buffet

buffet

Pasto con varie pietanze esposte, tra cui ciascuno sceglie e si serve da solo.

In inglese semplice: A meal with several dishes set out so that people can choose and take their own food.

• Breakfast is a buffet.
• We helped ourselves to food from the buffet.
• Does the hotel offer a dinner buffet?

Sinonimi: smorgasbord

Espressioni comuni: breakfast buffet, buffet lunch, buffet dinner, hot buffet

bar, buffet

Banco o locale dove si possono acquistare bevande e pasti leggeri.

In inglese semplice: A counter or room where you can buy drinks and small meals.

• We bought tea at the station buffet.
• The train's buffet was closed.
• She ordered a sandwich from the buffet.

Sinonimi: snack bar, refreshment room

Espressioni comuni: station buffet, buffet car, railway buffet

credenza

Mobile usato per riporre piatti, bicchieri e tovaglie.

In inglese semplice: A piece of furniture used to store plates, glasses, and tablecloths.

• The plates are in the buffet.
• We bought an antique buffet for the dining room.
• She stored the tablecloths in the buffet's drawers.

Sinonimi: sideboard

Espressioni comuni: antique buffet, wooden buffet, dining room buffet

colpo, pugno

Colpo dato con la mano o il pugno.

In inglese semplice: A hit with a hand or fist.

• He received a buffet to the head.
• One sharp buffet knocked her sideways.
• The guard answered with a buffet of his fist.

Sinonimi: blow, punch, slap

Espressioni comuni: a hard buffet, buffet to something, receive a buffet

sferzare, scuotere

Colpire o spingere qualcosa ripetutamente con forza, oppure sottoporlo a difficoltà continue.

In inglese semplice: To hit or push something repeatedly and strongly, or cause it repeated difficulties.

• Strong winds buffeted the house.
• The boat was buffeted by waves all night.
• Repeated crises have buffeted the economy.

Come si usa: be buffeted by something (The ship was buffeted by huge waves.)

Sinonimi: batter, pound, pummel

Espressioni comuni: buffet a boat, buffet the coast, buffet the economy

colpire, schiaffeggiare

Colpire qualcuno con la mano o il pugno.

In inglese semplice: To hit someone with your hand or fist.

• The guard buffeted the prisoner.
• He buffeted the boy with his open hand.
• She raised her arms as he buffeted her head.

Sinonimi: hit, strike, slap, punch

Espressioni comuni: buffet someone, buffet someone's head

attaccare, criticare duramente

Attaccare qualcuno con critiche forti o domande difficili.

In inglese semplice: To attack someone strongly with criticism or difficult questions.

• His critics buffeted him relentlessly.
• The press buffeted the minister with accusations.
• She was buffeted by criticism throughout the debate.

Come si usa: buffet someone with something (The reporters buffeted him with hostile questions.)

Sinonimi: assail, attack, berate

Espressioni comuni: buffet someone, buffet with criticism