eddy

vortice, mulinello

Piccola zona in cui l’acqua o l’aria si muove in cerchio.

In inglese semplice: A small area of water or air that moves around in a circle.

• A leaf spun in the eddy.
• Small eddies formed beside the rocks.
• An eddy of air lifted the dust.

Come si usa: an eddy of something (An eddy of water turned the floating branch.)

Sinonimi: whirlpool, swirl

Espressioni comuni: swirling eddy, eddy of water, small eddy

controcorrente

Piccola corrente d’acqua o d’aria che si muove in direzione opposta al flusso principale.

In inglese semplice: A small flow of water or air moving against the main flow.

• An eddy carried the leaf upstream.
• The boat entered an eddy behind the rock.
• Air eddies formed along the wall.

Sinonimi: backflow, countercurrent

Espressioni comuni: eddy current, river eddy, eddy behind something

alimento alla cannabis

Alimento contenente cannabis, mangiato per i suoi effetti sulla mente e sul corpo.

In inglese semplice: A food containing cannabis, eaten for its effects on the mind and body.

• He called the cannabis brownie an eddy.
• She bought two eddies at the shop.
• That eddy contains cannabis.

Sinonimi: edible

Espressioni comuni: eat an eddy, cannabis eddy

vorticare

Muoversi in cerchio in una zona piccola, come l’acqua o l’aria.

In inglese semplice: To move around in circles, like water or air turning in a small area.

• Smoke eddied around the doorway.
• Water eddies behind the rocks.
• Dry leaves were eddying in the wind.

Come si usa: eddy around something (The stream eddied around her boots.)

Sinonimi: swirl, whirl

Espressioni comuni: eddy around something, eddy past something, eddy in circles