bout

attacco, episodio

Breve periodo di una malattia o attività, soprattutto spiacevole.

In inglese semplice: A short period of an activity or illness, especially something unpleasant.

• She had a bout of flu.
• A sudden bout of coughing interrupted his speech.
• He recovered after several bouts of illness.

Come si usa: bout of something (He suffered a bout of flu.)

Sinonimi: spell, attack, episode

Espressioni comuni: bout of illness, bout of coughing, short bout

di, riguardo a

Forma abbreviata di «about», usata per indicare l’argomento di cui si parla.

In inglese semplice: A shortened form of “about,” meaning concerning or on the subject of something.

• We were talking bout you.
• What’s that song bout?
• I don’t know much bout cars.

Sinonimi: about

Espressioni comuni: talk bout something, think bout someone