warming

riscaldamento

Piccolo aumento della temperatura di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A small increase in how hot something is.

• Global warming affects the whole planet.
• A slight warming of the air brought the flowers out.
• The report showed gradual warming over several decades.

Come si usa: warming of something (The warming of the water affected the fish.)

Sinonimi: temperature rise

Contrari: cooling

Espressioni comuni: global warming, gradual warming, slight warming

pestaggio

Atto di colpire qualcuno con forza più volte.

In inglese semplice: An act of hitting someone hard several times.

• The bully gave him a warming.
• He feared another warming from the angry master.
• The boy came home bruised after a severe warming.

Sinonimi: beating, thrashing

Espressioni comuni: give a warming, get a warming