cork up

imbottigliare

Mettere qualcosa in una bottiglia e chiuderla con un tappo di sughero.

In inglese semplice: To put something in a bottle and close it with a cork.

• We corked up the cider.
• She corked up the homemade wine for winter.
• They corked up the remaining juice in small bottles.

Come si usa: cork something up in something (We corked the wine up in glass bottles.)

Sinonimi: bottle, bottle up

Espressioni comuni: cork up the wine, cork up something, cork up some cider

tappare, otturare

Chiudere un foro o un’apertura con un tappo di sughero o un oggetto simile.

In inglese semplice: To close a hole or opening with a cork or a similar object.

• Cork up that hole.
• He corked up the pipe to stop the leak.
• We corked up the opening with a rubber plug.

Come si usa: cork something up (She corked the leaking tube up.)

Sinonimi: plug, stop up, block

Contrari: unblock

Espressioni comuni: cork up a hole, cork up the pipe, cork up something

tacere, stare zitto

Smettere di parlare o di fare rumore.

In inglese semplice: To stop talking or making noise.

• Cork up and listen!
• He told the noisy children to cork up.
• Will you cork up for a minute?

Sinonimi: shut up, be quiet

Espressioni comuni: cork up now, cork up in there, please cork up

far tacere, zittire

Fare in modo che qualcuno smetta di parlare o di fare rumore.

In inglese semplice: To make someone stop talking or making noise.

• Someone needs to cork him up.
• Her sharp reply corked up the loudest guest.
• The chairman tried to cork up the heckler.

Come si usa: cork someone up (The warning finally corked him up.)

Sinonimi: silence, shut up

Espressioni comuni: cork up someone, cork someone up, cork up the heckler

reprimere, soffocare

Tenere dentro un sentimento o un desiderio forte invece di esprimerlo.

In inglese semplice: To keep a strong feeling or desire inside instead of expressing it.

• He corked up his anger.
• She had corked up her feelings for years.
• Trying to cork up every emotion left him exhausted.

Come si usa: cork something up (He corked his frustration up until he was alone.)

Sinonimi: bottle up, suppress, hold back

Contrari: express

Espressioni comuni: cork up your anger, cork up something, cork up your feelings

riempire una mazza di sughero

Inserire sughero dentro una mazza da baseball o usare una mazza modificata così.

In inglese semplice: To put cork inside a baseball bat, or use a bat changed in this way.

• He corked up his bat.
• The umpire suspected that the hitter had been corking up.
• Players who cork up risk being banned.

Come si usa: cork up something (The player had corked up the bat before the match.)

Sinonimi: cork

Espressioni comuni: cork up a bat, cork up before games, cork up illegally