number one

numero uno, principale

Il migliore, il più importante o il primo in una lista.

In inglese semplice: The best, most important, or highest in a list.

• Safety is our number one priority.
• She is his number one fan.
• What is your number one concern?

Sinonimi: top, leading, foremost

Contrari: last

Espressioni comuni: number one priority, number one fan, number one choice

nero, afroamericano

In un uso raro dello slang americano, descrive una persona nera o afroamericana.

In inglese semplice: Describing a Black person, in rare American slang.

• In that slang, a Black man was called a number one man.
• The speaker used number one to mean Black.
• Her use of number one referred to a Black person.

Sinonimi: Black, African American

Espressioni comuni: number one man, number one woman

uno, numero uno

Il numero 1, oppure una persona o cosa contrassegnata con il numero 1.

In inglese semplice: The number 1, or a person or thing marked with 1.

• Circle number one on the page.
• I took bus number one.
• Who can answer question number one?

Sinonimi: one

Espressioni comuni: write number one, question number one, bus number one

numero uno

La persona che occupa il primo posto in uno sport o in un’altra competizione.

In inglese semplice: A person who holds first place in a sport or other competition.

• She became world number one.
• The number one lost in the final.
• Can he beat the current number one?

Sinonimi: top player, front runner

Espressioni comuni: world number one, become number one, beat number one

sé stesso

Sé stesso, soprattutto quando si mettono i propri bisogni prima di quelli degli altri.

In inglese semplice: Yourself, especially when you put your own needs before other people’s needs.

• He always looks after number one.
• Sometimes you need to put number one first.
• She earned plenty but spent it all on number one.

Sinonimi: oneself

Espressioni comuni: look after number one, protect number one

numero uno

La canzone che vende più di tutte le altre in un certo periodo.

In inglese semplice: A song that sells more than all other songs during a particular period.

• Their song became a number one.
• She had three number ones last year.
• Will this single reach number one?

Sinonimi: chart topper

Espressioni comuni: a number one, number one single, reach number one

capo, leader

La persona che guida un gruppo o ha il maggiore potere al suo interno.

In inglese semplice: The person who leads a group or has the most power.

• She is number one here.
• The deputy reported directly to number one.
• Who is number one in this organization?

Sinonimi: boss, leader, chief

Espressioni comuni: the number one, our number one

primo tenente

L’ufficiale di una nave chiamato primo tenente, che aiuta il capitano a gestire l’equipaggio.

In inglese semplice: A ship’s first lieutenant, an officer who helps the captain manage the crew.

• The captain called for number one.
• Our number one inspected the deck.
• Number one gave the crew their orders.

Sinonimi: first lieutenant

Espressioni comuni: the number one, ship’s number one