mop

mocio

Attrezzo con manico lungo e panno o grosse frange per lavare i pavimenti.

In inglese semplice: A tool with a long handle and cloth or thick threads for washing floors.

• Where is the mop?
• She cleaned the kitchen floor with a mop.
• These mops have long wooden handles.

Espressioni comuni: a wet mop, mop and bucket, mop handle

zazzera, chioma

Massa di capelli folti, spesso spettinati.

In inglese semplice: A thick mass of hair, often untidy.

• He has a mop of curls.
• Her thick mop of hair hid her face.
• He tried to brush his unruly mop.

Come si usa: mop of hair (A mop of dark hair covered his forehead.)

Espressioni comuni: mop of hair, a curly mop, a thick mop

lavaggio

Il lavare o pulire un pavimento con un mocio.

In inglese semplice: An act of washing or wiping a floor with a long-handled cleaning tool.

• The floor needs a mop.
• I gave the kitchen tiles a quick mop.
• A thorough mop removed the muddy marks.

Come si usa: give something a mop (Give the floor a mop before the guests arrive.)

Sinonimi: wash, wipe

Espressioni comuni: a quick mop, a thorough mop

lavare, asciugare

Pulire o asciugare qualcosa usando un mocio o un panno.

In inglese semplice: Clean or wipe something with a long-handled cloth tool or with a cloth.

• Please mop the floor.
• He mopped up the milk.
• She mopped her brow with a cloth.

Come si usa: mop up something (She mopped up the spilled water.)

Sinonimi: wipe, clean

Espressioni comuni: mop the floor, mop up something, mop your brow