mouse

topo

Piccolo animale con pelo, muso appuntito e coda lunga e sottile.

In inglese semplice: A small animal with fur, a pointed nose, and a long thin tail.

• A mouse ran under the table.
• The cat caught two mice last night.
• Is that a mouse behind the cupboard?

Espressioni comuni: pet mouse, tiny mouse, mouse trap, field mouse

mouse

Piccolo dispositivo che si muove con la mano per controllare il puntatore sullo schermo del computer.

In inglese semplice: A small device you move with your hand to control the pointer on a computer screen.

• Click the left mouse button.
• My wireless mouse needs a new battery.
• Move the mouse to point at the picture.

Espressioni comuni: computer mouse, wireless mouse, mouse button

topo

Animale del genere scientifico Mus, che comprende anche il comune topo domestico.

In inglese semplice: An animal belonging to the scientific group Mus, which includes the common house species.

• The house mouse belongs to the genus Mus.
• Researchers compared several mouse species within Mus.
• This laboratory mouse is classified as Mus musculus.

Sinonimi: murine, murid, vole

Espressioni comuni: house mouse, mouse species, laboratory mouse

cacciare topi

Cacciare o catturare piccoli roditori, soprattutto riferito a un gatto.

In inglese semplice: To hunt or catch small rodents, especially when a cat does this.

• Our cat likes to mouse in the barn.
• The kitten moused all evening without catching anything.
• Farm cats often mouse around the grain store.

Sinonimi: hunt mice

Espressioni comuni: mouse in barns, mouse at night

muoversi furtivamente

Muoversi in silenzio e con cautela per non farsi notare.

In inglese semplice: To move quietly and carefully, trying to avoid being noticed.

• He began to mouse around the empty house.
• She moused quietly along the dark corridor.
• Why are you mousing about behind the curtains?

Sinonimi: creep, sneak

Espressioni comuni: mouse around, mouse about

legare la bocca di un gancio

Legare l’apertura di un gancio con filo metallico o resistente per impedire che le parti agganciate escano.

In inglese semplice: To tie wire or strong thread across a hook's opening so that attached parts cannot slip out.

• Mouse the hook before lifting the load.
• He moused each hook with wire.
• The crew carefully moused the hooks to keep the ropes secure.

Espressioni comuni: mouse a hook, mouse the hook