guinea pig

porcellino d’India, cavia

Piccolo animale con zampe corte, orecchie arrotondate e senza coda, spesso tenuto in casa come animale da compagnia.

In inglese semplice: A small animal with short legs, rounded ears, and no tail, often kept as a pet.

• Our guinea pig loves carrots.
• She cleaned the guinea pig’s cage.
• Do guinea pigs need fresh hay every day?

Sinonimi: cavy

Espressioni comuni: pet guinea pig, guinea pig cage, feed a guinea pig

cavia

Persona o animale usato per provare qualcosa di nuovo e osservarne gli effetti.

In inglese semplice: A person or animal used to test something new and see what happens.

• I was her guinea pig for a new recipe.
• The volunteers became guinea pigs in a medical trial.
• Would you be a guinea pig for our new software?

Come si usa: guinea pig for something (I was the guinea pig for her new recipe.); use someone as a guinea pig (They used volunteers as guinea pigs.)

Sinonimi: test subject, experimental subject

Espressioni comuni: human guinea pig, a willing guinea pig, guinea pig for something