ptolemy

[US]/ˈtɔlimi/
[UK]/ˈtɑləmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Astronomo e geografo greco antico, Tolomeo.

Real-world Examples

Learning extends our lives(as Ptolemy said) into new dimensions.

L'apprendimento estende le nostre vite (come disse Tolomeo) in nuove dimensioni.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

He ordered both Ptolemy and Cleopatra to meet with him to discuss a peace treaty.

Ordinò a Tolomeo e a Cleopatra di incontrarlo per discutere di un trattato di pace.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Walter wrote " Ptolemy" in a specific way.

Walter scrisse "Tolomeo" in un modo specifico.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

Is it a) Cleopatra, b) Ptolemy, or c) Ramesses?

È a) Cleopatra, b) Tolomeo o c) Ramsete?

Source: 6 Minute English

Is it: a) Cleopatra, b) Ptolemy, or c) Ramesses?

È: a) Cleopatra, b) Tolomeo o c) Ramsete?

Source: 6 Minute English

But going back to ancient Greeks, like Ptolemy, people figured out this pretty neat connection.

Ma tornando agli antichi greci, come Tolomeo, le persone hanno scoperto questa connessione piuttosto interessante.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

During this time, her two remaining siblings, Arsinoe and Ptolemy XIV were put to death.

Durante questo periodo, i suoi due fratelli rimanenti, Arsinoe e Tolomeo XIV, furono giustiziati.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

He died before construction began, but his successor, Ptolemy I, executed Alexander's plans for a museum and library.

Morì prima che iniziasse la costruzione, ma il suo successore, Tolomeo I, realizzò i piani di Alessandro per un museo e una biblioteca.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

It was in these volatile circumstances that Ptolemy V issued the Rosetta Stone, and others like it.

Fu in queste circostanze instabili che Tolomeo V emanò la Pietra di Rosetta e altre simili.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

As soon as the building was complete, Ptolemy I began to fill it with primarily Greek and Egyptian scrolls.

Non appena l'edificio fu completato, Tolomeo I iniziò a riempirlo principalmente con rotoli greci ed egizi.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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