paddy

risaia

Campo coperto da uno strato d’acqua poco profondo dove si coltiva il riso.

In inglese semplice: A field covered with shallow water where rice grows.

• The farmer planted rice in the paddy.
• Green paddies stretched across the valley.
• Water flowed from one paddy to another.

Sinonimi: rice field

Espressioni comuni: rice paddy, paddy field, flooded paddy

capriccio, stizza

Stato di rabbia o malumore, talvolta manifestato con lamenti o urla infantili.

In inglese semplice: An angry or bad mood, sometimes expressed by childish complaining or shouting.

• He was in a paddy all morning.
• She threw a paddy when we changed the plan.
• There is no need to get into a paddy.

Sinonimi: tantrum, bad temper

Espressioni comuni: in a paddy, throw a paddy, have a paddy