Significado
maxim
- maxim, saying
- maximum
En una frase
Questa massima mi aiuta nei momenti difficili.
This maxim helps me in difficult moments.
Oggi la temperatura massima è di trenta gradi.
Today the maximum temperature is thirty degrees.
Hai letto la massima sul muro in classe?
Did you read the maxim on the classroom wall?
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| massima | feminine · singular |
| massime | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- For a saying or principle, massima is more formal/literary than proverbio; in everyday speech, proverbio is often more common.
- For weather or measurements, massima usually appears with a noun: temperatura massima, velocità massima. Alone, il massimo is often more natural.
- As a noun, it is feminine: una massima, le massime. Don't confuse it with the adjective massima in phrases like massima attenzione.