buckle

fibbia

Pezzo di metallo o plastica che tiene chiusa una cintura o una cinghia.

In inglese semplice: A metal or plastic fitting that holds a belt or strap closed.

• The buckle on my belt broke.
• Her shoes have small silver buckles.
• Push the two parts together until the buckle clicks.

Sinonimi: clasp, fastener

Espressioni comuni: belt buckle, silver buckle, plastic buckle

deformazione, piegatura

Piega o rigonfiamento in qualcosa che dovrebbe essere diritto o piatto.

In inglese semplice: A bend or bulge in something that should be straight or flat.

• The blade has a buckle.
• Heat caused a slight buckle in the metal sheet.
• Several buckles appeared along the damaged rail.

Sinonimi: bend, kink, bulge

Espressioni comuni: a slight buckle, a visible buckle

allacciare

Chiudere o fissare una cintura o una cinghia con la sua fibbia di metallo o plastica.

In inglese semplice: To close or secure a belt or strap with its metal or plastic fitting.

• Please buckle your seatbelt.
• She buckled the straps on her bag.
• Have you buckled the child’s safety belt?

Come si usa: buckle something up (Buckle your helmet strap up before riding.)

Sinonimi: fasten

Contrari: unbuckle

Espressioni comuni: buckle a belt, buckle your seatbelt, buckle up

cedere, deformarsi

Piegarsi o crollare a causa della pressione, del peso o del calore.

In inglese semplice: To bend or collapse because of pressure, weight, or heat.

• The metal began to buckle.
• The roof buckled under the heavy snow.
• His knees buckled, and he fell to the ground.

Come si usa: buckle under something (The shelf buckled under the weight of the books.)

Sinonimi: give way, collapse

Espressioni comuni: buckle under pressure, buckle under weight

cedere

Smettere di resistere perché una situazione diventa troppo difficile o stressante.

In inglese semplice: To stop resisting because a situation becomes too difficult or stressful.

• He refused to buckle.
• The team buckled under the pressure of the final match.
• After weeks of threats, the manager finally buckled.

Come si usa: buckle under something (She refused to buckle under pressure from her boss.)

Sinonimi: give in, yield

Contrari: resist

Espressioni comuni: buckle under pressure, refuse to buckle