cave

grotta, caverna

Grande spazio naturale dentro la roccia o sotto terra.

In inglese semplice: A large natural space inside rock or under the ground.

• Bats live in this cave.
• We explored several caves along the coast.
• They sheltered in a cave during the storm.

Sinonimi: cavern

Espressioni comuni: dark cave, cave entrance, explore a cave

cantina

Locale fresco sotto terra dove si conservano vino o formaggio.

In inglese semplice: A cool room below ground where wine or cheese is stored.

• The cheese rests in a cool cave.
• Our wine cave holds two hundred bottles.
• They built caves beneath the shop to store cheese.

Sinonimi: cellar

Espressioni comuni: wine cave, cheese cave, storage cave

cavità, incavo

Vuoto nella terra o nella roccia, formato naturalmente o scavato da persone.

In inglese semplice: A hollow or gap in earth or rock, made naturally or by people.

• Rainwater collected in a shallow cave in the rock.
• The workers dug a small cave in the bank.
• Loose soil filled the caves left by fallen stones.

Sinonimi: hollow, hole, cavity

Espressioni comuni: small cave, cave in rock, shallow cave

crollo

La caduta di un tetto o del terreno nello spazio vuoto sottostante.

In inglese semplice: An event in which a roof or ground falls into the space below it.

• A cave blocked the mine entrance.
• The miners escaped before the roof cave.
• Several caves damaged the old tunnels.

Sinonimi: cave-in, collapse

Espressioni comuni: roof cave, mine cave, sudden cave

cedere, arrendersi

Smettere di resistere alle pressioni e accettare ciò che qualcuno vuole.

In inglese semplice: To stop resisting pressure and agree to what someone wants.

• I finally caved and said yes.
• Will they cave in to our demands?
• He caved after the children begged for a puppy.

Come si usa: cave in to someone/something (The council caved in to public pressure.); cave under pressure (She refused to cave under pressure.)

Sinonimi: give in, yield, surrender

Contrari: resist

Espressioni comuni: cave in, cave under pressure, cave to demands

crollare

Cadere verso l’interno o verso il basso perché manca un sostegno sufficiente.

In inglese semplice: To fall inward or down because there is not enough support.

• The roof caved in.
• These walls could cave under the weight.
• Heavy rain caused the tunnel to cave in.

Come si usa: cave in (The tunnel began to cave in.)

Sinonimi: collapse, fall in

Espressioni comuni: cave in, roof cave in, walls cave in

scavare, scalzare

Togliere terra o roccia dall’interno o da sotto qualcosa, lasciando un vuoto o indebolendolo.

In inglese semplice: To remove earth or rock from inside or beneath something, leaving a hollow or weakening it.

• The current caved the riverbank.
• Floodwater had caved the earth beneath the wall.
• Strong waves slowly cave the softer rock.

Sinonimi: hollow out, undermine

Espressioni comuni: cave a bank, cave the earth, cave a levee

estrarre per franamento

Estrarre roccia da una miniera togliendo i sostegni per farla cadere.

In inglese semplice: To obtain rock in a mine by removing its supports so it falls down.

• Miners cave the deposit by removing its supports.
• The crew caved the ore above the tunnel.
• They will cave this section after clearing the workers.

Espressioni comuni: cave the deposit, cave the ore, cave the rock