bail up

trattenere per parlare

Fermare qualcuno e continuare a parlargli, soprattutto quando vorrebbe andarsene.

In inglese semplice: To stop someone and keep talking to them, especially when they want to leave.

• He bailed me up for a chat.
• Our neighbor always bails visitors up at the gate.
• I was late because a colleague bailed me up.

Come si usa: bail someone up (A neighbor bailed me up outside the shop.)

Sinonimi: buttonhole, corner

Espressioni comuni: bail up someone, bail up colleagues

mettere alle strette, tenere a bada

Impedire a una persona o a un animale di scappare, circondandolo o minacciando di attaccarlo.

In inglese semplice: To prevent a person or animal from escaping by surrounding them or threatening to attack.

• The dogs bailed up a wild pig.
• An armed man bailed him up in the alley.
• The hunter found a deer bailed up by dogs.

Come si usa: bail someone/something up (The dogs bailed the boar up against a fence.)

Sinonimi: corner, hold at bay

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: bail up someone, bail up animals

immobilizzare una mucca

Bloccare una mucca in una struttura che le impedisce di muoversi, solitamente per mungerla.

In inglese semplice: To hold a cow in a frame so it cannot move, usually for milking.

• We bail up the cows for milking.
• The farmer bailed up the nervous cow.
• Have you bailed the cattle up yet?

Come si usa: bail something up (The farmer bailed the cow up before milking.)

Sinonimi: confine, restrain

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: bail up cattle, bail up something

rapinare

Costringere qualcuno a consegnare denaro o altri beni.

In inglese semplice: To force someone to give you their money or belongings.

• They bailed him up and took his wallet.
• The gang bailed up travelers on the road.
• She told police that someone had bailed her up.

Come si usa: bail someone up (Two armed men bailed him up near the station.)

Sinonimi: rob, hold up

Espressioni comuni: bail up someone, bail up travelers

accumularsi attorno alla punta

Detto di argilla o frammenti di roccia che si accumulano attorno a una punta e la bloccano.

In inglese semplice: If clay or broken rock does this, it collects around a drill and blocks it.

• The clay began to bail up.
• Loose rock bailed up around the drill.
• Does this material bail up during drilling?

Come si usa: bail up around something (Wet clay can bail up around the drill bit.)

Sinonimi: accumulate, build up

Espressioni comuni: bail up underground, bail up badly