tap

rubinetto

Dispositivo che si apre o chiude per regolare il flusso di liquido da un tubo o recipiente.

In inglese semplice: A device you open or close to control liquid flowing from a pipe or container.

• Please turn off the tap.
• The kitchen tap is leaking again.
• We filled our bottles from the taps outside.

Sinonimi: faucet

Espressioni comuni: water tap, turn the tap, tap water

colpetto, tocco

Piccolo colpo o tocco delicato, oppure il breve rumore che produce.

In inglese semplice: A gentle hit or touch, or the short sound it makes.

• There was a tap on the window.
• She gave his arm a gentle tap.
• Three quick taps at the door woke me.

Come si usa: a tap on something (I felt a tap on my shoulder.)

Sinonimi: pat, knock

Espressioni comuni: gentle tap, tap on something, light tap

maschio

Utensile che crea scanalature dentro un foro per permettere di avvitarvi una vite.

In inglese semplice: A tool that cuts grooves inside a hole so a screw can fit into it.

• Use a tap to cut the thread.
• He selected a smaller tap for the hole.
• These taps can cut threads in steel.

Espressioni comuni: thread tap, tap and die, use a tap

derivazione

Collegamento che preleva elettricità o liquido da una linea senza interrompere quella principale.

In inglese semplice: A connection that takes electricity or liquid from a line without cutting the main line.

• The electrician added a tap to the cable.
• Each tap supplies a separate branch of the system.
• Too many taps reduced the pressure in the main pipe.

Sinonimi: branch connection

Espressioni comuni: electrical tap, pipe tap, tap connection

tappo

Pezzo con estremità appuntita che si inserisce o toglie per chiudere o aprire il foro di un recipiente.

In inglese semplice: A pointed plug used to open or close a hole in a container.

• He pulled the tap from the barrel.
• A wooden tap sealed the hole in the cask.
• The old container was missing its tap.

Sinonimi: plug, stopper

Espressioni comuni: wooden tap, cask tap

tipo, qualità

Bevanda spillata da una botte, oppure un particolare tipo o qualità di bevanda o di altro.

In inglese semplice: Drink taken from a barrel, or a particular kind or quality of drink or other thing.

• The inn served an excellent tap of ale.
• Their beer was of the same tap as ours.
• His latest jokes were of a different tap.

Sinonimi: kind, sort

Espressioni comuni: same tap, different tap, excellent tap

toccare, picchiettare

Toccare o colpire qualcosa delicatamente, anche più volte.

In inglese semplice: To touch or hit something gently, sometimes several times.

• Tap the screen to open the picture.
• She tapped her fingers on the desk.
• Someone was tapping me on the shoulder.

Come si usa: tap on something (She tapped on the window.); tap someone on something (He tapped me on the shoulder.)

Sinonimi: pat, touch

Espressioni comuni: tap the screen, tap someone’s shoulder, tap on something

attingere, sfruttare

Ottenere e usare ciò che una fonte mette a disposizione.

In inglese semplice: To get and use something available from a source.

• We can tap local knowledge for ideas.
• The project tapped reserves of underground water.
• How can small businesses tap into these funds?

Come si usa: tap into something (The company hopes to tap into a new market.)

Sinonimi: draw on, access

Espressioni comuni: tap resources, tap into something, tap someone’s expertise