pace

ritmo, velocità

Velocità con cui qualcuno si muove o qualcosa accade.

In inglese semplice: The speed at which someone moves or something happens.

• We worked at a slow pace.
• The pace of change has increased.
• Can you keep pace with the other runners?

Come si usa: at a particular pace (The work continued at a steady pace.); keep pace with someone/something (Small shops struggle to keep pace with rising costs.)

Sinonimi: speed, rate

Espressioni comuni: steady pace, pace of change, at your pace, brisk pace

passo

Distanza percorsa facendo un solo passo.

In inglese semplice: The distance you cover with one step.

• He took one pace forward.
• She stood three paces from the door.
• Move back a couple of paces.

Sinonimi: step, stride

Espressioni comuni: one pace back, a pace away, pace forward, one pace apart

velocità di rimbalzo

Quanto la superficie di gioco permette alla palla di mantenere la velocità dopo il rimbalzo nel cricket.

In inglese semplice: How well a cricket playing surface lets the ball keep its speed after bouncing.

• This pitch has plenty of pace.
• The rain took some pace out of the pitch.
• The batter misjudged the pace of the surface.

Espressioni comuni: pitch pace, pace and bounce, pace off something

camminare avanti e indietro

Camminare ripetutamente avanti e indietro in uno spazio piccolo, spesso per preoccupazione.

In inglese semplice: To walk repeatedly across a small area, often because you are worried.

• He paced around the room.
• She was pacing outside the office.
• I paced up and down while waiting for news.

Espressioni comuni: pace the room, pace up and down, pace around

dettare il ritmo

Stabilire la velocità da seguire per qualcuno durante una gara o un allenamento.

In inglese semplice: To set the speed for someone in a race or during training.

• Maya paced the runners for the first mile.
• He paced me during my marathon training.
• A cyclist will pace her on the practice run.

Espressioni comuni: pace a runner, pace someone, pace the race

misurare a passi

Misurare una distanza camminando e contando i propri passi.

In inglese semplice: To measure a distance by walking and counting your steps.

• She paced out the garden.
• He paced off ten metres from the gate.
• We paced the distance between the two trees.

Come si usa: pace out/off something (We paced out the length of the field.)

Espressioni comuni: pace out something, pace a distance, pace off something

con buona pace di

Si usa prima del nome di qualcuno per esprimere con rispetto un’opinione diversa dalla sua.

In inglese semplice: Used before a name to politely show that you disagree with that person.

• Pace Lee, the plan is affordable.
• The evidence, pace Professor Hall, suggests a different explanation.
• Pace its supporters, this policy has achieved little.

Come si usa: pace someone (Pace the critics, the novel has a clear structure.)

Sinonimi: with due respect to

Espressioni comuni: pace the critics, pace someone