mercury

mercurio

Metallo argentato, liquido a temperatura ambiente, che può essere dannoso per le persone.

In inglese semplice: A silver metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures and can harm people.

• Mercury is a liquid metal.
• The broken thermometer spilled mercury onto the floor.
• Workers tested the water for mercury.

Sinonimi: quicksilver

Espressioni comuni: liquid mercury, mercury poisoning, mercury spill

mercurio, temperatura

Il liquido di uno strumento di misura, citato per indicare la temperatura o la pressione atmosferica che segna.

In inglese semplice: The liquid in a measuring instrument, used to refer to the temperature or air pressure it shows.

• The mercury rose all morning.
• By midnight, the mercury had fallen below zero.
• The mercury in the barometer dropped before the storm.

Espressioni comuni: the mercury rises, the mercury falls, the mercury drops

mercorella

Tipo di pianta con foglie e piccoli fiori verdi, spesso presente nei boschi.

In inglese semplice: A kind of leafy plant, often found in woods, with small green flowers.

• Mercury grows beneath these trees.
• The botanist identified the plant as annual mercury.
• Dog's mercury covered the shaded woodland floor.

Espressioni comuni: dog's mercury, annual mercury, wild mercury