floss

filo interdentale

Filo sottile usato per togliere i residui di cibo tra i denti.

In inglese semplice: Thin thread used to remove food from between your teeth.

• I use floss every evening.
• The dentist gave me some dental floss.
• This floss slides easily between my teeth.

Sinonimi: dental floss

Espressioni comuni: dental floss, use floss, waxed floss

zucchero filato

Dolce leggero e soffice formato da sottili fili di zucchero.

In inglese semplice: A light, fluffy sweet made from thin threads of sugar.

• We shared some candy floss.
• Pink floss stuck to her fingers.
• The stall sells bags of freshly made candy floss.

Sinonimi: cotton candy, candy floss

Espressioni comuni: candy floss, pink floss, sugar floss

filo da ricamo

Filo morbido, spesso da ricamo, composto da più fili sottili poco attorcigliati tra loro.

In inglese semplice: A soft material made of several thin threads lying together without being tightly twisted.

• She bought red embroidery floss.
• Thread the needle with silk floss.
• Separate two strands from the cotton floss before stitching.

Sinonimi: thread

Espressioni comuni: embroidery floss, silk floss, cotton floss

piuma del corpo dello struzzo

Piuma morbida che proviene dal corpo di uno struzzo.

In inglese semplice: A soft feather from the body of an ostrich.

• A soft floss fell from the ostrich.
• The female bird’s flosses were grey.
• Black flosses covered the male’s body.

Espressioni comuni: ostrich floss, soft floss

usare il filo interdentale

Pulire gli spazi tra i denti usando un filo sottile.

In inglese semplice: To clean between your teeth using a thin thread.

• I floss my teeth every night.
• She brushed and flossed before bed.
• Do you floss after eating?

Espressioni comuni: floss your teeth, floss every day, brush and floss