fleece

pile

Tessuto morbido e caldo con una superficie spessa e leggermente pelosa.

In inglese semplice: A soft, warm cloth with a thick, slightly fluffy surface.

• This blanket is made of fleece.
• She wore a warm fleece jacket.
• The gloves have a soft fleece lining.

Espressioni comuni: fleece jacket, fleece blanket, fleece lining

vello, lana

La folta lana che ricopre una pecora o un animale simile, anche dopo la tosatura.

In inglese semplice: The thick wool covering a sheep or similar animal, or that wool after it is cut off.

• The sheep has a thick fleece.
• The farmer washed the fleece after shearing.
• They sold several fleeces at the market.

Sinonimi: wool

Espressioni comuni: sheep's fleece, thick fleece, white fleece

truffare, spennare

Ingannare qualcuno per farsi dare denaro oppure fargli pagare un prezzo esagerato.

In inglese semplice: To trick someone into giving you money, or charge them far too much.

• That taxi driver tried to fleece us.
• The fake charity fleeced people out of thousands of pounds.
• Tourists are often fleeced by dishonest sellers.

Come si usa: fleece someone out of something (The caller fleeced him out of his savings.)

Sinonimi: rip off, swindle, cheat

Espressioni comuni: fleece someone, fleece tourists

tosare

Tagliare la lana di una pecora o di un animale simile.

In inglese semplice: To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.

• They fleece the sheep in spring.
• The farmer fleeced the whole flock in two days.
• These animals have not been fleeced yet.

Sinonimi: shear

Espressioni comuni: fleece a sheep, fleece the flock