fracture

frattura

Rottura o crepa in un osso o nel tessuto rigido intorno a un’articolazione.

In inglese semplice: A break or crack in a bone or in the firm material around a joint.

• She has a fracture in her arm.
• The doctor treated his hip fracture.
• Some fractures take several months to heal.

Come si usa: fracture of something (The scan showed a fracture of the wrist.)

Sinonimi: break

Espressioni comuni: bone fracture, hip fracture, stress fracture

frattura, rottura

Rottura di qualcosa, oppure il punto in cui si è rotto.

In inglese semplice: A break in something, or the place where it has broken.

• There is a fracture in the glass.
• The sudden fracture caused the bridge to fail.
• Engineers examined the fractures in the damaged metal.

Come si usa: fracture in something (They found a fracture in the metal pipe.)

Sinonimi: break, crack

Espressioni comuni: fracture in something, fracture point, sudden fracture

frattura, fessura

Crepa o rottura in una roccia.

In inglese semplice: A crack or break in a rock.

• A fracture runs through the rock.
• Water filled the fractures in the cliff.
• The geologist measured each fracture in the granite.

Come si usa: fracture in something (Water enters through fractures in the rock.)

Sinonimi: crack, fissure

Espressioni comuni: rock fracture, fracture surface, fracture in rock

fratturare, fratturarsi

Rompersi o incrinarsi, oppure provocare una rottura o una crepa in qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To break or crack, or to cause something to break or crack.

• He fractured his wrist.
• The glass fractured under pressure.
• She fell down the stairs and fractured two ribs.

Sinonimi: break, crack

Espressioni comuni: fracture a bone, fracture your wrist, fracture under pressure