band

gruppo musicale, banda

Insieme di persone che suonano musica insieme.

In inglese semplice: A group of people who play music together.

• My brother plays in a band.
• The band played three new songs.
• Which bands are performing at the festival?

Sinonimi: music group

Espressioni comuni: rock band, play in a band, live band

fascia, anello

Striscia di materiale che circonda qualcosa formando un cerchio, spesso per tenerlo insieme.

In inglese semplice: A strip of material that forms a circle around something, often to hold it together.

• Put a rubber band around the cards.
• A metal band held the barrel together.
• These elastic bands stretch easily.

Sinonimi: loop, strap

Espressioni comuni: rubber band, elastic band, metal band

gruppo, banda

Insieme di persone che agiscono insieme o hanno uno scopo comune.

In inglese semplice: A group of people who act together or share a purpose.

• A band of thieves stole the horses.
• She led a small band of explorers.
• The soldiers remained a loyal band of brothers.

Come si usa: band of people (A band of volunteers cleared the path.)

Sinonimi: group, company

Espressioni comuni: band of thieves, band of brothers, small band

fede, anello

Anello semplice portato al dito, soprattutto per indicare che si è sposati.

In inglese semplice: A plain ring worn on a finger, especially to show that someone is married.

• He wears a gold band.
• They chose matching wedding bands.
• She slipped the silver band onto her finger.

Sinonimi: ring

Espressioni comuni: wedding band, gold band, plain band

fascia, striscia

Zona lunga e stretta che ha un aspetto diverso dalle zone accanto.

In inglese semplice: A long, narrow area that looks different from the areas beside it.

• A red band crossed the flag.
• The rock contains bands of darker stone.
• We could see a narrow band of light beneath the door.

Come si usa: band of something (A band of dark cloud covered the hills.)

Sinonimi: strip, stripe

Espressioni comuni: band of color, dark band, narrow band

fascia, banda

Striscia stretta applicata a un indumento per tenerlo fermo, rinforzarlo o decorarlo.

In inglese semplice: A narrow piece of material attached to clothing to hold, strengthen, or decorate it.

• The hat has a red band.
• She sewed a wide band around the waist.
• The sleeves have decorative bands of blue cloth.

Come si usa: band of material (A band of silk decorated the collar.)

Sinonimi: strip, trim

Espressioni comuni: hat band, decorative band, band of fabric

unirsi, coalizzarsi

Formare un gruppo con altre persone per raggiungere insieme un obiettivo.

In inglese semplice: To join other people in a group to achieve something together.

• We must band together.
• Local parents banded together to repair the playground.
• The workers are banding together against unfair treatment.

Come si usa: band together to do something (The neighbors banded together to save the park.); band together against someone/something (Small shops banded together against the new tax.)

Sinonimi: unite, join forces

Contrari: separate

Espressioni comuni: band together, band together against, band together to