zero out

azzerare

Portare a zero una quantità o un valore misurato.

In inglese semplice: To change an amount or reading so that it becomes zero.

• Press this button to zero out the counter.
• The shop zeroed out the delivery charge.
• Can we zero these balances out before closing the accounts?

Come si usa: zero out something / zero something out (The refund zeroed out my balance.)

Sinonimi: reset, clear

Espressioni comuni: zero out something, zero something out, zero out balances

azzerare i finanziamenti, togliere i fondi

Togliere tutti i finanziamenti a un progetto o a un’attività.

In inglese semplice: To stop providing any money for a project or activity.

• The council zeroed out the project.
• They plan to zero out funding for the research centre.
• Will the next budget zero these grants out?

Come si usa: zero out something / zero something out (The new budget zeros out the training programme.)

Sinonimi: defund, cut funding for

Contrari: fund

Espressioni comuni: zero out funding, zero out something, zero something out

riempire di zeri, azzerare

Sostituire con zeri tutti i dati di un’area di memoria o di un file.

In inglese semplice: To replace all the information in a computer memory area or file with zeros.

• Zero out the array first.
• The program zeroed out the unused memory.
• Does this tool zero out every byte on the disk?

Come si usa: zero out something / zero something out (The code zeros out the buffer.)

Sinonimi: zero-fill

Espressioni comuni: zero out memory, zero out something, zero something out

premere zero per parlare con un operatore

Premere zero durante un messaggio telefonico registrato per parlare con una persona.

In inglese semplice: To press zero during a recorded telephone message to speak to a person instead.

• You can zero out during the message.
• I zeroed out and asked the operator for help.
• Callers who zero out are connected to the front desk.

Espressioni comuni: zero out immediately, zero out during something

fallire, andare in bancarotta

Perdere tutti i propri soldi e non riuscire più a pagare i debiti.

In inglese semplice: To lose all your money and become unable to pay your debts.

• The company zeroed out last year.
• He feared his business would zero out after another bad season.
• Several small firms zeroed out when their largest customer stopped paying.

Sinonimi: go bankrupt, go bust

Espressioni comuni: zero out financially, zero out completely

uccidere, fare fuori

Nel gergo, uccidere qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To kill someone.

• They threatened to zero him out.
• The killer zeroed out the witness before the trial.
• His orders were to zero out anyone who resisted.

Come si usa: zero out someone / zero someone out (The gang planned to zero him out.)

Sinonimi: kill, eliminate

Espressioni comuni: zero out someone, zero someone out