gully

burrone, canalone

Solco stretto e profondo scavato nel terreno dall’acqua corrente.

In inglese semplice: A narrow, deep channel in the ground made by flowing water.

• Water flowed down the gully.
• Heavy rain had cut gullies into the hillside.
• We crossed a narrow gully filled with loose rocks.

Sinonimi: ravine, channel

Espressioni comuni: a deep gully, a narrow gully, gully erosion

burrone

Valle piccola e stretta, spesso scavata dall’acqua corrente.

In inglese semplice: A small, narrow valley, often cut into the ground by flowing water.

• A stream runs through the gully.
• Heavy rain carved gullies into the hillside.
• We climbed out of a steep gully.

Sinonimi: ravine

Espressioni comuni: deep gully, rocky gully, down a gully

caditoia

Apertura sul bordo della strada che convoglia l’acqua piovana nelle tubature sotterranee.

In inglese semplice: An opening beside a road that takes rainwater into pipes below the ground.

• Leaves blocked the gully.
• Rainwater flowed into the road gully.
• The workers lifted the gully cover.

Sinonimi: drain

Espressioni comuni: road gully, blocked gully, gully cover

cordolo ribassato

Tratto abbassato del bordo del marciapiede che permette il passaggio di persone o veicoli.

In inglese semplice: A lowered part of the raised edge beside a road, allowing people or vehicles to cross it.

• The wheelchair crossed the gully easily.
• Workers installed a gully beside the driveway.
• Keep the gully clear for people crossing the road.

Sinonimi: dropped kerb

Espressioni comuni: lowered gully, driveway gully

erodere

Scavare valli strette o solchi profondi nel terreno con l’azione dell’acqua corrente.

In inglese semplice: Flowing water cuts narrow valleys or deep channels into the ground.

• Heavy rain can gully the soil.
• Storm water gullied the bare hillside.
• The exposed ground gullies easily in heavy rain.

Sinonimi: erode

Espressioni comuni: gully the soil, gully a slope