flannel

flanella

Tessuto morbido e caldo fatto di lana, cotone o fibre simili.

In inglese semplice: A soft, warm cloth made from wool, cotton, or similar fibres.

• This fabric is soft flannel.
• She bought flannel to make a blanket.
• Cotton flannel feels warm against the skin.

Espressioni comuni: cotton flannel, soft flannel, flannel fabric

salvietta

Piccolo pezzo di stoffa usato per lavare il viso o il corpo.

In inglese semplice: A small piece of cloth used to wash your face or body.

• Use a wet flannel on your face.
• He rinsed the flannel under the tap.
• Are there clean flannels in the bathroom?

Sinonimi: washcloth, facecloth

Espressioni comuni: wet flannel, face flannel, wash with a flannel

camicia di flanella

Camicia di tessuto morbido e caldo, spesso con un motivo a quadri.

In inglese semplice: A shirt made from soft, warm cloth, often with a pattern of squares.

• He wore a flannel with jeans.
• She buttoned her red flannel.
• I packed two flannels for the camping trip.

Sinonimi: flannel shirt

Espressioni comuni: wear a flannel, plaid flannel, checked flannel

chiacchiere, fandonie

Discorsi apparentemente rassicuranti o convincenti, ma con poca verità o poche informazioni utili.

In inglese semplice: Talk that sounds comforting or convincing but contains little truth or useful information.

• That answer was pure flannel.
• Stop giving us flannel and explain what happened.
• His speech contained a lot of flannel about future improvements.

Sinonimi: nonsense, waffle, claptrap

Espressioni comuni: a lot of flannel, political flannel, talk flannel

di flanella

Fatto di un tessuto morbido e caldo di lana, cotone o fibre simili.

In inglese semplice: Made from a soft, warm cloth of wool, cotton, or similar fibres.

• I love my flannel shirt.
• We use flannel sheets in winter.
• She wore warm flannel trousers on the walk.

Espressioni comuni: flannel shirt, flannel sheets, flannel trousers

strofinare con un panno

Strofinare o pulire qualcosa con un panno morbido.

In inglese semplice: To rub or wipe something with a soft piece of cloth.

• The nurse flannelled his face gently.
• She flannelled the skin with warm water.
• They flannelled the surface until it was clean.

Sinonimi: wipe, rub

Espressioni comuni: flannel the skin, flannel someone gently

avvolgere nella flanella

Coprire o avvolgere qualcuno o qualcosa con flanella morbida e calda.

In inglese semplice: To cover or wrap someone or something in soft, warm cloth.

• They flannelled the baby warmly.
• She flannelled his feet against the cold.
• The nurse flannelled the infant before carrying her outside.

Sinonimi: wrap, swathe

Espressioni comuni: flannel a baby, flannel someone warmly

adulare, lisciare

Lodare eccessivamente qualcuno per ottenere la sua simpatia o il suo aiuto.

In inglese semplice: To praise someone too much because you want them to like you or help you.

• He tried to flannel the boss.
• She flannelled the client with endless compliments.
• You cannot flannel me into agreeing.

Sinonimi: flatter, butter up

Espressioni comuni: flannel the boss, flannel someone shamelessly