farm

fattoria, azienda agricola

Luogo dove si coltivano piante o si allevano animali per ottenere cibo o altri prodotti.

In inglese semplice: A place where people grow crops or keep animals for food or other products.

• We visited a farm yesterday.
• Their farm produces apples and milk.
• Many small farms sell food directly to local families.

Come si usa: on a farm (My aunt keeps sheep on a farm.)

Espressioni comuni: dairy farm, small farm, live on a farm, cattle farm

parco, impianto

Luogo con molte strutture o macchine simili usate insieme per uno scopo industriale.

In inglese semplice: A site with many similar structures or machines used together for an industrial purpose.

• A wind farm stands on the hill.
• The new solar farm supplies electricity to nearby villages.
• Fuel is stored in a tank farm beside the airport.

Espressioni comuni: wind farm, solar farm, tank farm, antenna farm

server farm

Insieme di computer che lavorano insieme per fornire servizi o elaborare grandi quantità di informazioni.

In inglese semplice: A group of computers that work together to provide services or process large amounts of information.

• The company runs a server farm.
• Our film was processed by a render farm.
• The farm needs powerful cooling equipment to prevent overheating.

Sinonimi: server cluster

Espressioni comuni: server farm, render farm, large server farm

coltivare, allevare

Usare la terra per coltivare piante o allevare animali e ottenere cibo o altri prodotti.

In inglese semplice: To use land to grow crops or raise animals for food or other products.

• Her family farms this land.
• They farmed sheep for many years.
• Can you farm successfully without chemical sprays?

Sinonimi: cultivate

Espressioni comuni: farm the land, farm cattle, farm organically

farmare

Ripetere attività in un videogioco per raccogliere oggetti utili, denaro o punti.

In inglese semplice: To repeat tasks in a video game to collect useful items, money, or points.

• I farm gold after each battle.
• She farmed the same enemies for an hour.
• Where can we farm rare weapons?

Come si usa: farm for something (We farmed for rare items in the same dungeon.)

Sinonimi: grind

Espressioni comuni: farm gold, farm for items, farm experience points

appaltare, affittare

Affidare a qualcuno una proprietà, un’attività o la riscossione delle tasse in cambio di una parte dei ricavi.

In inglese semplice: To let someone run property, a business, or tax collection in exchange for a share of the money.

• The king chose to farm the taxes.
• The owner farmed his estate to a local businessman.
• They farmed out the revenues in return for a fixed share.

Come si usa: farm something out to someone (The ruler farmed tax collection out to private contractors.)

Sinonimi: lease out

Espressioni comuni: farm the taxes, farm out revenues, farm an estate