ding

tintinnio

Suono breve, limpido e acuto, simile a quello di un campanello.

In inglese semplice: A short, clear, high sound like a small bell ringing.

• We heard a ding.
• The elevator announced its arrival with a ding.
• A little ding tells you the food is ready.

Sinonimi: chime

Espressioni comuni: loud ding, ding of something, little ding

ammaccatura

Piccolo punto danneggiato o incavato su una superficie a causa di un colpo.

In inglese semplice: A small damaged spot on a surface, caused by a hit.

• The door has a small ding.
• I found two dings on my bicycle.
• Can you repair this ding in the bumper?

Come si usa: a ding in something (There is a ding in the car door.)

Sinonimi: dent, chip

Espressioni comuni: small ding, ding in something, door ding

rifiuto

Mancata accettazione di una persona, soprattutto per un lavoro o un posto in una scuola.

In inglese semplice: A refusal to accept someone, especially for a job or a place at a school.

• I got a ding from that college.
• Another ding arrived after my job interview.
• She received three dings before a school accepted her.

Sinonimi: rejection, refusal

Contrari: acceptance

Espressioni comuni: ding letter, get a ding, another ding

carne a dadini

Carne tagliata a pezzetti, usata in alcuni piatti cinesi serviti negli Stati Uniti.

In inglese semplice: Meat cut into small pieces, used in some Chinese dishes served in America.

• We ordered chicken ding.
• The shrimp ding came with rice.
• This restaurant serves almond chicken ding with vegetables.

Espressioni comuni: chicken ding, shrimp ding, almond chicken ding

penalizzare

Togliere punti o imporre una multa per un errore o in base a una regola.

In inglese semplice: To take away points or charge someone money because of a mistake or a rule.

• They dinged me five dollars.
• The teacher dinged him for poor spelling.
• Will the bank ding us again for paying late?

Come si usa: ding someone for something (The bank dinged me for a late payment.); ding someone an amount (The referee dinged us two points.)

Sinonimi: penalize

Espressioni comuni: ding someone for something, ding someone points

respingere, licenziare

Non accettare una persona o licenziarla.

In inglese semplice: To refuse to accept someone or to make them leave their job.

• The college dinged my application.
• His employer dinged him after repeated mistakes.
• Two schools dinged her, but the third offered her a place.

Sinonimi: reject, turn down, fire

Contrari: accept, hire

Espressioni comuni: ding an applicant, ding someone

colpire

Dare un colpo a qualcuno o a qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To hit someone or something.

• He dinged the metal with a hammer.
• A falling stone dinged him on the head.
• She raised her stick to ding the wooden post.

Sinonimi: hit, strike

Espressioni comuni: ding someone, ding something hard

scagliare

Lanciare qualcosa con molta forza.

In inglese semplice: To throw something with great force.

• He dinged the stone to the ground.
• She dinged the cup against the wall in anger.
• The boy threatened to ding the rock into the river.

Come si usa: ding something against something (He dinged the stone against the wall.)

Sinonimi: hurl, fling

Espressioni comuni: ding something down, ding something against something