browse

navigare

Visitare siti internet e passare da una pagina all’altra.

In inglese semplice: To look at websites and move between pages on the internet.

• I browse the internet every evening.
• She browsed several travel websites before booking a hotel.
• You can browse online while you wait.

Sinonimi: surf

Espressioni comuni: browse the web, browse the internet, browse websites

sfogliare, curiosare

Guardare varie cose senza esaminarle a fondo, sperando di trovare qualcosa di interessante.

In inglese semplice: To look through things casually, hoping to find something interesting.

• I like to browse in bookshops.
• She browsed the shelves but bought nothing.
• Can I browse through your old photos?

Come si usa: browse through something (She browsed through the magazines while she waited.); browse for something (We browsed for gifts in the market.)

Sinonimi: look through, look around

Espressioni comuni: browse the shelves, browse through books, browse a shop

brucare

Mangiare foglie e rametti di alberi o cespugli spostandosi da un punto all’altro.

In inglese semplice: To eat leaves and small branches from bushes or trees while moving around.

• Deer browse near the trees.
• The giraffes browsed on leaves high above us.
• Goats were browsing among the bushes beside the path.

Come si usa: browse on something (The goats browsed on the young shoots.)

Sinonimi: feed

Espressioni comuni: deer browse, browse on leaves, browse among trees

occhiata

Un breve sguardo rilassato a varie cose per vedere che cosa interessa.

In inglese semplice: A short, relaxed look through things to see what interests you.

• I had a browse in the shop.
• A quick browse through the books helped me choose a gift.
• We stopped for a browse at the weekend market.

Come si usa: a browse through something (A browse through the catalogue gave me some ideas.)

Sinonimi: look, look around

Espressioni comuni: have a browse, quick browse, browse through something