boomer

baby boomer, boomer

Persona nata durante l’aumento delle nascite dopo la Seconda guerra mondiale, generalmente tra il 1946 e il 1964.

In inglese semplice: A person born during the rise in births after the Second World War, usually between 1946 and 1964.

• My dad is a boomer.
• Many boomers are now retired.
• The survey compared boomers with younger generations.

Sinonimi: baby boomer

Espressioni comuni: a baby boomer, boomer generation, boomer parents

oggetto fragoroso

Qualcosa che produce un suono basso e molto forte.

In inglese semplice: Something that makes a deep, loud sound.

• That cannon is a real boomer.
• The old gun was a powerful boomer.
• Those big boomers shook the windows with every shot.

Espressioni comuni: a loud boomer, a big boomer

tendicatena

Attrezzo che tende una catena per tenere un carico saldamente in posizione.

In inglese semplice: A tool that tightens a chain to hold a load securely in place.

• Use a boomer to tighten the chain.
• The driver released the boomer before unloading.
• Check all the boomers before moving the truck.

Sinonimi: load binder, chain binder

Espressioni comuni: chain boomer, tighten the boomer, release the boomer

tarabuso

Uccello marrone delle zone umide che emette un verso basso e forte.

In inglese semplice: A brown wetland bird whose call is a deep, loud sound.

• A boomer called from the reeds.
• We heard a boomer across the marsh.
• The boomer remained hidden in the tall wetland plants.

Sinonimi: Eurasian bittern, bittern

Espressioni comuni: hear a boomer, boomer call