quirk

stranezza, particolarità

Piccola abitudine o caratteristica insolita di una persona o di una cosa.

In inglese semplice: A small, unusual habit or feature of a person or thing.

• Everyone has a little quirk.
• One of her quirks is naming every houseplant.
• A quirk in the software made the screen flash.

Come si usa: a quirk of something (It was a quirk of fate that we met again.)

Sinonimi: peculiarity, oddity, idiosyncrasy

Espressioni comuni: personal quirk, quirk of fate, quirk of something

scanalatura

Solco stretto o angolo rientrante netto lungo una modanatura decorativa di un edificio.

In inglese semplice: A narrow groove or sharp inward corner along a decorative strip on a building.

• A narrow quirk runs along the molding.
• The plasterer cleaned dust from the quirk.
• These quirks separate the curved sections of the cornice.

Sinonimi: groove, channel

Espressioni comuni: quirk molding, deep quirk, carved quirk

inarcare, muovere

Muovere leggermente e all’improvviso un labbro o un sopracciglio, spesso per esprimere dubbio o divertimento.

In inglese semplice: To move a lip or eyebrow slightly and suddenly, often showing doubt or amusement.

• He quirked an eyebrow.
• Her lips quirked at his joke.
• One corner of his mouth quirked upward.

Sinonimi: twitch

Espressioni comuni: quirk an eyebrow, quirk a lip, quirk upward

scanalare

Creare un solco stretto in una modanatura o superficie.

In inglese semplice: To put a narrow groove into a decorative strip or surface.

• The carpenter quirked the molding.
• Use this tool to quirk the wooden edge.
• They quirked each strip before fitting it.

Sinonimi: groove, channel

Espressioni comuni: quirk a molding, quirk the edge

rendere insolito

Cambiare qualcosa in modo strano o con uno stile molto personale.

In inglese semplice: To change something in a strange or individual way.

• The artist quirked the design with uneven corners.
• She likes to quirk familiar shapes.
• He quirked the usual layout by adding a tiny central room.

Espressioni comuni: quirk a design, quirk the shape