bowl up

avvicinarsi, presentarsi

Venire verso una persona o un luogo, spesso con sicurezza o senza preavviso.

In inglese semplice: To come towards a person or place, often confidently or without warning.

• He bowled up to my desk.
• A smiling woman bowled up and introduced herself.
• You can't just bowl up to the door and expect a welcome.

Come si usa: bowl up to someone/something (A stranger bowled up to me and asked for directions.)

Sinonimi: approach, come up, turn up

Contrari: withdraw

Espressioni comuni: bowl up to someone, bowl up to reception

arrivare in macchina

Spostarsi o arrivare con un veicolo, spesso velocemente o allegramente.

In inglese semplice: To travel or arrive in a vehicle, often quickly or cheerfully.

• She bowled up in a taxi.
• We bowled up the road on our bicycles.
• He bowled up to the gate in his new car.

Come si usa: bowl up in/on a vehicle (He bowled up in an old van.)

Sinonimi: drive up, roll up

Espressioni comuni: bowl up in something, bowl up the road

caricare una pipa

Riempire il piccolo recipiente di una pipa con tabacco o un'altra sostanza da fumare.

In inglese semplice: To fill the small container of a smoking pipe with tobacco or another substance for smoking.

• He bowled up his pipe.
• She bowled up some tobacco before lighting the pipe.
• Have you bowled up the pipe yet?

Sinonimi: pack a pipe

Espressioni comuni: bowl up a pipe, bowl up some tobacco

far rotolare verso l'alto

Far rotolare o mandare una palla su un pendio o verso un punto più avanti.

In inglese semplice: To roll or send a ball up a slope or towards a place further along.

• He bowled the ball up the slope.
• Try to bowl up the ramp without hitting the sides.
• She bowled up the lane towards the waiting players.

Come si usa: bowl something up something (She bowled the ball up the gentle slope.)

Sinonimi: roll up

Espressioni comuni: bowl up a slope, bowl up the lane