hank

matassa

Filo, lana o corda avvolti in un fascio di giri non stretti.

In inglese semplice: A length of thread, wool, or rope wound into a loose bundle of loops.

• She bought a hank of wool.
• Two hanks of yarn lay beside her needles.
• He unwound the hank of rope carefully.

Come si usa: a hank of something (I need another hank of cotton yarn.)

Sinonimi: skein, coil

Espressioni comuni: hank of yarn, hank of rope

dubbio, difficoltà

Dubbio o difficoltà che rende qualcosa incerto o difficile da fare.

In inglese semplice: A doubt or difficulty that makes something uncertain or hard to do.

• A hank remained in his mind.
• They faced a hank in settling the matter.
• She resolved the last hank before proceeding.

Sinonimi: doubt, difficulty

Espressioni comuni: a troublesome hank, a lingering hank

groviglio

Massa confusa di cose attorcigliate o mescolate fra loro.

In inglese semplice: A confused mass of things twisted or mixed together.

• The thread was a hank.
• He pulled at the tangled hank of rope.
• She spent an hour sorting out the hank.

Sinonimi: tangle, mess

Espressioni comuni: a tangled hank, hank of thread

legaccio

Pezzo di corda o ramo flessibile usato per tenere chiuso un cancello.

In inglese semplice: A piece of rope or a flexible branch used to hold a gate shut.

• He tied the gate with a hank.
• The old hank broke in the wind.
• She replaced the hank before the cattle escaped.

Espressioni comuni: gate hank, a rope hank

avvolgere in matasse

Avvolgere filo, lana o corda in fasci di giri non stretti.

In inglese semplice: To wind thread, wool, or rope into loose bundles of loops.

• She hanked the yarn.
• We hank the wool before dyeing it.
• He carefully hanked each length of thread.

Espressioni comuni: hank the yarn, hank the wool