ice

ghiaccio

Acqua diventata solida a causa del freddo.

In inglese semplice: Water that has become hard because it is very cold.

• Put some ice in my drink.
• The ice melted in the sun.
• We walked carefully across the ice.

Espressioni comuni: ice cubes, thin ice, on ice

imbarazzo, freddezza

Disagio tra persone che rende difficile parlare liberamente.

In inglese semplice: An uncomfortable feeling between people that makes it hard for them to talk freely.

• A joke broke the ice.
• We played a game to break the ice.
• The ice between them melted as they talked.

Sinonimi: awkwardness, reserve

Espressioni comuni: break the ice, ice between people

freddezza

Mancanza di calore, gentilezza o sentimenti amichevoli.

In inglese semplice: A lack of warmth, kindness, or friendly feeling.

• There was ice in her voice.
• His eyes were full of ice.
• She seemed to have a heart of ice.

Sinonimi: coldness, cold-heartedness

Contrari: warmth

Espressioni comuni: heart of ice, ice in something, voice like ice

glassare

Ricoprire una torta con un composto dolce a base di zucchero.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you cover a cake with a sweet sugar mixture.

• Let the cake cool before you ice it.
• She iced the cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
• Will you ice my birthday cake?

Come si usa: ice something with something (Ice the cake with lemon icing.)

Sinonimi: frost

Espressioni comuni: ice a cake, ice the cupcakes, ice with something

raffreddare con ghiaccio

Mettere ghiaccio su qualcosa per raffreddarlo o ridurre un gonfiore.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you put frozen water on something to make it cold or reduce swelling.

• Ice your ankle after exercise.
• She iced her sore knee for ten minutes.
• We iced the bottles before the guests arrived.

Sinonimi: chill, cool

Contrari: heat

Espressioni comuni: ice your knee, ice an injury, ice a drink

ghiacciarsi, gelare

Per una superficie, coprirsi di ghiaccio.

In inglese semplice: If a surface does this, it becomes covered in frozen water.

• The bridge may ice overnight.
• The pond iced over during the night.
• These steps ice up quickly in cold weather.

Sinonimi: freeze, freeze over

Contrari: thaw

Espressioni comuni: ice over, ice up, ice overnight

ammazzare, eliminare

Nel linguaggio informale, uccidere qualcuno intenzionalmente.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you deliberately kill someone.

• The gangster threatened to ice him.
• They iced the witness before the trial.
• The boss ordered someone to ice his rival.

Sinonimi: murder, kill

Espressioni comuni: ice someone, ice a rival, ice a witness

stracciare, sbaragliare

Battere un avversario con un margine molto ampio.

In inglese semplice: If you do this, you beat an opponent by a large margin.

• Our team iced its rivals.
• She iced every opponent in the tournament.
• The candidate iced his challenger in the election.

Sinonimi: crush, trounce

Espressioni comuni: ice an opponent, ice a rival, ice the competition