shoe

scarpa

Oggetto che si indossa sul piede, di solito con suola rigida e parte superiore sagomata.

In inglese semplice: Something you wear on your foot, usually with a firm bottom and a shaped upper part.

• My shoes are wet.
• She bought a new pair of shoes.
• Where did you leave your other shoe?

Espressioni comuni: a leather shoe, shoe size, a running shoe, a black shoe

ferro di cavallo

Pezzo di metallo curvo fissato sotto lo zoccolo di un cavallo per proteggerlo.

In inglese semplice: A curved metal piece fixed under a horse’s foot to protect it.

• The horse lost a shoe.
• The farrier fitted a new shoe to the hoof.
• Check the shoes before riding over rocky ground.

Sinonimi: horseshoe

Espressioni comuni: horse shoe, a loose shoe

ferrare

Fissare pezzi protettivi di metallo agli zoccoli di un cavallo; anche mettere le scarpe a un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: To attach protective metal pieces to a horse’s feet, or put footwear on another person’s feet.

• He knows how to shoe horses.
• The farrier shod our pony yesterday.
• How often should we shoe this horse?

Come si usa: shoe something with something (The farrier shod the pony with lightweight metal shoes.)

Espressioni comuni: shoe a horse, shoe a pony

calzarsi

Indossare calzature; di solito si usa nella forma «shod» per descrivere quelle che una persona porta.

In inglese semplice: To put footwear on your own feet; usually used as “shod” to describe what someone wears.

• He was shod in heavy boots.
• The children were lightly shod for the long walk.
• She shod herself in sturdy leather sandals.

Come si usa: be shod in something (She was shod in soft leather boots.)

Espressioni comuni: shoe oneself, shoe oneself properly

ferrare, rinforzare

Applicare un pezzo protettivo a qualcosa per evitare che si danneggi con l’uso.

In inglese semplice: To fit a protective piece to something so that use does not damage it.

• We need to shoe this cane.
• He shod the pole with a metal cap.
• The workshop shoes wooden supports to protect their ends.

Come si usa: shoe something with something (They shod the wooden pole with iron to prevent wear.)

Espressioni comuni: shoe a cane, shoe with iron

rivestire, ricoprire

Ricoprire un oggetto con uno strato di materiale che lo protegge.

In inglese semplice: To cover an object with a layer of material that protects it.

• They shod the tool in metal.
• The craftsman shoes each wooden handle with brass.
• The object had been shod in a thin protective layer.

Come si usa: shoe something with something (The craftsman shod the handle with silver.)

Sinonimi: cover, coat, sheathe

Espressioni comuni: shoe with silver, shoe with metal