beak

becco

La parte dura e appuntita della bocca di un uccello, usata per afferrare cibo e altri oggetti.

In inglese semplice: The hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth, used to pick up food and other things.

• The bird has a yellow beak.
• A robin carried a worm in its beak.
• The ducks dipped their beaks into the water.

Sinonimi: bill

Espressioni comuni: bird beak, sharp beak, in its beak, curved beak

sperone, becco di prua

Una parte sporgente dalla prua di un antico veliero, fissata sotto il ponte anteriore.

In inglese semplice: A part projecting from the front of an old sailing ship, attached below the forward deck.

• The ship had a wooden beak.
• Carved figures decorated the beak below the forward deck.
• The model shows how the beak attached to the ship's stem.

Sinonimi: beakhead

Espressioni comuni: ship beak, carved beak, wooden beak