cosy

accogliente, confortevole

Caldo, comodo e piacevole per trascorrerci del tempo.

In inglese semplice: Warm, comfortable, and pleasant to spend time in.

• This room is cosy.
• We felt cosy under the thick blankets.
• They found a cosy café near the station.

Sinonimi: comfortable, snug

Contrari: uncomfortable

Espressioni comuni: cosy room, cosy bed, cosy little cottage

copriteiera

Copertura spessa o lavorata a maglia che tiene calda una teiera, un uovo o un oggetto simile.

In inglese semplice: A thick or knitted cover that keeps a teapot, egg, or similar object warm.

• Put the cosy over the teapot.
• She knitted two tea cosies for her friends.
• This woollen cosy keeps the eggs warm.

Espressioni comuni: tea cosy, egg cosy, knitted cosy

ingraziarsi

Cercare di diventare amico di qualcuno, spesso per ottenere qualcosa da lui.

In inglese semplice: To become friendly with someone, often because you want something from them.

• Don’t cosy up to the boss.
• She was cosying up to people with political influence.
• They cosied up to their wealthy neighbours.

Come si usa: cosy up to someone (He tried to cosy up to the manager to get better shifts.)

Sinonimi: suck up, get friendly

Espressioni comuni: cosy up to someone, cosy up