gum

gomma da masticare

Sostanza morbida e dolce che si mastica senza inghiottirla.

In inglese semplice: A soft, sweet substance that you chew but do not swallow.

• Would you like some gum?
• She chewed gum on the bus.
• I bought a packet of mint gum.

Sinonimi: chewing gum

Espressioni comuni: chew gum, sugarless gum, stick of gum

gengiva

Tessuto rosa e compatto che circonda la base dei denti.

In inglese semplice: The firm pink flesh around the roots of your teeth.

• The gum around this tooth is sore.
• My gums bleed when I brush my teeth.
• The dentist checked her teeth and gums.

Sinonimi: gingiva

Espressioni comuni: sore gum, gum disease, gum tissue

gomma

Sostanza densa e appiccicosa prodotta da piante o alberi, che si indurisce seccandosi.

In inglese semplice: A thick, sticky substance from a plant or tree that becomes hard as it dries.

• Sticky gum covered the tree bark.
• They collected gum from several damaged branches.
• The gum hardened in the sun.

Espressioni comuni: tree gum, natural gum, gum from trees

colla, gomma

Liquido denso e appiccicoso usato per attaccare una cosa a un’altra.

In inglese semplice: A thick, sticky liquid used to make things stick together.

• Apply a little gum to the paper.
• The dried gum held the label in place.
• She sealed the envelope with gum.

Sinonimi: glue, adhesive

Espressioni comuni: liquid gum, gum on paper, bottle of gum

gomma vegetale

Sostanza vegetale appiccicosa che seccandosi indurisce, si scioglie in acqua e serve ad addensare o legare materiali.

In inglese semplice: A sticky plant substance that hardens when dry, dissolves in water, and is used to thicken or bind things.

• The paint contains gum arabic.
• This gum dissolves easily in water.
• They added plant gums to thicken the mixture.

Espressioni comuni: gum arabic, acacia gum, dissolve gum

intasare, inceppare

Far funzionare male una macchina o un processo, oppure fermarlo del tutto.

In inglese semplice: To make a machine or process work badly or stop working.

• Dirt can gum up the engine.
• The new rules gummed up the approval process.
• Old oil had gummed the valves up.

Come si usa: gum up something (Too much paperwork can gum up the whole process.)

Sinonimi: clog, jam, disrupt

Espressioni comuni: gum up something, gum things up

masticare con le gengive

Masticare qualcosa usando le gengive, soprattutto quando non si hanno denti.

In inglese semplice: To chew something using the flesh around your teeth, especially when you have no teeth.

• The baby gummed a soft biscuit.
• Our toothless dog was gumming a piece of bread.
• He could only gum the food without his dentures.

Sinonimi: chew

Espressioni comuni: gum something, gum a biscuit

gommare, spalmare di colla

Spalmare una sostanza adesiva su qualcosa perché si attacchi a un’altra superficie.

In inglese semplice: To cover something with a sticky substance so it will stick to another surface.

• Gum the edges of the paper.
• She gummed the labels before attaching them.
• The envelope flap was already gummed.

Sinonimi: glue

Espressioni comuni: gum an envelope, gum the edges