bulb

lampadina

Parte di una lampada elettrica che produce luce e di solito si può sostituire.

In inglese semplice: The part of an electric lamp that produces light and can usually be replaced.

• This lamp needs a new bulb.
• I changed the bulb in the kitchen.
• Are these bulbs bright enough for reading?

Sinonimi: light bulb

Espressioni comuni: light bulb, replace a bulb, a spare bulb

bulbo

Parte rotonda sotterranea di una pianta che conserva sostanze nutritive e può dare origine a una nuova pianta.

In inglese semplice: A round underground plant part that stores food and can grow into a new plant.

• Plant the bulb in the soil.
• These tulip bulbs will flower in spring.
• We dug up the bulbs after the leaves died.

Espressioni comuni: tulip bulb, plant a bulb, flower bulb

bulbo

Oggetto o parte solida con un’estremità larga e arrotondata e l’altra più stretta.

In inglese semplice: A solid part or object with one rounded, wider end and one narrower end.

• The handle ends in a smooth bulb.
• A solid glass bulb decorated the stem.
• The diagram showed the bulb at the artery’s base.

Espressioni comuni: a rounded bulb, a glass bulb, bulb of something