peg

gancio, appendiabiti

Corto pezzo di legno o metallo che sporge da una superficie e serve ad appendere oggetti.

In inglese semplice: A short piece of wood or metal sticking out from a surface, used for hanging things.

• Hang your coat on the peg.
• There are four pegs by the door.
• She took her hat off its peg.

Sinonimi: hook

Espressioni comuni: coat peg, wooden peg, peg on something

piolo, perno

Corto pezzo rotondo di legno o metallo che unisce, tiene fermi o sostiene altri oggetti.

In inglese semplice: A short round piece of wood or metal that joins, holds, or supports other objects.

• Push the peg into the hole.
• Wooden pegs hold the frame together.
• One metal peg supports each moving arm.

Sinonimi: pin, dowel

Espressioni comuni: wooden peg, metal peg, peg joint

piolo segnapunti

Piccolo piolo spostato tra i fori di una tavoletta per indicare il punteggio nel cribbage.

In inglese semplice: A small pin moved between holes on a board to show a player’s score in cribbage.

• Move your peg forward three holes.
• Each player has two pegs on the board.
• Her peg reached the final hole first.

Sinonimi: marker

Espressioni comuni: cribbage peg, scoring peg, peg hole

fissare

Tenere qualcosa fermo usando piccoli perni, mollette o paletti.

In inglese semplice: To hold something in place using small pins, clips, or sticks.

• Peg the tent down firmly.
• She pegged the sheets to the line.
• Have you pegged out the washing?

Come si usa: peg something to something (He pegged the blanket to the washing line.); peg something down (We pegged the canvas down at each corner.)

Sinonimi: fasten, secure

Espressioni comuni: peg something down, peg something out, peg something to something

inquadrare, etichettare

Giudicare qualcuno come un certo tipo di persona o attribuirgli una particolare caratteristica.

In inglese semplice: To decide that someone is a particular kind of person or has a particular quality.

• I pegged him as a teacher.
• She had been pegged as shy at school.
• Did you peg me for a troublemaker?

Come si usa: peg someone as something (They pegged her as a future leader.); peg someone for something (I pegged him for a city boy.)

Sinonimi: classify, label, pigeonhole

Espressioni comuni: peg someone as something, peg someone for something

appuntare, fissare

Fissare qualcosa a una superficie con un perno o un altro piccolo fermaglio.

In inglese semplice: To fix something to a surface with a pin or another small fastener.

• Peg the notice to the board.
• She pegged a picture above her desk.
• The map was pegged to the wall.

Come si usa: peg something to something (He pegged the photograph to the noticeboard.)

Sinonimi: pin, attach, fasten

Espressioni comuni: peg something up, peg something to something