apple

mela

Frutto rotondo con buccia rossa, verde o gialla e polpa soda.

In inglese semplice: A round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin and firm flesh inside.

• I ate an apple.
• These apples taste sweet.
• Would you like some apple juice?

Espressioni comuni: green apple, apple pie, apple juice

New York

Nel soprannome «Big Apple», indica la città di New York.

In inglese semplice: New York City, when used in the name Big Apple.

• We visited the Big Apple.
• She moved to the Big Apple last year.
• Have you ever explored the Big Apple?

Sinonimi: New York City

Espressioni comuni: Big Apple, the Big Apple

mela

Frutto o altra formazione vegetale simile a una mela, il cui nome comprende solitamente un’altra parola.

In inglese semplice: A fruit or other plant growth resembling a common round fruit, usually named with another word.

• This custard apple is ripe.
• Oak apples grow around tiny insects on oak trees.
• She picked a rose apple from the tree.

Espressioni comuni: custard apple, rose apple, oak apple, thorn apple

mela

Misura immaginaria e scherzosa dell’altezza, usata per descrivere una persona molto piccola.

In inglese semplice: A playful, imaginary measure of height used to describe someone very small.

• He is only three apples tall.
• The tiny hero was barely two apples tall.
• She looked three apples tall beside her brother.

Espressioni comuni: three apples tall, two apples tall