brand new

nuovo di zecca

Completamente nuovo e mai usato, oppure appena fatto o comprato.

In inglese semplice: Completely new and not used before, or only just made or bought.

• My bike is brand new.
• She bought a brand-new phone yesterday.
• These shoes still look brand new after a month.

Sinonimi: new, unused

Contrari: used, old

Espressioni comuni: a brand-new car, brand-new shoes, something brand new

cambiato, altezzoso

Comportarsi diversamente dal solito, spesso fingendo di non conoscere persone o cose familiari.

In inglese semplice: Behaving differently from usual, often pretending not to know familiar people or things.

• Why are you acting brand new?
• He started acting brand new after he became famous.
• Don't act brand new; you've known us for years.

Come si usa: act brand new (Don't act brand new just because your rich friends are here.)

Sinonimi: act differently, put on airs

Espressioni comuni: act brand new, acting brand new

nuovo di zecca

Completamente nuovo, mai usato oppure appena fatto o comprato.

In inglese semplice: Completely new, with no previous use, or recently made or bought.

• The computer is brand new.
• I bought a brand-new coat for winter.
• Is that bag brand new, or have you had it for years?

Sinonimi: new, unused

Contrari: used, old

Espressioni comuni: something brand new, a brand-new bike, brand-new clothes