The Gorge: vocabolario inglese

a barrier built quickly to block a road, door, or area

Traduzione: barricata

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

Traduzione: factoring

a chemical element used by living things and in fertilizers and matches

Traduzione: fosforo

to make a substance or effect harmless or inactive

Traduzione: neutralizzare

existing in large amounts; more than enough

Traduzione: abbondante

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

Traduzione: tossina

relating to earthquakes or other movements in the earth

Traduzione: sismico

a flat area of land with steep sides and a flat top

Traduzione: mesa

a sudden, brief burst of wind

Traduzione: raffica

able to stick to a surface or hold things together

Traduzione: adesivo

to complain in a high, annoying voice

Traduzione: piagnucolare

the U.S. Marine Corps, the branch of the U.S. armed forces that fights on land and at sea

Traduzione: Corpo dei Marines degli Stati Uniti

the act of keeping something dangerous, unwanted, or spreading under control

Traduzione: contenimento

a small tower on top of a building or at one of its corners

Traduzione: torretta

the life or world believed to exist after death

Traduzione: l’aldilà

the army units that fight on land

Traduzione: forze terrestri

a ball hit high in the air that is caught for an out

Traduzione: volata presa

a soldier who is paid to fight for a foreign army

Traduzione: mercenario

a soldier in a specially trained military unit that carries out raids and other dangerous missions

Traduzione: commando

past tense and past participle of shoot

Traduzione: passato e participio passato di shoot

to bend, sink, or hang downward under weight or pressure

Traduzione: cedere

to record that you have started work or a shift

Traduzione: timbrare l'entrata

in a way that relates to genes or genetics

Traduzione: geneticamente

to shoot and kill someone with a gun

Traduzione: uccidere a colpi di pistola

all human beings considered together

Traduzione: umanità

the installation of cables or a cable system

Traduzione: cablaggio

the wrong kind of people to spend time with, especially people who may have a bad influence

Traduzione: cattiva compagnia

showing agreement or saying yes

Traduzione: affermativo

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

Traduzione: scoprire

the person you are dating or in a romantic relationship with

Traduzione: la persona amata

far away; at a great distance

Traduzione: molto lontano

an informal way of saying that something is impossible or will definitely not happen

Traduzione: nemmeno per sogno

out of favor with someone; not liked by them

Traduzione: essere in cattivi rapporti con qualcuno

a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often with a river running through it

Traduzione: gola

a large piece of ice floating in the sea, broken off from a glacier or ice sheet

Traduzione: iceberg

to notice or see someone or something unexpectedly

Traduzione: avvistare

the last letter of the Greek alphabet, written as Ω or ω

Traduzione: omega

say a poem, speech, or passage aloud from memory

Traduzione: recitare

to spread over and take control of a place, often in an unwanted way

Traduzione: invadere

for a very long time

Traduzione: per giorni

as usual; as always

Traduzione: come sempre

an underground structure where missiles are kept and launched

Traduzione: silo per missili

a temporary name used for a book, film, project, or other work while it is being developed

Traduzione: titolo provvisorio

a satellite used to collect secret information

Traduzione: satellite spia

soon; after a short time

Traduzione: presto

alcoholic drink, especially strong liquor

Traduzione: alcol

to give an old item to a store as part of the payment for a new one

Traduzione: dare in permuta

a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

Traduzione: ricchezze

used to refer to something similar to the thing just mentioned

Traduzione: una cosa del genere

continuously, all day and all night

Traduzione: 24 ore su 24

to breathe quickly and loudly, usually because you are tired or hot

Traduzione: ansimare

to care about something so much that it gives you energy or purpose

Traduzione: vivere per

to compete directly against someone or something

Traduzione: sfidarsi

to give something to younger people or the next generation

Traduzione: tramandare

restricted by zoning rules to a particular type of use or area

Traduzione: zoned

to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

Traduzione: sottovalutare

not suitable or not good enough for a particular purpose

Traduzione: inadatto

the process of checking that something is true, correct, or acceptable

Traduzione: verifica

an improvement that makes something better or more effective

Traduzione: miglioramento

to find a way to deal with a problem or obstacle

Traduzione: aggirare

for an unlimited or unknown length of time

Traduzione: a tempo indeterminato

to affect someone so strongly that they cannot think clearly or deal with things well

Traduzione: sopraffare

as; in the same way that

Traduzione: come

to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport

Traduzione: ferire; danneggiare

a change in the DNA of a living thing

Traduzione: mutazione

to wait and be ready to act when needed

Traduzione: essere pronti

a person or thing that has the same role, purpose, or position as another in a different place or situation

Traduzione: controparte

past tense and past participle of bed

Traduzione: passato e participio passato di bed

to arrange or set up something, especially equipment, for a particular purpose

Traduzione: truccare

to give your time, energy, or effort to a task or purpose

Traduzione: dedicare

to give the main points of something in a shorter form

Traduzione: riassumere

prepare something so it can be used or can happen

Traduzione: allestire

an official card or document that shows who someone is

Traduzione: documento d’identità