mill

stabilimento, fabbrica

Fabbrica in cui le macchine producono materiali come carta, acciaio o tessuti.

In inglese semplice: A factory where machines produce materials such as paper, steel, or cloth.

• The mill produces paper.
• Steel from this mill is used to build bridges.
• Many textile mills once operated in this region.

Sinonimi: factory, plant

Espressioni comuni: steel mill, textile mill, paper mill

macinino, mulino

Macchina che riduce cereali, pepe o altri materiali in piccoli pezzi o polvere.

In inglese semplice: A machine that crushes grain, pepper, or other materials into small pieces or powder.

• Pass me the pepper mill.
• This mill grinds grain into flour.
• She bought two wooden mills for salt and pepper.

Sinonimi: grinder

Espressioni comuni: pepper mill, coffee mill, hand mill

mulino, opificio

Edificio con macchine che macinano cereali o lavorano materiali come i tessuti.

In inglese semplice: A building containing machines that grind grain or process materials such as cloth.

• They took the wheat to the mill.
• The old mill used water to turn its wheel.
• Two former textile mills now house museums.

Espressioni comuni: flour mill, water mill, old mill

macinare, fresare

Tritare cereali con una macchina o lavorare un altro materiale con un utensile rotante.

In inglese semplice: To use a machine to crush grain or process another material.

• We mill our own wheat.
• The grain was milled into flour.
• This machine can mill metal as well as wood.

Come si usa: mill something into something (They mill the wheat into fine flour.)

Sinonimi: grind, process

Espressioni comuni: mill grain, mill wheat, mill grain into flour

gironzolare, aggirarsi

Muoversi qua e là senza uno scopo preciso, spesso insieme ad altre persone.

In inglese semplice: To move around without a clear purpose, often as part of a group.

• People mill around the entrance.
• Guests milled about in the hotel lobby.
• Why is that crowd milling around outside?

Come si usa: mill around/about (People milled around while waiting for the doors to open.)

Sinonimi: wander, drift about

Espressioni comuni: mill around, mill about, mill around something

far girare

Far muovere gli animali in cerchio.

In inglese semplice: To make animals move around in a circle.

• The riders mill the cattle.
• They milled the herd into a tight circle.
• The rancher asked us to mill the horses.

Espressioni comuni: mill cattle, mill the herd