bull

toro

Maschio adulto dei bovini allevati per il latte o la carne.

In inglese semplice: An adult male of the large farm animals kept for milk or meat.

• The bull is in the field.
• A bull charged toward the fence.
• The farmer keeps two bulls for breeding.

Espressioni comuni: breeding bull, bull calf, angry bull

balle, sciocchezze

Parole false, assurde o impossibili da credere; espressione informale.

In inglese semplice: Something said that is false, foolish, or impossible to believe.

• That story is bull.
• He gave us a load of bull.
• Do you believe the bull she told you?

Sinonimi: nonsense, rubbish, lies

Contrari: truth

Espressioni comuni: complete bull, total bull, talk bull

maschio

Maschio adulto di alcuni grandi animali, come elefanti, balene o foche.

In inglese semplice: An adult male of certain large animals, such as elephants, whales, or seals.

• The bull guarded the herd.
• A large seal bull rested on the beach.
• Two elephant bulls fought near the water.

Espressioni comuni: elephant bull, dominant bull, seal bull

poliziotto, sbirro

Termine gergale per un poliziotto, un investigatore o una guardia che protegge beni ferroviari.

In inglese semplice: A police officer, detective, or guard protecting railway property.

• A bull stopped him at the station.
• The railroad bull chased them off the tracks.
• Two bulls arrested the thief outside the bar.

Sinonimi: policeman, cop

Espressioni comuni: railroad bull, a bull

rialzista

Descrive un mercato finanziario in cui i prezzi salgono o si prevede che saliranno.

In inglese semplice: Describing a financial market in which prices are rising or expected to rise.

• Stocks entered a bull market.
• Investors expect the bull trend to continue.
• Share prices doubled during the bull phase.

Sinonimi: rising

Contrari: bear

Espressioni comuni: bull market, bull trend, bull phase

maschio

Indica che un animale di certe specie grandi è un maschio adulto.

In inglese semplice: Describing an adult male of certain large animals.

• A bull elephant crossed the road.
• The bull seal defended his territory.
• We saw a bull whale beside the boat.

Sinonimi: male

Contrari: female

Espressioni comuni: bull elephant, bull seal, bull whale

farsi largo

Avanzare con forza, spingendo via persone o cose che ostacolano il passaggio.

In inglese semplice: To move forward forcefully, pushing past people or things in your way.

• He bulled through the crowd.
• She bulled her way into the room.
• The striker bulled past two defenders.

Come si usa: bull one’s way through/into something (He bulled his way through the waiting crowd.); bull past someone/something (She bulled past the guards.)

Sinonimi: push, force

Espressioni comuni: bull through something, bull past someone, bull into something

far salire

Cercare di far salire il prezzo delle azioni o di altri beni scambiati sul mercato.

In inglese semplice: To try to make the price of stocks or other traded goods rise.

• Traders tried to bull the market.
• The group bulled railway shares by buying heavily.
• Speculators hoped to bull bond prices before selling.

Sinonimi: bid up

Espressioni comuni: bull the market, bull something