cannon

cannone

Grande arma da fuoco o dispositivo a tubo che lancia acqua o altri materiali.

In inglese semplice: A large gun, or a tube-shaped device that shoots water or other material.

• The cannon fired loudly.
• Soldiers moved the cannons closer to the fort.
• A confetti cannon filled the room with paper.

Sinonimi: big gun

Espressioni comuni: fire a cannon, water cannon, confetti cannon

gruppo cannone

Insieme della canna e dei meccanismi di sparo di una grande arma militare.

In inglese semplice: The tube and firing parts of a large military gun, considered together.

• The cannon needs a new firing mechanism.
• Engineers inspected the cannon inside the howitzer.
• The manual explains how to remove the cannon.

Espressioni comuni: cannon assembly, cannon tube, replace the cannon

lombo disossato arrotolato

Pezzo di carne della schiena, disossato e arrotolato in una forma regolare.

In inglese semplice: A piece of meat from the back, with bones removed and rolled into a neat shape.

• The chef roasted a cannon of lamb.
• Slice the cannon before serving it.
• Our butcher prepared two cannons of beef.

Sinonimi: boneless loin

Espressioni comuni: cannon of lamb, roast cannon, beef cannon

urtare, scontrarsi

Colpire con forza qualcuno o qualcosa, a volte rimbalzando dopo l’urto.

In inglese semplice: To hit someone or something hard, sometimes bouncing away after the hit.

• He cannoned into the door.
• The car cannoned off a parked van.
• Two runners cannoned into each other at the corner.

Come si usa: cannon into someone/something (She cannoned into a cyclist.); cannon off something (The ball cannoned off the wall.)

Sinonimi: crash, collide

Espressioni comuni: cannon into something, cannon off something

fare carambola

Nel biliardo, far colpire altre due biglie alla biglia che si tira.

In inglese semplice: To hit two other balls with the ball you strike in billiards.

• The white ball cannoned off the red.
• She cannoned onto the second ball and scored.
• Can you cannon off both balls?

Come si usa: cannon off A onto B (The white ball cannoned off the red onto the yellow.)

Sinonimi: carom

Espressioni comuni: cannon off something, cannon onto something