breast

seno, mammella

Ciascuna delle due parti morbide e arrotondate sul petto di una donna, capaci di produrre latte.

In inglese semplice: Either of the two soft, rounded parts on the front of a woman’s chest that can produce milk.

• She found a lump in her breast.
• The baby drinks breast milk.
• A nurse explained how to examine her breasts.

Espressioni comuni: left breast, breast cancer, breast milk, breast tissue

petto

Carne ricavata dalla parte anteriore di un uccello, soprattutto pollo o tacchino.

In inglese semplice: Meat taken from the front of a bird’s body, especially a chicken or turkey.

• I cooked a chicken breast.
• Slice the turkey breast before serving it.
• We grilled two breasts with lemon and garlic.

Sinonimi: brisket

Espressioni comuni: chicken breast, turkey breast, boneless breast

petto

Parte anteriore del corpo di un animale sotto il collo, soprattutto negli uccelli.

In inglese semplice: The front part of an animal’s body below its neck, especially on a bird.

• The bird has a red breast.
• White feathers cover its breast.
• Two small birds with yellow breasts landed nearby.

Sinonimi: chest

Espressioni comuni: red breast, bird’s breast, white breast

petto

Parte anteriore del corpo di una persona, tra il collo e la pancia.

In inglese semplice: The front of a person’s body between the neck and stomach.

• He held a hand to his breast.
• She pressed the letter against her breast.
• Fear stirred in his breast as the door opened.

Sinonimi: chest, bosom

Espressioni comuni: beat your breast, against someone’s breast, within someone’s breast

petto

Parte di una giacca o di una camicia che copre il petto.

In inglese semplice: The part of a jacket or shirt that covers the chest.

• His pen was in his breast pocket.
• A small badge decorated the breast of her jacket.
• The coat had a torn breast pocket.

Espressioni comuni: breast pocket, jacket breast, coat breast

raggiungere la cima di

Arrivare al punto più alto di una collina o di una montagna.

In inglese semplice: To reach the top of a hill or mountain.

• We breasted the hill at noon.
• The riders breasted the ridge and saw the sea.
• After hours of climbing, she finally breasted the summit.

Sinonimi: crest

Espressioni comuni: breast a hill, breast the ridge, breast the summit