spirit

spirito, fantasma

Essere che si crede esista senza un corpo fisico, come un fantasma.

In inglese semplice: A being believed to exist without a physical body, such as a ghost.

• They believe a spirit lives here.
• The story describes spirits that guard the forest.
• She thought she had seen an evil spirit.

Sinonimi: ghost, supernatural being

Espressioni comuni: evil spirit, forest spirit, see a spirit

entusiasmo, grinta, spirito

Energia, entusiasmo e forte sostegno per un’attività o un gruppo.

In inglese semplice: Energy, excitement, and strong support for an activity or group.

• The team showed great spirit.
• Her speech was full of spirit.
• Everyone cheered to show their school spirit.

Sinonimi: enthusiasm, energy, passion

Contrari: apathy

Espressioni comuni: team spirit, school spirit, full of spirit

spirito, intento

Idea o scopo fondamentale alla base di una regola o di una dichiarazione.

In inglese semplice: The basic idea or purpose behind a rule or statement.

• This follows the spirit of the rule.
• They respected the spirit of our agreement.
• Her decision went against the spirit of the law.

Come si usa: the spirit of something (Sharing the prize follows the spirit of the competition.)

Sinonimi: intent, purpose

Espressioni comuni: spirit of something, in the spirit

spirito, anima

Parte invisibile di una persona che, secondo alcune credenze, continua a vivere dopo la morte.

In inglese semplice: The unseen part of a person, believed by some to live on after death.

• Some people believe the spirit never dies.
• She prayed for her father’s spirit.
• They wanted to contact the spirits of their ancestors.

Sinonimi: soul

Contrari: body

Espressioni comuni: body and spirit, someone’s spirit, human spirit

anima, spirito

Parte di un essere vivente che si crede esista oltre il suo corpo fisico.

In inglese semplice: The part of a living being believed to exist beyond its physical body.

• They believe the spirit survives death.
• She prayed for his spirit to find peace.
• The story describes spirits leaving their bodies.

Sinonimi: soul

Espressioni comuni: human spirit, departed spirit, spirit lives on

alcol, superalcolico

Liquido che evapora facilmente, soprattutto alcol; al plurale, spirits indica anche bevande alcoliche forti.

In inglese semplice: A liquid that easily turns into gas, especially alcohol; strong alcoholic drinks are also called spirits.

• The cleaner contains a strong spirit.
• She used white spirit to clean the brush.
• The bar sells beer, wine, and spirits.

Espressioni comuni: methylated spirit, white spirit, spirit bottle

portare via di nascosto

Portare via qualcuno o qualcosa rapidamente e di nascosto.

In inglese semplice: To take someone or something away quickly and secretly.

• They spirited the child away.
• Someone had spirited the documents out of the office.
• The singer was spirited away before reporters arrived.

Come si usa: spirit someone/something away (The guards spirited the witness away.); spirit someone out of somewhere (Friends spirited her out of the building.)

Sinonimi: whisk away, smuggle away

Espressioni comuni: spirit someone away, spirit something away, spirit someone out

incoraggiare, animare

Dare a qualcuno più energia, coraggio o entusiasmo.

In inglese semplice: To give someone more energy, courage, or excitement.

• Her praise spirited him up.
• The music spirited the weary troops.
• Their success spirited up the whole company.

Come si usa: spirit someone up (The promise of victory spirited the soldiers up.)

Sinonimi: encourage, inspire, hearten

Contrari: discourage

Espressioni comuni: spirit someone up, spirit the troops