carry

portare

Tenere qualcosa e spostarlo da un luogo a un altro.

In inglese semplice: To hold something and take it from one place to another.

• Can you carry this bag?
• She carried the baby upstairs.
• We are carrying the chairs into the garden.

Come si usa: carry someone/something to somewhere (He carried the box to the kitchen.)

Sinonimi: take, bear

Espressioni comuni: carry a bag, carry something upstairs, carry someone home

trasportare

Detto di un veicolo, portare persone o cose da un luogo a un altro.

In inglese semplice: If a vehicle does this, it takes people or things from one place to another.

• This bus carries fifty people.
• The ship carried food to the island.
• How much cargo can the plane carry?

Come si usa: carry someone/something to somewhere (The ferry carries passengers to the island.)

Sinonimi: transport, take

Espressioni comuni: carry passengers, carry cargo, carry goods

portare con sé

Avere qualcosa con sé quando si va da qualche parte.

In inglese semplice: To have something with you when you go somewhere.

• I never carry cash.
• She always carries her phone with her.
• Are visitors allowed to carry cameras inside?

Sinonimi: have with you

Espressioni comuni: carry cash, carry a phone, carry a weapon

condurre, trasportare

Permettere il passaggio di acqua, elettricità o altro lungo un percorso.

In inglese semplice: To provide a path along which water, electricity, or something else moves.

• The wire carries electricity.
• A narrow channel carries water into the lake.
• This cable carries the signal to your television.

Come si usa: carry something to somewhere (These pipes carry water to the village.)

Sinonimi: conduct, convey

Espressioni comuni: carry water, carry electricity, carry a signal

trascinare, trasportare

Detto dell’aria o dell’acqua, spostare qualcosa insieme al proprio flusso.

In inglese semplice: If air or water does this, it moves something along with it.

• The river carries leaves downstream.
• A strong wind carried the seeds across the field.
• The waves carried our boat towards the rocks.

Come si usa: carry something away (The wind carried the smoke away.)

Sinonimi: sweep, take

Espressioni comuni: carry something away, carry leaves, carry something downstream

avere, comportare

Avere una certa qualità o importanza, oppure comportare un rischio o un effetto.

In inglese semplice: To have a particular quality, importance, risk, or effect.

• His opinion carries weight.
• This treatment carries a small risk.
• The job carries a great deal of responsibility.

Sinonimi: have, possess

Espressioni comuni: carry weight, carry a risk, carry a penalty

corsa con la palla

Azione del football americano in cui un giocatore corre tenendo la palla.

In inglese semplice: A play in American football in which a player runs while holding the ball.

• He gained ten yards on his first carry.
• The running back had twenty carries today.
• Her average was five yards per carry.

Sinonimi: rush

Espressioni comuni: a single carry, yards per carry

tecnica di trasporto

Tecnica per sostenere e spostare una persona che non può camminare o ha bisogno di aiuto.

In inglese semplice: A method of holding and moving a person who cannot walk or needs help.

• We practised a shoulder carry.
• The rescue team used a two-person carry for the injured climber.
• This carry keeps the patient’s head supported.

Espressioni comuni: shoulder carry, two-person carry