club

club, circolo

Persone che si incontrano o svolgono attività perché condividono un interesse.

In inglese semplice: A group of people who meet or do activities together because they share an interest.

• I joined a chess club.
• Our club meets every Tuesday.
• Which school clubs would you like to join?

Sinonimi: association, society

Espressioni comuni: join a club, a book club, a football club

discoteca, locale notturno

Locale dove si va soprattutto di notte per ballare, bere e ascoltare musica.

In inglese semplice: A place where people go, usually at night, to dance, drink, and listen to music.

• We danced at a club.
• The club stayed open until four.
• Have you been to that new club downtown?

Sinonimi: nightclub

Espressioni comuni: a dance club, at the club, a night club

centro sportivo, circolo sportivo

Luogo dove i soci praticano sport, fanno esercizio o usano attrezzi per allenarsi.

In inglese semplice: A place where members go to play sports, exercise, or use fitness equipment.

• The club has a pool.
• I exercise at the health club every morning.
• Our tennis club built two new courts.

Sinonimi: sports center, fitness center

Espressioni comuni: a health club, a tennis club, a sports club

clava, randello

Bastone grosso e pesante usato come arma per colpire persone o animali.

In inglese semplice: A thick, heavy stick used as a weapon to hit people or animals.

• He carried a wooden club.
• The attacker struck the door with a club.
• Two heavy clubs lay beside the gate.

Sinonimi: cudgel, bludgeon

Espressioni comuni: a wooden club, carry a club, a heavy club

fiori

Simbolo nero con tre foglie arrotondate sulle carte, oppure l’insieme delle carte con questo simbolo.

In inglese semplice: The black symbol with three rounded leaves on playing cards; also the group of cards with this symbol.

• This card has a club on it.
• She played the ace of clubs.
• Have you got any clubs in your hand?

Espressioni comuni: a club card, the club suit, a club symbol

clavetta

Ciascuno dei due bastoncini che un ginnasta fa oscillare e lancia durante un’esibizione.

In inglese semplice: One of a pair of short sticks that a gymnast swings and throws during a performance.

• The gymnast caught the club.
• She swung both clubs above her head.
• His routine ended with a high club throw.

Espressioni comuni: a gymnastics club, a club routine, throw a club

andare in discoteca

Uscire di notte in locali dove si balla, si beve e si ascolta musica.

In inglese semplice: To visit places at night where people dance, drink, and listen to music.

• We went clubbing last night.
• She enjoys clubbing with her friends.
• Do you still go clubbing every weekend?

Come si usa: go clubbing (We go clubbing on Saturday nights.)

Sinonimi: go clubbing

Espressioni comuni: club with friends, club all night, club in town, club in london

randellare, bastonare

Colpire una persona o un animale con un grosso bastone o un altro oggetto pesante.

In inglese semplice: To hit a person or animal with a thick stick or another heavy object.

• Someone clubbed him from behind.
• The hunters clubbed the seals on the ice.
• He was clubbed with a wooden bat.

Come si usa: club someone/something with something (The attacker clubbed him with a heavy stick.)

Sinonimi: bludgeon, cudgel

Espressioni comuni: club someone down, club someone to death