barrel

barile, botte

Grande recipiente rotondo con pareti curve, usato per contenere liquidi, merci o rifiuti.

In inglese semplice: A large round container with curved sides, used to hold liquids, goods, or rubbish.

• The barrel is empty.
• They stored wine in wooden barrels.
• Put the rubbish in that metal barrel.

Sinonimi: cask

Espressioni comuni: wooden barrel, empty barrel, trash barrel

canna

Lungo tubo di un’arma da fuoco attraverso cui passa il proiettile quando si spara.

In inglese semplice: The long tube of a gun through which a bullet travels when fired.

• The gun has a long barrel.
• He cleaned the barrel of his rifle.
• Never look down a gun barrel.

Espressioni comuni: gun barrel, rifle barrel, barrel of something

barile

Quantità che riempie un barile; usata anche come unità di misura del petrolio.

In inglese semplice: The amount that fills one large round container, also used as a measure for oil.

• We bought a barrel of beer.
• Oil prices rose to eighty dollars per barrel.
• The company produces thousands of barrels each day.

Espressioni comuni: barrel of oil, barrel of beer, per barrel

cilindro, tubo

Tubo robusto di metallo che fa parte di una macchina o di un’altra attrezzatura.

In inglese semplice: A strong metal tube forming part of a machine or other equipment.

• The pump barrel is made of steel.
• A piston moves inside the barrel.
• The engineer replaced the damaged barrel.

Sinonimi: tube, cylinder

Espressioni comuni: pump barrel, steel barrel, barrel assembly

barilotto

Tubo corto che collega il bocchino del clarinetto alla parte superiore del corpo.

In inglese semplice: The short tube joining a clarinet’s mouthpiece to its main upper section.

• The clarinet needs a new barrel.
• A longer barrel can lower the pitch.
• She fitted the mouthpiece into the barrel.

Espressioni comuni: clarinet barrel, barrel length, barrel joint

tronco

Parte centrale e arrotondata del corpo di un cavallo, che comprende le costole e la pancia.

In inglese semplice: The rounded middle part of a horse’s body, including its ribs and belly.

• The pony has a broad barrel.
• The girth passes around the horse’s barrel.
• Her legs rested against the barrel as she rode.

Espressioni comuni: horse barrel, broad barrel, rounded barrel

sfrecciare, precipitarsi

Muoversi molto velocemente, spesso senza riuscire a controllarsi bene.

In inglese semplice: To move very fast, often with little control.

• The truck barrelled down the hill.
• He came barreling around the corner.
• A cyclist barrelled past us without slowing down.

Come si usa: barrel down/along something (The bus barrelled along the narrow road.); barrel into someone/something (He barrelled into me outside the shop.)

Sinonimi: rush, race, charge

Espressioni comuni: barrel down something, barrel through something, barrel into something