ping

mandare un messaggio

Mandare un breve messaggio a qualcuno, di solito per ottenere una risposta.

In inglese semplice: To send someone a short message, usually because you want a reply.

• Ping me when you arrive.
• I pinged her about the missing file.
• Could you ping the team for an update?

Come si usa: ping someone about something (I will ping you about the meeting.); ping someone to do something (Ping me to check whether I am free.)

Sinonimi: message, contact

Espressioni comuni: ping someone, ping someone about, ping someone later

tintinnare

Produrre un suono breve e acuto.

In inglese semplice: To make a short, high sound.

• My phone pinged.
• The microwave pings when the food is ready.
• Small stones pinged against the metal roof.

Sinonimi: ting

Espressioni comuni: phone ping, ping loudly, ping against something

rimbalzare

Urtare una superficie e allontanarsene rapidamente.

In inglese semplice: To hit a surface and move quickly away from it.

• The ball pinged off the wall.
• A stone pinged across the path.
• The shot pinged off the post and back onto the field.

Come si usa: ping off something (The ball pinged off the goalpost.)

Sinonimi: bounce, ricochet

Espressioni comuni: ping off something, ping around something

colpire con un dito

Spostare qualcosa con un colpo rapido e leggero di un dito.

In inglese semplice: To move something with a quick, light hit from your finger.

• He pinged the crumb away.
• She pinged a coin across the table.
• I pinged a small stone into the pond.

Come si usa: ping something off something (She pinged a crumb off her sleeve.)

Sinonimi: flick

Espressioni comuni: ping something away, ping something off, ping a coin

tintinnio

Suono breve e acuto, spesso prodotto da metallo o da un dispositivo elettronico.

In inglese semplice: A short, high sound, often made by metal or an electronic device.

• I heard a ping.
• The microwave finished with a cheerful ping.
• A strange ping came from the engine.

Sinonimi: ting

Espressioni comuni: a loud ping, a sharp ping, hear a ping

notifica

Breve avviso che segnala qualcosa di nuovo, spesso sul telefono.

In inglese semplice: A brief alert telling you that something new has happened, often on your phone.

• I got a ping from the app.
• She turned off pings during the meeting.
• A ping on my phone announced a new delivery update.

Sinonimi: notification, alert

Espressioni comuni: get a ping, a notification ping, ping on something

messaggio

Breve messaggio che chiede a qualcuno una risposta o una conferma.

In inglese semplice: A short message asking someone to reply or confirm something.

• Send her a quick ping.
• My ping asked whether the files had arrived.
• He replied to my ping within minutes.

Come si usa: a ping to someone (I sent a ping to our designer.)

Sinonimi: message, reminder

Espressioni comuni: send a ping, a quick ping, ping to someone

impulso sonar

Breve suono inviato nell’acqua, il cui eco permette di individuare oggetti.

In inglese semplice: A short sound sent through water whose returning sound helps locate objects.

• The submarine sent a ping.
• The sonar ping returned an echo from the seabed.
• Repeated pings helped the crew locate the sunken ship.

Espressioni comuni: sonar ping, send a ping, a single ping