clamp

stringere, afferrare

Premere o tenere qualcosa molto saldamente.

In inglese semplice: To press or hold something very tightly.

• She clamped her lips shut.
• His fingers clamped around my wrist.
• The dog clamped its teeth onto the rope.

Come si usa: clamp a hand over something (He clamped a hand over his mouth.); clamp onto something (The child clamped onto her father's arm.)

Sinonimi: grip, grasp

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: clamp onto something, clamp something shut

bloccare, serrare

Tenere degli oggetti fermi con un attrezzo che li preme l’uno contro l’altro.

In inglese semplice: To hold things firmly in place with a tool that presses them together.

• Clamp the two pieces together.
• He clamped the wood before cutting it.
• Can you clamp this board to the table?

Come si usa: clamp something to something (Clamp the board to the workbench.)

Sinonimi: fasten, secure

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: clamp something together, clamp something down

immobilizzare

Mettere un blocco metallico attorno alla ruota di un veicolo per impedirgli di muoversi.

In inglese semplice: To put a metal lock around a vehicle's wheel so it cannot move.

• They clamped my car.
• Cars parked here may be clamped.
• The officer clamped a van outside the station.

Sinonimi: boot

Espressioni comuni: clamp a car, clamp a vehicle

morsetto, fascetta

Attrezzo o dispositivo che preme saldamente dei pezzi l’uno contro l’altro per tenerli fermi.

In inglese semplice: A tool or device that presses parts tightly together to hold them in place.

• Use a clamp to hold the parts together.
• He tightened the clamp around the pipe.
• Remove the clamps once the glue is dry.

Sinonimi: fastener

Espressioni comuni: metal clamp, pipe clamp, tighten a clamp

pinza chirurgica

Strumento medico che comprime e chiude un vaso sanguigno per fermare il sangue durante un’operazione.

In inglese semplice: A medical tool that presses a blood vessel closed to stop blood flowing during an operation.

• The surgeon applied a clamp.
• Two clamps stopped the bleeding during the operation.
• She removed the clamp from the blood vessel.

Espressioni comuni: surgical clamp, artery clamp