lump

nodulo, rigonfiamento

Zona gonfia o sporgente sotto la pelle o all’interno del corpo.

In inglese semplice: A raised or swollen area under the skin or inside the body.

• She found a lump under her skin.
• The doctor examined the lump on his arm.
• Have you noticed any new lumps?

Come si usa: a lump in/on something (He noticed a lump on his neck.)

Sinonimi: swelling, bump, nodule

Espressioni comuni: painful lump, lump under something, lump in something

grumo

Piccolo pezzo duro in qualcosa che normalmente è liscio o morbido.

In inglese semplice: A small hard piece in something that is normally smooth or soft.

• There is a lump in the sauce.
• Break up the lumps before adding milk.
• She stirred the soup until every lump disappeared.

Come si usa: a lump in something (I found a hard lump in the mixture.)

Sinonimi: clump, chunk

Espressioni comuni: hard lump, lump of sugar, lump in something

pezzo, massa, grumo

Pezzo o mucchio di qualcosa senza una forma precisa o regolare.

In inglese semplice: A piece or pile of something without a clear or regular shape.

• He picked up a lump of clay.
• Add two small lumps of butter.
• The melted plastic formed a solid lump.

Come si usa: a lump of something (She shaped a lump of clay into a bowl.)

Sinonimi: chunk, clump, mass, blob

Espressioni comuni: lump of clay, lump of coal, large lump

botte, critiche, punizione

Esperienza dolorosa di botte, critiche o maltrattamenti; il termine si usa di solito al plurale.

In inglese semplice: A painful experience of being hit, criticized, or treated badly, usually spoken of in the plural.

• He took his lumps and moved on.
• The coach has taken plenty of lumps this season.
• We must take our lumps when our plans fail.

Come si usa: take your lumps (The team took its lumps after a poor performance.)

Sinonimi: punishment, beating, abuse

Espressioni comuni: take a lump, take another lump

fannullone, buono a nulla

Persona pigra, lenta o poco sveglia.

In inglese semplice: A person who is lazy, slow, or not very clever.

• Get up, you lazy lump!
• He sat like a lump while everyone worked.
• Don’t be such a lump; help me carry this.

Sinonimi: layabout, loafer, oaf

Espressioni comuni: lazy lump, great lump, useless lump

raggruppare, fare di tutta l’erba un fascio

Mettere persone o cose nello stesso gruppo senza considerare le loro differenze.

In inglese semplice: To put different people or things in one group without considering their differences.

• Don’t lump us all together.
• The report lumped several different problems into one category.
• Why do people lump these two writers together?

Come si usa: lump someone/something together (Don’t lump all teenagers together.); lump someone/something in with someone/something (They lumped my travel costs in with other expenses.)

Sinonimi: group, bundle, classify together

Contrari: separate, distinguish

Espressioni comuni: lump something together, lump someone in, lump something with something