bottle

bottiglia

Recipiente di vetro o plastica con un’apertura stretta, usato di solito per i liquidi.

In inglese semplice: A glass or plastic container with a narrow opening, usually used for liquids.

• The bottle is empty.
• She filled two bottles with water.
• Can you open this bottle?

Espressioni comuni: plastic bottle, empty bottle, water bottle, bottle cap

bottiglia

Quantità di liquido contenuta in una bottiglia di vetro o plastica.

In inglese semplice: The amount of liquid held in one glass or plastic container.

• We drank a bottle of water.
• He ordered two bottles of wine.
• Have you finished the whole bottle?

Come si usa: a bottle of something (We shared a bottle of juice.)

Espressioni comuni: bottle of wine, bottle of milk, drink a bottle

coraggio, fegato

Il coraggio di fare qualcosa di difficile o spaventoso.

In inglese semplice: The courage to do something difficult or frightening.

• She has plenty of bottle.
• I lost my bottle before the jump.
• Have you got the bottle to tell him?

Come si usa: have the bottle to do something (He had the bottle to challenge the boss.)

Sinonimi: courage, nerve, guts

Contrari: cowardice

Espressioni comuni: have the bottle, lose your bottle, bottle to act

reprimere, tenere dentro

Tenere dentro i propri sentimenti invece di esprimerli.

In inglese semplice: To keep your feelings inside instead of expressing them.

• Do not bottle up your anger.
• She bottled up her feelings for years.
• He bottles everything up until he explodes.

Come si usa: bottle up something (You should not bottle up your sadness.)

Sinonimi: suppress, hold in

Contrari: express

Espressioni comuni: bottle up feelings, bottle something up, bottle up anger

imbottigliare

Mettere un liquido in bottiglie di vetro o plastica e chiuderle per usarlo in seguito.

In inglese semplice: To put a liquid into glass or plastic containers and close them for later use.

• They bottle fresh apple juice.
• The wine was bottled last summer.
• This factory bottles water from a nearby spring.

Espressioni comuni: bottle wine, bottle water, bottle the juice

rinchiudere, bloccare

Tenere persone o cose bloccate in uno spazio ristretto, senza possibilità di muoversi liberamente.

In inglese semplice: To keep people or things trapped in a small space, unable to move freely.

• The enemy bottled up our troops.
• We were bottled up in a tiny room.
• Roadworks bottled up traffic for hours.

Come si usa: bottle someone/something up in something (The storm bottled us up in the cabin.)

Sinonimi: confine, trap

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: bottle someone up, bottle up traffic, bottle up troops

tirarsi indietro

Decidere all’ultimo momento di non fare qualcosa perché si ha paura.

In inglese semplice: To decide against doing something at the last moment because you become afraid.

• I bottled it at the last second.
• She bottled the jump after looking down.
• He always bottles it when the pressure rises.

Sinonimi: chicken out, back out

Espressioni comuni: bottle it, bottle a jump, bottle the challenge

allattare con il biberon

Dare a un bambino latte artificiale preparato usando un biberon con tettarella di gomma.

In inglese semplice: To feed a baby milk made from formula through a container with a rubber teat.

• The nurse bottled the baby.
• She bottles her son before bed.
• They bottled the twins throughout their first year.

Sinonimi: bottle-feed

Contrari: breastfeed

Espressioni comuni: bottle the baby, bottle an infant