grub

cibo

Modo informale di indicare il cibo, soprattutto un pasto gustoso.

In inglese semplice: Food, especially a meal you enjoy.

• Let us get some grub.
• The pub serves excellent grub.
• Where can we find cheap grub around here?

Sinonimi: food

Espressioni comuni: good grub, pub grub, some grub

larva

Insetto giovane dal corpo molle e senza ali, soprattutto una larva di coleottero.

In inglese semplice: A young insect, especially a beetle, with a soft body and no wings.

• A bird ate the grub.
• We found white grubs under the lawn.
• This grub will eventually become a beetle.

Sinonimi: larva

Espressioni comuni: white grub, beetle grub, grub in soil

sradicare, scavare

Scavare nel terreno, soprattutto per togliere le piante con le radici.

In inglese semplice: To dig into the ground, especially to remove plants and their roots.

• They grubbed up the weeds.
• We spent the morning grubbing out tree roots.
• He used a spade to grub around the stump.

Come si usa: grub up something (We grubbed up the old bushes.); grub something out (They grubbed the roots out before planting.)

Sinonimi: dig, uproot

Espressioni comuni: grub up roots, grub up trees, grub out weeds

rovistare

Cercare qualcosa spostando gli oggetti in modo brusco e disordinato.

In inglese semplice: To search for something by moving things around in a rough, untidy way.

• He began to grub around.
• She grubbed through the papers for her receipt.
• What are you grubbing for in that cupboard?

Come si usa: grub around in something (He grubbed around in his bag for a pen.); grub for something (She grubbed for coins in the drawer.)

Sinonimi: rummage, rake around

Espressioni comuni: grub around, grub for something, grub about