crib

lettino, culla

Piccolo letto con sponde alte che impediscono a un neonato o bambino piccolo di cadere.

In inglese semplice: A small bed with high sides that keep a baby or young child safe.

• The baby is in her crib.
• We bought a new mattress for the crib.
• Has he grown too big for his crib?

Sinonimi: cot

Espressioni comuni: baby crib, wooden crib, in the crib

casa, tana

Nel linguaggio informale, la casa o l’appartamento in cui una persona vive.

In inglese semplice: The house or apartment where someone lives.

• Come over to my crib tonight.
• We hung out at his crib after school.
• Have you seen her new crib?

Sinonimi: place, home, pad

Espressioni comuni: my crib, someone's crib, at the crib

copiare, prendere in prestito

Riprendere parole, idee o informazioni da un’altra fonte per usarle nei propri scritti, discorsi o appunti.

In inglese semplice: To take words, ideas, or information from another source for your own writing, speech, or notes.

• I cribbed the recipe from a magazine.
• She cribbed useful quotations for her speech.
• Did you crib those notes from the textbook?

Come si usa: crib something from someone/something (He cribbed several facts from a history website.); crib from something (She cribbed from her notes while preparing the speech.)

Sinonimi: copy, borrow, lift

Espressioni comuni: crib from something, crib some notes, crib a recipe