch for burglary.

   She will have to go inside unless the jury sides with her.

5. Intimately, secretly or in one's inner heart or soul; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   That's something I truly believe inside.

   He knows the truth, but he's keeping it inside.

   Altri esempi (2)

   Look inside to find the strength you need to go on.

   Are you laughing at us inside?

Preposizione

1. Within the interior of, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference; on the interior side of.

   Esempi

   He placed the letter inside the envelope.

   He was inside the doorway.

2. To the interior of.

   Esempi

   She walked inside the house.

3. Within (a period of time).

   Esempi

   The job was finished inside two weeks.

   Altri esempi (1)

   Then he commenced to talk, really talk, and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.

Aggettivo

1. relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

   Contrari

   outside

   Esempi

   he reached into his inside jacket pocket

   inside out

   Altri esempi (1)

   an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter

2. being or applying to the inside of a building

   Esempi

   an inside wall

3. confined to an exclusive group

   Sinonimi

   innerprivileged

   Esempi

   privy to inner knowledge

   inside information

   Altri esempi (1)

   privileged information

4. away from the outer edge

   Esempi

   the inside lane

Sostantivo

1. the region that is inside of something

   Sinonimi

   interior

   Contrari

   outside

   Termini più generali

   regionpart

2. the inner or enclosed surface of something

   Sinonimi

   interior

   Contrari

   outside

   Termini più generali

   surface

Avverbio

1. within a building

   Sinonimi

   indoors

   Contrari

   outside

   Esempi

   in winter we play inside

2. on the inside

   Sinonimi

   within

   Contrari

   outside

   Esempi

   inside, the car is a mess

3. with respect to private feelings

   Sinonimi

   inwardly

   Esempi

   inwardly, she was raging

4. in reality

   Sinonimi

   at heartat bottomdeep downin spite of appearance

   Esempi

   she is very kind at heart