furnace

caldaia, generatore d’aria calda

Apparecchio che produce calore per riscaldare un edificio.

In inglese semplice: A machine that produces heat to warm a building.

• The furnace heats our house.
• We had the furnace repaired before winter.
• A dirty furnace filter can reduce airflow.

Sinonimi: heater

Espressioni comuni: gas furnace, furnace filter, replace a furnace

forno

Forno che produce calore intenso per fondere metalli o cuocere oggetti di argilla.

In inglese semplice: A machine that produces very high heat to melt metal or bake clay objects.

• The furnace melts metal.
• Workers fed iron ore into the furnace.
• The factory installed two electric furnaces last year.

Sinonimi: industrial oven

Espressioni comuni: blast furnace, industrial furnace, electric furnace

forno

Luogo così caldo da sembrare un forno.

In inglese semplice: A place that feels extremely hot.

• This room is a furnace.
• By noon, the kitchen had become a furnace.
• Without air conditioning, our office felt like a furnace.

Sinonimi: oven

Espressioni comuni: a real furnace, like a furnace

calvario, prova

Situazione o periodo di grande sofferenza o difficoltà che mette alla prova una persona.

In inglese semplice: A situation or period of great suffering or difficulty that tests someone.

• Their friendship survived the furnace of war.
• The furnace of hardship tested her courage.
• He emerged stronger from the furnace of public criticism.

Come si usa: furnace of something (Their resolve was strengthened in the furnace of adversity.)

Sinonimi: ordeal, trial

Espressioni comuni: furnace of war, furnace of suffering, furnace of adversity