intake

assunzione, apporto

Quantità di cibo, bevande, aria o altre sostanze che entra nel corpo o in un sistema.

In inglese semplice: The amount of food, drink, air, or another substance that enters the body or a system.

• Watch your daily salt intake.
• She increased her water intake during the summer.
• What is the recommended intake of this vitamin?

Come si usa: intake of something (Reduce your intake of salt.)

Sinonimi: consumption

Espressioni comuni: daily intake, salt intake, calorie intake, intake of something

presa, ingresso

Apertura da cui aria, acqua o un altro liquido entra in un tubo o una macchina.

In inglese semplice: An opening where air, water, or another liquid enters a pipe or machine.

• The air intake is blocked.
• Leaves collected around the water intake.
• The mechanic checked both engine intakes.

Sinonimi: inlet

Contrari: outlet

Espressioni comuni: air intake, water intake, intake pipe, intake valve

inspirazione, ingestione

Azione di introdurre aria, cibo o un’altra sostanza nel corpo o in un sistema.

In inglese semplice: An act of drawing air, food, or another substance into the body or a system.

• There was a sharp intake of breath.
• Each intake of air caused him pain.
• Food intake begins when the animal opens its mouth.

Come si usa: an intake of something (We heard a sudden intake of breath.)

Sinonimi: taking in

Espressioni comuni: intake of breath, sharp intake, intake of air

inizio del restringimento

Punto in cui un tubo o un cilindro comincia a diventare più stretto.

In inglese semplice: The point where a tube or cylinder starts to become narrower.

• The tube narrows at the intake.
• Measure the diameter just before the intake.
• The drawing marks the intake where the cylinder begins to narrow.

Espressioni comuni: cylinder intake, tube intake, intake section