geek

nerd, secchione

Persona considerata strana perché ha un interesse molto intenso per un particolare argomento.

In inglese semplice: Someone considered strange because they are extremely interested in a particular subject.

• They called him a geek.
• She was teased for being a science geek.
• I felt like a geek when nobody understood my hobby.

Sinonimi: nerd

Espressioni comuni: complete geek, total geek, computer geek, science geek

esperto informatico, smanettone

Persona che conosce molto bene i computer o un altro argomento tecnico.

In inglese semplice: Someone who knows a lot about computers or another technical subject.

• Ask a geek to fix it.
• Our office geek repaired my laptop.
• Do you know a computer geek who can recover these files?

Sinonimi: techie, expert

Espressioni comuni: computer geek, tech geek, software geek

entusiasmarsi

Appassionarsi molto a un hobby o a un argomento che si ama.

In inglese semplice: To get very excited about a hobby or subject you love.

• We geek out together every weekend.
• They geeked out over the new robot.
• I love geeking out about old science fiction films.

Come si usa: geek out about/over something (We geeked out over the new game.)

Sinonimi: nerd out

Espressioni comuni: geek out, geek over something, geek out together