tissue

fazzoletto di carta

Piccolo pezzo di carta morbida usato per pulirsi il naso o per pulire qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A small piece of soft paper used for wiping your nose or cleaning something.

• Can I have a tissue?
• She wiped her eyes with a tissue.
• He keeps a box of tissues on his desk.

Sinonimi: paper handkerchief

Espressioni comuni: a tissue, tissue box, paper tissue

tessuto

Gruppo di cellule del corpo che lavorano insieme per svolgere una funzione precisa.

In inglese semplice: A group of cells in a body that work together to do a particular job.

• The injury damaged muscle tissue.
• The doctor took a small tissue sample.
• Healthy tissues need a steady supply of blood.

Espressioni comuni: muscle tissue, damaged tissue, tissue sample

tessuto, intreccio

Insieme complicato di elementi collegati tra loro, soprattutto bugie o affermazioni false.

In inglese semplice: A complicated set of connected things, especially lies or false claims.

• His story was a tissue of lies.
• The report contained a tissue of falsehoods.
• She exposed the tissue of deceit behind his claims.

Come si usa: a tissue of something (The account was a tissue of lies.)

Sinonimi: web

Espressioni comuni: tissue of lies, tissue of falsehoods, tissue of deceit