hitter

battitore

Giocatore di baseball che cerca di colpire con la mazza la palla lanciata dalla squadra avversaria.

In inglese semplice: A baseball player who tries to hit the ball thrown by the opposing team.

• Their best hitter scored two runs.
• The pitcher walked the next hitter.
• She is the first hitter in today’s lineup.

Sinonimi: batter

Espressioni comuni: a good hitter, designated hitter, leadoff hitter

picchiatore

Persona o cosa che colpisce qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A person or thing that strikes someone or something.

• He is a hard hitter.
• The young boxer became a much stronger hitter after training.
• She is the hardest hitter in our boxing club.

Espressioni comuni: a hard hitter, a heavy hitter, a powerful hitter

partita da una valida, partita da due valide

Partita di baseball descritta dal numero di battute valide di una squadra, per esempio una o due.

In inglese semplice: A baseball game described by the number of successful hits a team gets.

• He pitched a one-hitter yesterday.
• Her two-hitter helped the team win the final.
• The rookie celebrated his first three-hitter.

Espressioni comuni: a one-hitter, a two-hitter, a three-hitter

sicario

Persona pagata per uccidere qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: A person paid to murder someone.

• The gang hired a hitter.
• Police believed a professional hitter had killed the witness.
• The hitter refused to name the person who paid him.

Sinonimi: hitman, contract killer

Espressioni comuni: a hired hitter, a mob hitter, hire a hitter