stop off

fare una sosta, fare tappa

Fermarsi brevemente in un luogo mentre si è diretti altrove.

In inglese semplice: To visit a place briefly while travelling to somewhere else.

• We stopped off for lunch.
• They stopped off in Berlin for a night.
• Can we stop off at my sister’s house?

Come si usa: stop off at a place (We stopped off at a café on the way home.); stop off in a place (They stopped off in Paris before flying to Rome.)

Sinonimi: stop over, call in

Espressioni comuni: stop off at somewhere, stop off in somewhere

ostruire con sabbia

Riempire di sabbia una parte di uno stampo da fusione per impedire che vi entri il metallo.

In inglese semplice: To fill an unwanted part of a metal-making mould with sand so metal cannot enter it.

• Stop off the unwanted cavity with sand.
• The worker stopped off one section of the mould.
• Which parts must we stop off before pouring the metal?

Come si usa: stop off something / stop something off (Stop off this part of the mould with sand.)

Espressioni comuni: stop off a cavity, stop something off