plough

aratro

Grande attrezzo agricolo che taglia e rivolta la terra prima della semina.

In inglese semplice: A large farm tool that cuts and turns the soil before seeds are planted.

• The horse pulled the plough.
• They bought a new plough for the farm.
• Old wooden ploughs are displayed in the museum.

Sinonimi: plow

Espressioni comuni: pull a plough, horse-drawn plough, a tractor plough, a steel plough

arare

Tagliare e rivoltare la terra con un aratro per prepararla alla semina.

In inglese semplice: To cut and turn soil with a large farm tool so it is ready for planting.

• We plough the fields in spring.
• The farmer ploughed this land yesterday.
• Have they ploughed the whole field yet?

Sinonimi: plow, till

Espressioni comuni: plough a field, plough the soil, plough the land

farsi strada, fendere

Avanzare con forza attraverso qualcosa che ostacola il passaggio.

In inglese semplice: To move forward with force through something that makes movement difficult.

• The boat ploughed through the waves.
• We ploughed through thick mud to reach the house.
• A heavy truck was ploughing through the floodwater.

Come si usa: plough through something (The truck ploughed through the deep snow.)

Sinonimi: plow, push, force one's way

Espressioni comuni: plough through snow, plough through water, plough through something

travolgere, investire

Urtare qualcuno mentre si avanza, farlo cadere e proseguire senza fermarsi.

In inglese semplice: To hit someone while moving and knock them down, continuing without stopping.

• The truck ploughed him down.
• A player ploughed me over and kept running.
• The van ploughed down two pedestrians before hitting a wall.

Come si usa: plough someone down (The speeding van ploughed a cyclist down.); plough someone over (A running child almost ploughed me over.)

Sinonimi: run over, knock down, plow

Espressioni comuni: plough someone down, plough someone over