basin

lavabo, lavandino

Vasca, spesso fissata in bagno, in cui ci si lava le mani e il viso.

In inglese semplice: A bowl, often fixed in a bathroom, where you wash your hands and face.

• Wash your hands in the basin.
• The bathroom basin has a leaking tap.
• She left the soap beside the basin.

Sinonimi: sink, washbasin

Espressioni comuni: wash basin, bathroom basin, basin tap

bacinella, catino

Recipiente largo e piuttosto basso per contenere acqua o altre cose.

In inglese semplice: A wide, fairly shallow container for holding water or other things.

• She filled a basin with water.
• Pour the mixture into a wide basin.
• We carried three metal basins into the kitchen.

Come si usa: basin of something (He brought a basin of warm water.)

Sinonimi: bowl

Espressioni comuni: basin of water, plastic basin, fill a basin

bacino idrografico

Territorio in cui l’acqua piovana e i fiumi confluiscono nello stesso fiume, lago o mare.

In inglese semplice: An area of land where rain and rivers all flow towards the same river, lake, or sea.

• Rainfall increased across the river basin.
• The Amazon basin contains many smaller rivers.
• Pollution upstream can affect the whole basin.

Come si usa: basin of something (Many farms lie within the basin of this river.)

Sinonimi: drainage area, catchment

Espressioni comuni: river basin, drainage basin, basin of something

bacino, conca

Ampia zona di terreno basso, spesso circondata da terreni più alti.

In inglese semplice: A wide area of low land, often surrounded by higher land.

• The town lies in a wide basin.
• Mountains surround the dry basin.
• Ancient lakes left thick layers of sand in the basin.

Sinonimi: depression, hollow

Espressioni comuni: mountain basin, desert basin, low basin

conca, cavità

Qualcosa a forma di ciotola larga, con il centro basso e i bordi più alti.

In inglese semplice: Something shaped like a wide bowl, with a low middle and higher sides.

• The rock had a shallow basin.
• Rain collected in the basin worn into the stone.
• The melted ice left a smooth basin in the surface.

Sinonimi: hollow, depression

Espressioni comuni: shallow basin, basin in something, basin shape