pine

pino

Albero con foglie sottili e appuntite, che rimane verde tutto l’anno e produce pigne.

In inglese semplice: A tree with thin, pointed leaves that stays green all year and produces cones.

• A pine grows beside our house.
• The forest is full of tall pines.
• We collected cones beneath the pine.

Sinonimi: pinus

Espressioni comuni: pine tree, pine forest, pine cone

legno di pino, pino

Legno ricavato dal pino, spesso usato per fabbricare mobili.

In inglese semplice: Wood from an evergreen tree with pointed leaves, often used to make furniture.

• The table is made of pine.
• We used pine boards for the shelves.
• Pine is softer than oak.

Sinonimi: pinewood

Espressioni comuni: pine furniture, solid pine, pine boards

bancone

Banco di un bar dove vengono servite le bevande.

In inglese semplice: The counter in a bar where drinks are served.

• He stood behind the pine serving beer.
• We sat at the pine and ordered drinks.
• She wiped the pine after the last customers left.

Sinonimi: bar, counter

Espressioni comuni: behind the pine, at the pine

struggersi, desiderare ardentemente

Provare grande tristezza perché si desidera intensamente qualcuno che è lontano o qualcosa che non si può avere.

In inglese semplice: To feel very sad because you strongly want someone or something that is absent or unavailable.

• She pines for her family.
• He pined for home throughout the winter.
• The lonely dog was pining away.

Come si usa: pine for someone/something (She pined for the village where she grew up.); pine away (He seemed to pine away after she left.)

Sinonimi: long, yearn

Espressioni comuni: pine for someone, pine for home, pine away