water

acqua

Liquido trasparente di cui persone, animali e piante hanno bisogno per vivere.

In inglese semplice: The clear liquid that people, animals, and plants need to live.

• Please drink some water.
• The children played in the warm water.
• Is the tap water safe to drink?

Espressioni comuni: cold water, drinking water, tap water

acqua minerale

Acqua da bere proveniente da una sorgente naturale, con minerali e talvolta bollicine.

In inglese semplice: A drinking liquid from a natural spring, containing minerals and sometimes bubbles.

• This water comes from a mountain spring.
• The restaurant serves several local waters.
• I prefer a water with fewer bubbles.

Sinonimi: mineral water

Espressioni comuni: mineral water, sparkling water, bottled water

un’acqua

Un bicchiere o una bottiglia d’acqua, soprattutto quando si ordina da bere.

In inglese semplice: A glass or bottle of the clear liquid you drink, especially when ordering drinks.

• Can I have a water, please?
• We ordered three waters with our lunch.
• The waiter brought me a water.

Espressioni comuni: a water, order water, order a water

urina

Liquido di scarto che il corpo espelle quando si fa pipì.

In inglese semplice: The liquid waste that leaves your body when you go to the toilet.

• He had difficulty passing water.
• The doctor asked whether her water looked cloudy.
• She felt pain when she passed water.

Sinonimi: urine

Espressioni comuni: pass water, passing water

acqua

L’acqua come una delle quattro sostanze che, secondo gli antichi pensatori, componevano il mondo.

In inglese semplice: One of the four basic substances that ancient thinkers believed made up the world.

• The philosopher placed water among the four elements.
• In this ancient theory, water had cold and wet qualities.
• The diagram shows water opposite fire.

Espressioni comuni: element of water, water and fire, water element

acqua

L’acqua come uno dei cinque elementi fondamentali in alcune concezioni tradizionali della natura.

In inglese semplice: One of five basic elements in certain traditional systems for explaining nature.

• Water is one of the five elements in this system.
• The teacher explained how metal supports water in the cycle.
• Their chart connects water with winter.

Espressioni comuni: water element, water and metal, element of water

annaffiare, irrigare

Dare acqua alle piante, di solito versandola sul terreno.

In inglese semplice: To give plants the liquid they need, usually by pouring it onto the soil.

• Please water the plants.
• I watered the garden before breakfast.
• How often do you water these flowers?

Sinonimi: irrigate

Espressioni comuni: water the plants, water the garden, water the flowers

lacrimare, salivare

Produrre più lacrime del solito, detto degli occhi, o più saliva, detto della bocca.

In inglese semplice: If your eyes or mouth do this, they produce more liquid than usual.

• My eyes water in the cold wind.
• The smell of fresh bread made my mouth water.
• Her eyes watered as she sliced the onion.

Espressioni comuni: eyes water, mouth water, eyes that water