semi

autoarticolato, semirimorchio

Grande camion che traina un rimorchio, oppure il rimorchio stesso, che ha ruote solo nella parte posteriore.

In inglese semplice: A large truck pulling a trailer, or the trailer itself, which has wheels only at the back.

• A semi blocked the road.
• She drives a semi across the country.
• Two semis were parked behind the warehouse.

Sinonimi: tractor-trailer, semi-trailer, eighteen-wheeler

Espressioni comuni: drive a semi, a loaded semi, semi trailer

semifinale

Partita o turno che decide chi arriva alla finale di una competizione.

In inglese semplice: A match or round that decides who reaches the final of a competition.

• Our team reached the semi.
• She lost her semi in three sets.
• Both semis will be played on Saturday.

Sinonimi: semi-final

Espressioni comuni: reach the semi, win a semi, in the semi

casa bifamiliare

Casa unita a un'altra casa attraverso un muro in comune.

In inglese semplice: A house joined to one other house by a shared wall.

• They live in a semi.
• We bought a three-bedroom semi with a garden.
• Several semis on this street are for sale.

Sinonimi: semi-detached house

Espressioni comuni: a three-bedroom semi, buy a semi, a suburban semi

erezione parziale

Stato in cui il pene è in parte rigido, ma non completamente.

In inglese semplice: A state in which the penis is partly hard but not fully hard.

• He had a semi.
• He felt embarrassed about getting a semi.
• The character jokes about his semi in the comedy.

Sinonimi: partial erection

Espressioni comuni: have a semi, get a semi