beck

cenno, gesto di richiamo

Movimento della testa o della mano che invita qualcuno ad avvicinarsi o a fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A movement of the head or hand that tells someone to come or do something.

• A beck of her hand summoned the servant.
• He obeyed every beck from his master.
• I'm tired of being at your beck and call.

Come si usa: at someone's beck and call (The servants were at the lord's beck and call.)

Sinonimi: signal, gesture, beckoning

Espressioni comuni: at someone's beck, beck and call, a silent beck

ruscello

Piccolo corso d’acqua, soprattutto nel nord dell’Inghilterra.

In inglese semplice: A small river, especially in northern England.

• A beck runs through the village.
• We crossed the beck on a small wooden bridge.
• Heavy rain filled the becks with muddy water.

Sinonimi: stream, brook

Espressioni comuni: cross the beck, beside the beck, a narrow beck

tino, vasca

Grande recipiente per contenere liquidi durante lavorazioni come la produzione di tessuti.

In inglese semplice: A large container used to hold liquids during work such as making cloth.

• The workers filled the beck with dye.
• Wool was lowered into a large wooden beck.
• Several becks stood along the workshop wall.

Sinonimi: vat, tank

Espressioni comuni: a dye beck, fill the beck, wooden beck