nick

taglietto, intaccatura

Piccolo taglio sulla pelle o segno di danno sulla superficie di un oggetto.

In inglese semplice: A small cut in skin or a small damaged mark on an object’s surface.

• There’s a nick on my chin.
• The knife has several nicks along its edge.
• She noticed a small nick in the table.

Come si usa: a nick in something (There is a nick in the wooden handle.)

Sinonimi: cut, notch

Espressioni comuni: a small nick, nick in something

stato, condizione

Stato in cui si trova qualcosa, soprattutto quanto è ben tenuto o funziona bene.

In inglese semplice: The condition something is in, especially whether it is well kept or working well.

• The car is in good nick.
• His boots were in pretty bad nick.
• For its age, the house is in excellent nick.

Come si usa: in good/bad nick (The old bicycle is still in good nick.)

Sinonimi: condition, shape

Espressioni comuni: in good nick, in bad nick

nickname, soprannome

Nome breve o scelto usato al posto del nome vero, soprattutto online.

In inglese semplice: A short or chosen name used instead of someone’s real name, especially online.

• My online nick is BlueFox.
• She changed her nick in the chat room.
• What nick do you use on that forum?

Sinonimi: nickname, handle

Espressioni comuni: online nick, choose a nick

commissariato, prigione

Modo colloquiale di indicare un commissariato o una prigione.

In inglese semplice: A police station or a prison.

• They took him to the nick.
• She spent the night in the nick.
• Two officers drove back to the local nick.

Sinonimi: police station, prison, jail

Espressioni comuni: the local nick, in the nick

rubare

Prendere senza permesso qualcosa che appartiene a un’altra persona; uso colloquiale.

In inglese semplice: To take something that belongs to someone else without permission.

• Someone nicked my bag.
• He was caught trying to nick a phone.
• Who’s nicked the money from my desk?

Sinonimi: steal, pinch

Espressioni comuni: nick something, nick someone’s bike

tagliuzzare, intaccare

Fare un piccolo taglio sulla pelle o danneggiare una piccola parte di una superficie.

In inglese semplice: To make a small cut in skin or damage a small part of a surface.

• I nicked my finger.
• He nicked his chin while shaving.
• Be careful not to nick the wood with that blade.

Sinonimi: cut, scratch

Espressioni comuni: nick your chin, nick something

arrestare

Mettere qualcuno sotto custodia della polizia perché potrebbe aver commesso un reato; uso colloquiale.

In inglese semplice: To take someone into police custody because they may have committed a crime.

• The police nicked him yesterday.
• They nicked two suspects outside the station.
• She was nicked for driving a stolen van.

Come si usa: nick someone for something (The police nicked him for stealing a car.)

Sinonimi: arrest, nab

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: nick someone, nick someone for something