come out

uscire

Passare dall’interno di un luogo all’esterno, spesso verso chi parla.

In inglese semplice: To move from inside a place to outside, often towards the speaker.

• Come out and play!
• A mouse came out of the cupboard.
• She came out into the garden with a cup of tea.

Come si usa: come out of somewhere (A bird came out of the chimney.)

Sinonimi: emerge, exit

Contrari: enter

Espressioni comuni: come out here, come out slowly, come out together

venire alla luce, emergere

Per un fatto o un segreto, diventare noto ad altre persone.

In inglese semplice: If a fact or secret does this, people find out about it.

• The truth came out yesterday.
• More details will come out during the trial.
• It came out that she had paid for everything.

Come si usa: it comes out that… (It came out that the manager had hidden the report.)

Sinonimi: come to light, be revealed, emerge

Espressioni comuni: come out eventually, come out publicly, come out later

apparire, uscire

Apparire in un punto in cui gli altri possono vederti.

In inglese semplice: To appear where other people can see you.

• The singer came out smiling.
• She came out onto the balcony and waved.
• The children cheered when the actor came out onstage.

Come si usa: come out from behind something (The actor came out from behind the curtain.)

Sinonimi: appear, emerge

Contrari: disappear

Espressioni comuni: come out onstage, come out smiling, come out waving

uscire, essere pubblicato

Per un libro, un film o un altro prodotto, diventare disponibile al pubblico.

In inglese semplice: If a book, film, or other product does this, it becomes available to the public.

• Her book comes out tomorrow.
• The film came out last summer.
• When will the next issue come out?

Come si usa: come out in/on a date (The new album comes out on Friday.)

Sinonimi: be released, be published, appear

Espressioni comuni: come out tomorrow, come out soon, come out online

fare coming out, dichiararsi omosessuale

Dire agli altri di essere omosessuale.

In inglese semplice: To tell other people that you are gay.

• He decided to come out.
• She came out to her closest friends first.
• After coming out as gay, he felt more comfortable with himself.

Come si usa: come out to someone (He came out to his parents last year.); come out as gay/lesbian (She came out as lesbian at university.)

Sinonimi: come out of the closet

Espressioni comuni: come out publicly, come out proudly, come out privately