green

verde

Il colore della maggior parte dell’erba e delle foglie.

In inglese semplice: The color of most grass and leaves.

• Green is my favorite color.
• She painted the door a dark green.
• Mix blue and yellow to make green.

Espressioni comuni: dark green, a bright green, shade of green, light green

ambientalista, verde

Persona che sostiene la tutela dell’ambiente, soprattutto se membro di un partito ambientalista.

In inglese semplice: A person who supports protecting the environment, especially a member of an environmental political party.

• She has always been a green.
• The Greens won three seats in the election.
• Local greens opposed the new airport.

Sinonimi: environmentalist

Espressioni comuni: a committed green, a local green

verde

Del colore della maggior parte dell’erba e delle foglie.

In inglese semplice: Having the color of most grass and leaves.

• Her eyes are green.
• He wore a green shirt yesterday.
• The hills turn greener after the rain.

Espressioni comuni: green grass, green eyes, a green shirt

ecologico, verde

Che aiuta a proteggere l’ambiente o lo danneggia meno.

In inglese semplice: Helping to protect the environment or causing less damage to it.

• We buy green energy.
• The city introduced greener transport policies.
• Can green technology help reduce pollution?

Sinonimi: environmentally friendly, eco-friendly

Espressioni comuni: green energy, green policies, green technology

acerbo, immaturo

Detto di un frutto o ortaggio che non è ancora maturo da mangiare.

In inglese semplice: Not yet ready to eat because it has not finished growing or developing.

• These bananas are still green.
• Do not pick the apples while they are green.
• She fried slices of green tomato.

Sinonimi: unripe

Contrari: ripe

Espressioni comuni: green bananas, green tomatoes, still green

inesperto

Che ha poca esperienza in un lavoro o in un’attività.

In inglese semplice: Having little experience of an activity or job.

• I was very green when I started.
• The green recruits needed more training.
• She is a little green at dealing with customers.

Come si usa: green at something (I was still green at managing a team.)

Sinonimi: inexperienced, new

Contrari: experienced

Espressioni comuni: a green recruit, still green, green at something, a green trainee

invidioso

Che prova invidia perché altri hanno qualcosa che desidera, soprattutto nell’espressione «green with envy».

In inglese semplice: Unhappy because someone else has something you want, especially in the phrase green with envy.

• She was green with envy.
• The prize made his rivals turn green.
• My friends went green with envy when I showed them the tickets.

Come si usa: green with envy (His friends were green with envy when they saw his new car.)

Sinonimi: envious, jealous

Espressioni comuni: green with envy, turn green

rendere ecologico

Modificare qualcosa in modo che danneggi meno l’ambiente.

In inglese semplice: To change something so that it causes less harm to the environment.

• We want to green our business.
• The city greened its transport system by buying electric buses.
• How can we green the building industry?

Sinonimi: make environmentally friendly

Espressioni comuni: green the economy, green a business, green our cities