lemon

limone

Frutto giallo dal sapore aspro, spesso usato nelle bevande e in cucina.

In inglese semplice: A yellow fruit with a sour taste, often used in drinks and cooking.

• Add some lemon to your tea.
• She squeezed two lemons into the bowl.
• Would you like a slice of lemon?

Espressioni comuni: lemon juice, slice of lemon, fresh lemon

bidone

Prodotto acquistato che funziona male, oppure persona deludente o inutile.

In inglese semplice: Something you buy that works badly, or a person who is disappointing or useless.

• This car is a lemon.
• We bought a lemon and spent months repairing it.
• Their new manager turned out to be a lemon.

Sinonimi: dud

Espressioni comuni: buy a lemon, sell a lemon, a complete lemon

giallo limone

Colore giallo chiaro e vivace, simile a quello del limone.

In inglese semplice: A bright, pale yellow color.

• She chose pale lemon for the walls.
• The fabric comes in lemon and cream.
• A touch of lemon brightened the design.

Sinonimi: lemon yellow

Espressioni comuni: pale lemon, bright lemon, lemon and white

favore

Aiuto dato a qualcuno; usato soprattutto in un’espressione per dire che qualcosa è assurdo.

In inglese semplice: A helpful act, used mainly in a phrase showing that you think something is ridiculous.

• Do me a lemon! That price is ridiculous.
• You want fifty pounds? Do me a lemon!
• Do me a lemon, nobody believes that story.

Sinonimi: favor

Espressioni comuni: do a lemon, do someone a lemon

condire con limone

Aggiungere succo o sapore di limone a un cibo.

In inglese semplice: To add the juice or flavor of a yellow, sour fruit to food.

• Lemon the fish before serving it.
• She lemoned the sauce to sharpen its flavor.
• You can lemon the vegetables after cooking.

Espressioni comuni: lemon the fish, lemon the sauce