winding

tortuoso, sinuoso

Che presenta molte curve o svolte invece di essere diritto.

In inglese semplice: Having many curves or turns rather than being straight.

• We drove along a winding road.
• A narrow, winding path leads to the lake.
• They climbed the winding staircase to the tower.

Sinonimi: curving, twisting, sinuous

Contrari: straight

Espressioni comuni: a winding road, a winding path, a winding staircase

serpeggiante

Che si muove lungo un percorso con molte curve o svolte.

In inglese semplice: Moving along a course with many curves or turns.

• The snake advanced with a winding motion.
• The water followed a winding course through the fields.
• Her winding movements carried her across the dance floor.

Sinonimi: twisting, sinuous, serpentine

Espressioni comuni: winding movement, a winding course, winding motion

a chiocciola, elicoidale

Che gira intorno a un centro mentre sale o scende.

In inglese semplice: Curving around a central point as it goes up or down.

• A winding staircase leads upstairs.
• We climbed the winding stairs inside the tower.
• The winding stone steps made me feel dizzy.

Sinonimi: spiral, helical

Espressioni comuni: winding staircase, winding stairs, winding stone steps

che toglie il fiato

Che rende difficile respirare, soprattutto per uno sforzo o un colpo al corpo.

In inglese semplice: Making it difficult for you to breathe, especially through effort or a blow to the body.

• He received a winding blow to the stomach.
• A winding kick left her gasping for air.
• She recovered slowly from the winding punch.

Espressioni comuni: a winding blow, a winding kick, a winding punch

avvolgimento

Azione di arrotolare qualcosa su sé stesso o intorno a un altro oggetto.

In inglese semplice: The action of turning or wrapping something around itself or another object.

• The winding of the thread took an hour.
• Loose winding can leave gaps between the coils.
• This machine makes cable winding much faster.

Come si usa: the winding of something around something (The machine controls the winding of wire around the reel.)

Sinonimi: coiling, wrapping

Contrari: unwinding

Espressioni comuni: winding of wire, thread winding, coil winding

sinuosità, curva

Curva, piega o serie di svolte nella forma di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A curve, bend, or series of twists in the shape of something.

• The road's windings were easy to see from above.
• We traced each winding of the river on the map.
• A cottage stood beyond the last winding of the lane.

Come si usa: the windings of something (The map shows all the windings of the river.)

Sinonimi: bend, curve, twist

Espressioni comuni: winding of a river, every winding, a narrow winding

carica

Azione di girare una chiave o manovella per tendere la molla che fa funzionare un orologio o una macchina.

In inglese semplice: Turning a key or handle to tighten a spring so a clock or machine can work.

• This clock needs daily winding.
• Too much winding can damage the spring.
• The watch stopped because I forgot its morning winding.

Come si usa: the winding up of something (The winding up of the clock takes only a few seconds.)

Contrari: unwinding

Espressioni comuni: daily winding, manual winding, winding up

serpeggiamento

Movimento che segue curve o cambia ripetutamente direzione.

In inglese semplice: A movement that follows curves or changes direction repeatedly.

• The dance began with a slow winding of the body.
• We watched the snake's winding through the grass.
• The stream's winding carried the leaf past several bends.

Come si usa: the winding of something through something (We watched the winding of the snake through the grass.)

Sinonimi: twisting, turning

Espressioni comuni: a slow winding, winding of a snake, winding through something