ape

scimmia antropomorfa

Animale senza coda imparentato con gli esseri umani, come il gorilla o lo scimpanzé.

In inglese semplice: An animal like a gorilla or chimpanzee, related to humans and having no tail.

• The ape climbed a tree.
• Gorillas are large apes that live in Africa.
• Scientists study how apes communicate with each other.

Espressioni comuni: great ape, ape species, ape habitat

pazzo

Molto eccitato o incapace di controllare il proprio comportamento.

In inglese semplice: Extremely excited or acting in a wild, uncontrolled way.

• The crowd went ape.
• She was ape over her new bike.
• The fans went ape when their team scored.

Come si usa: go ape (The fans went ape when the singer appeared.); ape over something (They were ape over the new design.)

Sinonimi: crazy, wild

Espressioni comuni: go ape, ape over something