stock

scorte, merce

Prodotti che un negozio o un’impresa tiene pronti per la vendita.

In inglese semplice: The goods a shop or business has ready to sell.

• The shop needs more stock.
• We sold most of our stock yesterday.
• Their warehouse holds extra stock for busy periods.

Sinonimi: inventory, goods

Espressioni comuni: new stock, stock levels, stock for sale, in stock

azione

Quota di proprietà di una società che si può comprare e vendere.

In inglese semplice: A share in a company that you can buy and sell.

• She bought stock in a technology company.
• His stocks fell in value last week.
• Which stock would you sell first?

Sinonimi: share

Espressioni comuni: buy stock, stock market, stock price

brodo

Liquido ottenuto cuocendo carne, ossa o verdure in acqua, usato per preparare zuppe e salse.

In inglese semplice: Liquid made by cooking meat, bones, or vegetables in water, used to make soups and sauces.

• Add some chicken stock.
• She made stock from the leftover bones.
• Does this soup contain vegetable stock?

Sinonimi: broth

Espressioni comuni: chicken stock, vegetable stock, stock cube

bilancio

In «take stock», indica valutare con attenzione la propria situazione prima di decidere come procedere.

In inglese semplice: Used with “take” to mean carefully considering your situation before deciding what to do next.

• Let’s stop and take stock.
• She took stock of her life after moving.
• Have you taken stock of the situation?

Come si usa: take stock of something (We need to take stock of our progress.)

Espressioni comuni: take stock, take stock of

tenere in vendita, vendere

Avere un prodotto disponibile in negozio perché i clienti possano comprarlo.

In inglese semplice: If a shop does this with a product, it keeps that product available for customers to buy.

• We stock fresh bread.
• That shop never stocked my size.
• Do you stock this brand of coffee?

Sinonimi: carry, sell

Espressioni comuni: stock a product, stock fresh bread, stock several brands

fare scorta

Procurarsi una grande quantità di qualcosa per averne abbastanza in seguito.

In inglese semplice: To get a large supply of something so you have enough for later.

• We need to stock up.
• She stocked up on soap during the sale.
• Are you stocking up for winter?

Come si usa: stock up on something (We stocked up on rice before the storm.); stock up for something (They stocked up for the winter.)

Sinonimi: lay in, store up

Espressioni comuni: stock up, stock up on, stock up for

rifornire, riempire

Riempire un luogo con i prodotti o i materiali necessari.

In inglese semplice: To fill a place with the supplies that are needed.

• Please stock the shelves.
• She stocked the fridge with fruit.
• They are stocking the shelter with blankets.

Come si usa: stock something with something (We stocked the cupboard with canned food.)

Sinonimi: supply, fill

Contrari: empty

Espressioni comuni: stock the fridge, stock the shelves, stock with something

di serie, standard

Realizzato nella versione normale, senza modifiche speciali o funzioni aggiuntive.

In inglese semplice: Made in the usual standard form, without special changes or extra features.

• The car has a stock engine.
• We replaced the stock wheels with larger ones.
• Is this camera still in stock condition?

Sinonimi: standard, unmodified

Contrari: modified

Espressioni comuni: stock engine, stock parts, stock car