terrier

terrier

Tipo di cane vivace, solitamente piccolo, allevato in origine per cacciare piccoli animali che vivono sottoterra.

In inglese semplice: A lively type of dog, usually small, originally used to hunt small animals living underground.

• Our terrier loves long walks.
• Two terriers chased each other around the garden.
• She adopted a lively terrier from the shelter.

Espressioni comuni: small terrier, terrier puppy, terrier breed

mastino, persona tenace

Persona che continua a impegnarsi e non si arrende.

In inglese semplice: Someone who keeps trying hard and refuses to give up.

• That reporter is a real terrier.
• The lawyer was a terrier when questioning witnesses.
• Once she starts investigating, she is an absolute terrier.

Espressioni comuni: little terrier, real terrier

registro fondiario

Antico documento che descrive terreni, dimensioni, confini e proprietari.

In inglese semplice: An old written record describing land, its size, its boundaries, and who owns it.

• The terrier lists the church's land.
• A seventeenth-century terrier describes the estate boundaries.
• Historians compared two terriers to trace changes in ownership.

Sinonimi: land register

Espressioni comuni: parish terrier, estate terrier, land terrier

trivella

Attrezzo usato per fare buchi.

In inglese semplice: A tool used to make holes.

• He used a terrier to make the hole.
• The carpenter turned the terrier slowly.
• An old terrier lay among the workshop tools.

Sinonimi: auger, borer

Espressioni comuni: use a terrier, terrier tool