beam

raggio, fascio

Fascio stretto di luce o altra energia che viaggia in una direzione.

In inglese semplice: A narrow line of light or other energy traveling in one direction.

• A beam of light entered the room.
• The laser produces a narrow beam.
• Two bright beams swept across the sky.

Come si usa: beam of something (A beam of sunlight fell across the table.)

Sinonimi: ray

Espressioni comuni: beam of light, laser beam, sunlight beam

trave

Elemento lungo e robusto di legno o metallo che sostiene parte di un edificio.

In inglese semplice: A long, strong piece of wood or metal that supports part of a building.

• A wooden beam supports the roof.
• Workers fitted new steel beams yesterday.
• The old house has exposed beams in every room.

Sinonimi: girder, support

Espressioni comuni: steel beam, wooden beam, ceiling beam

trave

Pezzo lungo e spesso di legno o metallo preparato per essere utilizzato.

In inglese semplice: A long, thick piece of wood or metal prepared for use.

• They cut the timber into beams.
• The worker lifted a heavy iron beam.
• Several long beams lay beside the workshop.

Sinonimi: bar, timber

Espressioni comuni: timber beam, iron beam, heavy beam

raggio, barlume

Piccolo segno di speranza, conforto o un altro sentimento positivo.

In inglese semplice: A small sign of hope, comfort, or another positive feeling.

• Her letter brought a beam of comfort.
• He found a beam of hope in their kindness.
• That small success was the first beam of joy in weeks.

Come si usa: beam of something (The news offered a beam of hope.)

Sinonimi: glimmer, ray

Espressioni comuni: beam of hope, beam of comfort

sorridere, raggiare

Sorridere apertamente perché si è molto felici.

In inglese semplice: To smile widely because you feel very happy.

• She beamed at me.
• The parents were beaming with pride.
• He beamed when he saw his birthday cake.

Come si usa: beam at someone (She beamed at her daughter.); beam with something (He beamed with delight at the news.)

Sinonimi: smile, grin

Contrari: frown

Espressioni comuni: beam with pride, beam at someone

trasmettere

Inviare un segnale, un’immagine o un programma in un altro luogo tramite onde.

In inglese semplice: To send a signal, picture, or program through the air to another place.

• They beamed the match around the world.
• The satellite beams signals to remote villages.
• Live pictures were beamed from the scene.

Come si usa: beam something to someone/something (The satellite beams images to researchers on Earth.); beam something from somewhere (They beamed the concert from London.)

Sinonimi: transmit, broadcast, send

Espressioni comuni: beam a signal, beam something to someone

brillare, irradiare

Emettere una luce intensa.

In inglese semplice: To send out bright light.

• The sun beamed overhead.
• Bright light beamed through the curtains.
• The lamps were beaming into the darkness.

Come si usa: beam through something (Sunlight beamed through the open window.)

Sinonimi: shine, radiate

Espressioni comuni: beam brightly, beam through something

teletrasportare, trasmettere

Inviare informazioni senza fili o, nella fantascienza, trasportare istantaneamente persone o oggetti in un altro luogo.

In inglese semplice: To send information wirelessly, or transport people or objects instantly in science fiction.

• Beam the crew aboard.
• The device beams data across the room.
• They were beamed down to the planet.

Come si usa: beam someone up (The spaceship beamed the explorers up.); beam something to someone/something (She beamed the file to another device.)

Sinonimi: transmit, teleport

Espressioni comuni: beam someone up, beam something across, beam something to someone