touch down

atterrare

Per un aereo o un veicolo spaziale, raggiungere il suolo al termine del viaggio.

In inglese semplice: When an aircraft or spacecraft reaches the ground at the end of its journey, it does this.

• The plane touched down safely.
• We will touch down in Paris before noon.
• The spacecraft touched down on the moon yesterday.

Come si usa: touch down at/in/on something (The plane touched down at the small airport.)

Sinonimi: land

Contrari: take off

Espressioni comuni: touch down safely, touch down at Heathrow

segnare una meta

Segnare nel rugby schiacciando il pallone a terra oltre la linea di meta avversaria.

In inglese semplice: To score in rugby by pressing the ball onto the ground beyond the other team’s goal line.

• The winger touched down to score.
• She touched down between the posts after a quick pass.
• He was tackled before he could touch down.

Sinonimi: score a try

Espressioni comuni: touch down between posts, touch down again

segnare un touchdown

Segnare nel football americano portando il pallone nella zona di meta avversaria.

In inglese semplice: To score in American football by taking the ball into the other team’s end zone.

• The receiver touched down again.
• He touched down after catching a long pass.
• Can their star player touch down before the final whistle?

Sinonimi: score a touchdown

Espressioni comuni: touch down twice, touch down again