pop out

uscire un attimo

Uscire da un posto per poco tempo, pensando di tornare presto.

In inglese semplice: You leave a place for a short time and expect to come back soon.

• I need to pop out.
• He popped out for a coffee.
• Can you answer the phone while I pop out to buy lunch?

Come si usa: pop out for something (I will pop out for some bread.); pop out to do something (She popped out to buy milk.)

Sinonimi: step out, nip out

Espressioni comuni: pop out briefly, pop out for lunch, pop out to someone

saltare fuori, far uscire

Qualcosa esce all'improvviso, spesso con un breve rumore, oppure qualcuno lo fa uscire.

In inglese semplice: Something comes out suddenly, often with a short sound, or you make it come out.

• The cork popped out.
• A button popped out of its hole.
• Push here to pop the battery out.

Come si usa: pop out of something (A spring popped out of the box.); pop something out (She popped the plastic piece out with her thumb.)

Sinonimi: spring out

Espressioni comuni: pop out suddenly, pop out a cork

lussarsi, lussare

Una parte del corpo esce all'improvviso dalla sua posizione normale, oppure qualcuno la fa uscire.

In inglese semplice: A part of your body suddenly moves out of its proper place, or you cause this to happen.

• My shoulder popped out.
• He popped out his knee when he fell.
• Has that joint ever popped out before?

Come si usa: pop out something (He popped out his shoulder during practice.); pop out of something (Her shoulder popped out of its socket.)

Sinonimi: dislocate

Espressioni comuni: pop out a shoulder, pop out suddenly

comparire, apparire

Una piccola finestra o un menu compare all'improvviso sullo schermo del computer per un breve periodo.

In inglese semplice: A small window or menu suddenly appears on a computer screen for a short time.

• A menu pops out.
• A help window popped out when I clicked the icon.
• Does the settings panel pop out automatically?

Come si usa: pop out when… (A small menu pops out when you click the arrow.)

Sinonimi: pop up, appear

Contrari: disappear

Espressioni comuni: pop out automatically, pop out on screen

sfornare, partorire

Partorire un bambino; è un modo di dirlo molto colloquiale.

In inglese semplice: A woman gives birth to a baby, described in a very casual way.

• She joked about popping out babies.
• They expected her to pop out a baby every year.
• I cannot just pop out kids whenever you want!

Come si usa: pop out someone (She joked that she would pop out another baby next year.)

Sinonimi: give birth

Espressioni comuni: pop out babies, pop out a baby, pop out kids

essere eliminato con una palla alta al terzo strike

Essere eliminati nel baseball dopo tre strike, con una battuta corta e alta sull'ultimo.

In inglese semplice: You are put out in baseball after three strikes, with a high, short hit on the last strike.

• He popped out on strike three.
• The batter popped out on a foul bunt with two strikes.
• She popped out to the catcher on her third strike.

Come si usa: pop out to someone (He popped out to the catcher on his third strike.)

Espressioni comuni: pop out bunting, pop out to catcher