card

carta, tessera, biglietto

Un piccolo pezzo piatto di carta rigida o plastica, spesso con informazioni sopra.

In inglese semplice: A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, often showing information.

• Show me your card.
• She sent him a birthday card.
• I keep my membership cards in my wallet.

Espressioni comuni: identity card, credit card, birthday card, business card

carte

Giochi che si fanno con piccole carte rigide stampate.

In inglese semplice: Games played with small printed pieces of stiff paper.

• We play cards after dinner.
• They spent the evening playing cards.
• Would you like a game of cards?

Come si usa: play cards (My grandparents play cards every Friday.)

Sinonimi: card games

Espressioni comuni: play cards, game of cards

asso, carta

Un argomento o un vantaggio usato per ottenere ciò che si vuole.

In inglese semplice: An argument or advantage used to get what you want.

• She played the sympathy card.
• He kept one useful card for the final negotiations.
• Their strongest card was the promise of new jobs.

Come si usa: play the … card (He played the family card to win sympathy.)

Sinonimi: tactic, advantage

Espressioni comuni: play a card, sympathy card, race card, trump card

controllare il documento

Controllare il documento di identità, di solito per verificare se una persona può comprare alcolici.

In inglese semplice: To check someone’s identity document, usually to see whether they are old enough to buy alcohol.

• They card everyone at this bar.
• The cashier carded me when I bought beer.
• Have you ever been carded at a restaurant?

Sinonimi: check someone’s ID

Espressioni comuni: card someone, card at something

registrare, realizzare

Ottenere un determinato punteggio in uno sport, soprattutto nel golf.

In inglese semplice: To achieve a particular score in a sport, especially golf.

• She carded a seventy in the first round.
• He carded three birdies before lunch.
• The golfer hopes to card a lower score tomorrow.

Sinonimi: score, record

Espressioni comuni: card a score, card a sixty, card three birdies

cardare

Spazzolare lana, altre fibre o il pelo di un animale per eliminare sporco e nodi.

In inglese semplice: To brush wool, other fibres, or an animal’s coat to remove dirt and knots.

• We card the wool before spinning it.
• She carded the tangled fleece by hand.
• The groom carefully carded the horse’s coat.

Sinonimi: comb

Espressioni comuni: card wool, card the fibres, card a horse