parcel

pacco

Oggetto o insieme di oggetti avvolti o chiusi in una scatola, spesso da spedire.

In inglese semplice: Something wrapped or packed in a box, often to be sent by post.

• Your parcel arrived this morning.
• She sent a parcel to her brother.
• The driver left two parcels outside our door.

Sinonimi: package

Espressioni comuni: send a parcel, parcel delivery, large parcel

appezzamento, lotto

Pezzo di terreno considerato un’unica unità quando viene comprato, venduto o posseduto.

In inglese semplice: A piece of land treated as one unit when bought, sold, or owned.

• This parcel belongs to my aunt.
• The farmer sold two parcels of land.
• Each parcel has its own boundary on the map.

Come si usa: a parcel of land (They bought a parcel of land beside the river.)

Sinonimi: plot, lot

Espressioni comuni: parcel of land, land parcel

porzione, appezzamento

Parte distinta di qualcosa di più grande, soprattutto un pezzo di terreno.

In inglese semplice: A separate part of something larger, especially a piece of land.

• They inherited a parcel of land.
• The estate was divided into smaller parcels.
• Each parcel of goods was stored separately.

Come si usa: a parcel of something (They received a small parcel of land.)

Sinonimi: portion, part

Espressioni comuni: parcel of land, small parcel

distribuire, ripartire

Dividere qualcosa in parti e darle a persone diverse.

In inglese semplice: To divide something into parts and give those parts to different people.

• They parcelled out the remaining food.
• The manager parcels out tasks each morning.
• We had to parcel the money out among six families.

Come si usa: parcel something out to someone (They parcelled the food out to the families.); parcel something out among people (She parcelled the work out among her assistants.)

Sinonimi: distribute, share out, divide up

Espressioni comuni: parcel something out, parcel out something

lottizzare, frazionare

Dividere una proprietà in parti più piccole da vendere separatamente.

In inglese semplice: To divide property into smaller pieces so they can be sold separately.

• They plan to parcel off the land.
• The estate was parcelled off and sold.
• Developers parcel large properties off into smaller building plots.

Come si usa: parcel something off into something (They parcelled the estate off into smaller plots.)

Sinonimi: subdivide, divide up

Espressioni comuni: parcel something off, parcel off land

impacchettare

Avvolgere qualcosa nella carta o metterlo in un pacco.

In inglese semplice: To wrap something in paper or put it in a package.

• I need to parcel up these gifts.
• He parcelled the books up in brown paper.
• Can you parcel this up for me?

Come si usa: parcel something up (She parcelled the books up for posting.)

Sinonimi: wrap up, package

Contrari: unwrap, unpack

Espressioni comuni: parcel something up, parcel up something

fasciare

Avvolgere strisce di stoffa intorno a una corda per proteggerla.

In inglese semplice: To wrap strips of cloth around a rope to protect it.

• The sailors parcel the rope with cloth.
• He parcelled the damaged section before covering it with cord.
• We must parcel these ropes to protect them from water.

Sinonimi: wrap

Espressioni comuni: parcel a rope, parcel the rigging