pad

imbottire

Aggiungere parti morbide a qualcosa per proteggerlo o renderlo più comodo.

In inglese semplice: To add soft pieces to something to protect it or make it more comfortable.

• We need to pad the seat.
• They padded the helmet for extra comfort.
• She padded the straps so they would not hurt her shoulders.

Come si usa: pad something with something (He padded the seat with foam.)

Sinonimi: cushion, upholster

Espressioni comuni: pad a seat, pad the straps, pad something with foam

imbottire

Riempire qualcosa di materiale morbido per renderlo più spesso o comodo.

In inglese semplice: To fill something with soft material to make it thicker or more comfortable.

• Pad the cushion with wool.
• She padded the jacket with cotton.
• The tailor padded the shoulders to give them shape.

Come si usa: pad something with something (They padded the cushion with cotton.)

Sinonimi: stuff, fill

Espressioni comuni: pad something with cotton, pad a cushion, pad the shoulders

imbottire, rivestire

Coprire una superficie con uno spesso strato di materiale morbido.

In inglese semplice: To cover a surface with a thick layer of soft material.

• They padded the walls with cloth.
• Workers padded the floor before moving the equipment.
• The inside of the box was padded with soft fabric.

Come si usa: pad something with something (They padded the walls with thick fabric.)

Sinonimi: cover, line

Espressioni comuni: pad the walls, pad something with cloth, pad the floor

camminare piano

Camminare, spesso con passi leggeri e silenziosi.

In inglese semplice: To walk, often with quiet, soft steps.

• The cat padded into the room.
• She padded barefoot across the kitchen.
• We heard him padding upstairs in his slippers.

Come si usa: pad across/into/along something (The dog padded across the room.)

Sinonimi: walk, tread

Espressioni comuni: pad softly, pad across something, pad into something

attutire

Ridurre il dolore o i danni causati da un colpo o una caduta.

In inglese semplice: To make a hit or fall less painful or damaging.

• The cushion padded her fall.
• Thick foam pads the impact when players collide.
• A soft mat padded his landing.

Sinonimi: cushion, soften

Espressioni comuni: pad a fall, pad the impact, pad a blow

percorrere a piedi

Camminare lungo una strada o un sentiero.

In inglese semplice: To walk along a road or path.

• They padded the lonely road.
• She padded the forest path at dawn.
• We padded along the lane toward the village.

Come si usa: pad along something (The travelers padded along the dusty road.)

Sinonimi: walk along, tread

Espressioni comuni: pad a road, pad the path, pad along something

letto, giaciglio

Letto o semplice posto per dormire.

In inglese semplice: A bed or a simple place to sleep.

• He lay on his pad.
• The travelers found pads for the night.
• She spread a blanket over the old pad.

Sinonimi: bed, bunk

Espressioni comuni: a comfortable pad, on the pad, find a pad

pat pat

Parola che imita il suono leggero dei piedi quando toccano il terreno.

In inglese semplice: A word representing the soft sound of feet touching the ground.

• Pad, pad: soft footsteps crossed the room.
• I heard pad, pad as she walked away.
• Pad, pad, pad went his bare feet along the hall.

Espressioni comuni: pad pad, pad pad pad