flush

tirare lo sciacquone

Far scorrere acqua nel gabinetto per eliminare i rifiuti.

In inglese semplice: To send water through a toilet to carry away waste.

• Please flush the toilet.
• He flushed before leaving the bathroom.
• The toilet won’t flush properly.

Espressioni comuni: flush the toilet, flush something away, flush after use

arrossire

Diventare rosso, detto del viso o della pelle, per emozioni forti, calore o malattia.

In inglese semplice: If your face or skin does this, it becomes red because of strong feelings, heat, or illness.

• His face began to flush.
• She flushed when everyone looked at her.
• The child’s cheeks were flushed with fever.

Come si usa: flush with + feeling (Her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.)

Sinonimi: redden, blush

Contrari: pale

Espressioni comuni: flush with anger, flush bright red, flush with embarrassment

risciacquare, lavare

Pulire qualcosa o rimuoverne il contenuto facendo scorrere molta acqua.

In inglese semplice: To clean something or remove something from it by sending a lot of water through it.

• Flush the tank with water.
• They flushed dirt out of the pipes.
• Run the tap to flush any remaining sand away.

Come si usa: flush something with something (Flush the pipe with clean water.); flush something out of something (The rain flushed the mud out of the drain.)

Sinonimi: rinse, wash out

Espressioni comuni: flush something out, flush with water, flush the pipes

stanare, far uscire

Far uscire un animale o una persona dal luogo in cui si nasconde.

In inglese semplice: To make an animal or person leave a place where they are hiding.

• The dog flushed a pheasant.
• Police tried to flush the suspect out.
• Our footsteps flushed several birds from the grass.

Come si usa: flush someone/something out of somewhere (The dogs flushed a rabbit out of the bushes.); flush someone/something from somewhere (The hunters flushed birds from the reeds.)

Sinonimi: drive out, rouse

Espressioni comuni: flush something out, flush out birds, flush out someone

scarico

Azione che fa scorrere acqua nel gabinetto per portare via i rifiuti.

In inglese semplice: An action that sends water through a toilet to carry away waste.

• Give the toilet a flush.
• One flush was enough to clear it.
• The toilet uses less water with each flush.

Espressioni comuni: toilet flush, give something a flush, flush button

sfumatura rossastra, rossore

Leggera colorazione rossa o rosa sulla superficie di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A slight red or pink colour on the surface of something.

• The peach had a pink flush.
• A rosy flush coloured the clouds.
• There was a faint flush on her pale cheeks.

Come si usa: a flush of + colour (A flush of pink spread across the evening sky.)

Sinonimi: tinge, blush

Espressioni comuni: pink flush, rosy flush, flush of colour

a filo

Allo stesso livello di un’altra superficie, senza sporgere né rimanere più in basso.

In inglese semplice: At exactly the same level as another surface, without sticking out or being lower.

• The two surfaces are flush.
• Fit the tiles flush with the floor.
• The door closes flush against the frame.

Come si usa: flush with something (The lid should be flush with the top of the box.); flush against something (The cabinet sits flush against the wall.)

Sinonimi: level, even

Contrari: uneven

Espressioni comuni: flush with something, flush against something, flush surface

pieno di soldi

Che ha molto denaro a disposizione, soprattutto per un breve periodo.

In inglese semplice: Having plenty of money, especially for a short time.

• I’m feeling flush today.
• She was flush after getting her bonus.
• Can you pay, if you’re so flush?

Come si usa: flush with something (The company is flush with cash after the sale.)

Sinonimi: well-off, rich

Contrari: broke, poor

Espressioni comuni: flush with cash, feel flush, flush with money