hole

buco, foro

Spazio vuoto in qualcosa di solido, dove manca parte del materiale.

In inglese semplice: An empty space in something solid, where some material is missing.

• There’s a hole in the wall.
• We filled the holes with wet sand.
• How did that hole appear in the roof?

Come si usa: a hole in something (There is a hole in the wall.)

Sinonimi: gap, opening

Espressioni comuni: hole in something, fill a hole, make a hole

buca, cavità

Spazio vuoto che si estende dentro qualcosa, soprattutto una buca scavata nel terreno.

In inglese semplice: A hollow space extending into something, especially a pit dug in the ground.

• Dig a hole for the tree.
• The dog buried its bone in a hole.
• We found several deep holes beside the path.

Come si usa: a hole in something (They dug a hole in the ground.)

Sinonimi: pit, cavity

Espressioni comuni: dig a hole, deep hole, hole in something

buco, foro

Apertura che attraversa completamente un materiale, come stoffa, legno o metallo.

In inglese semplice: An opening that passes completely through material, such as cloth, wood, or metal.

• My shirt has a hole in it.
• Rain came through a hole in the tent.
• She patched the holes in his socks.

Come si usa: a hole in something (My sock has a hole in it.)

Sinonimi: opening, perforation

Espressioni comuni: hole in something, hole through something, small hole

forare, bucare

Fare una o più aperture in una superficie o in un oggetto.

In inglese semplice: To make an opening or openings in a surface or object.

• A bullet holed the boat.
• The ship was holed below the waterline.
• Flying stones had holed several metal panels.

Sinonimi: pierce, puncture, perforate

Espressioni comuni: hole a ship, hole the hull

demolire, distruggere

Distruggere completamente qualcosa, come un ragionamento o un piano.

In inglese semplice: To completely damage or defeat something, such as an argument or plan.

• That fact holed his argument.
• The new evidence completely holed their case.
• Her criticism holed the theory before anyone could defend it.

Sinonimi: destroy, demolish

Espressioni comuni: hole an argument, hole a theory, hole someone’s case