break ground

iniziare i lavori, cominciare a scavare

Cominciare a scavare il terreno per costruire un edificio o piantare.

In inglese semplice: To start digging the earth for a new building or for planting.

• They broke ground yesterday.
• We will break ground on the hospital next week.
• The farmers broke ground for their new vegetable beds.

Come si usa: break ground on something (The builders will break ground on the new school in June.)

Sinonimi: begin digging

Espressioni comuni: break ground today, break ground here

aprire nuove strade, innovare

Iniziare qualcosa di nuovo o riuscire in qualcosa mai fatto prima.

In inglese semplice: To start something new or achieve something that has not been done before.

• Their research broke ground.
• This small company is breaking ground in clean energy.
• The director broke ground with her unusual use of sound.

Come si usa: break ground in something (Her team broke ground in cancer research.)

Sinonimi: innovate, pioneer

Espressioni comuni: break ground in science, break ground in design

staccarsi dal fondale

Detto di un’ancora: staccarsi dal fondale mentre viene tirata verso l’alto.

In inglese semplice: When an anchor does this, it lifts off the bottom of the sea as it is pulled up.

• The anchor broke ground.
• The crew waited for the anchor to break ground.
• Once the anchor had broken ground, the ship began to move.

Sinonimi: come free

Espressioni comuni: break ground slowly, break ground cleanly

decollare

Detto di un aereo: lasciare il suolo e iniziare a volare.

In inglese semplice: When an aircraft does this, it leaves the ground and starts flying.

• The plane broke ground.
• We watched the small aircraft break ground.
• The wheels stopped turning after the aircraft had broken ground.

Sinonimi: take off, lift off

Contrari: land

Espressioni comuni: break ground smoothly, break ground safely