lodge

baita, rifugio, casino di caccia

Edificio in campagna dove si soggiorna per le vacanze o per attività all’aperto.

In inglese semplice: A building in the countryside where people stay for holidays or outdoor activities.

• We stayed in a mountain lodge.
• The hunters returned to their lodge before dark.
• Several wooden lodges overlook the lake.

Sinonimi: cabin, chalet

Espressioni comuni: hunting lodge, ski lodge, mountain lodge

locanda, albergo

Albergo o locanda, soprattutto in campagna.

In inglese semplice: A hotel or inn, especially one in the countryside.

• The lodge serves breakfast at seven.
• We booked two rooms at a country lodge.
• The lodge’s guests can use the swimming pool.

Sinonimi: inn, hotel

Espressioni comuni: a rural lodge, book a lodge, lodge guests

casa del custode, portineria

Piccola casa separata dove vive un domestico o un lavoratore di una grande proprietà.

In inglese semplice: A small separate house where a servant or worker on a large property lives.

• The gardener lived in a small lodge.
• A lodge stood beside the estate’s main gate.
• They repaired the keeper’s lodge before he moved in.

Espressioni comuni: gate lodge, gardener’s lodge, porter’s lodge

tana del castoro

Riparo costruito da un castoro con rami e fango in un lago o uno stagno.

In inglese semplice: A shelter that a beaver builds from branches and mud in a lake or pond.

• The beaver built a lodge.
• We spotted two lodges near the lake’s edge.
• The lodge has an entrance below the water.

Sinonimi: beaver den

Espressioni comuni: beaver lodge, build a lodge, underwater lodge entrance

incastrarsi, conficcarsi

Rimanere bloccato saldamente in un posto ed essere difficile da rimuovere.

In inglese semplice: To become stuck firmly in a place and be difficult to remove.

• A seed lodged between my teeth.
• The bullet lodged in a tree.
• Small stones can lodge in the tire.

Come si usa: lodge in something (A small bone lodged in his throat.); lodge between A and B (The stick lodged between the two rocks.)

Sinonimi: get stuck, become embedded

Espressioni comuni: lodge in something, lodge between something

incastrare, conficcare

Far restare qualcosa saldamente incastrato o conficcato in un punto.

In inglese semplice: To make something stick firmly in a particular place.

• The fall lodged a stone in my shoe.
• He lodged the wedge firmly beneath the door.
• The blast had lodged metal fragments in the wall.

Come si usa: lodge something in something (The impact lodged a splinter in his hand.); lodge something between A and B (She lodged a stick between the rocks.)

Sinonimi: embed, wedge, fix

Contrari: dislodge

Espressioni comuni: lodge something in something, lodge something firmly

alloggiare, soggiornare

Vivere o soggiornare temporaneamente in casa di un’altra persona, spesso pagando per una stanza.

In inglese semplice: To live or stay temporarily in someone else’s home, often paying for a room.

• We lodged with my aunt.
• He lodged in a rented room while studying.
• Where will the visiting students lodge?

Come si usa: lodge with someone (He lodged with a local family.); lodge at/in something (She lodged at a small guesthouse.)

Sinonimi: stay, board, reside

Espressioni comuni: lodge with someone, lodge at something

ospitare, alloggiare

Dare a qualcuno una stanza o un posto dove dormire per un certo periodo.

In inglese semplice: To give someone a room or place to sleep for a time.

• We can lodge two guests here.
• The visitors were lodged in a small hotel.
• Who will lodge the students during their visit?

Come si usa: lodge someone in/at something (The organizers lodged the visitors in a nearby hotel.); lodge someone with someone (The school lodged each student with a local family.)

Sinonimi: house, accommodate, put up

Espressioni comuni: lodge someone overnight, lodge someone in something