hog

maiale

Maiale, soprattutto uno grande allevato in una fattoria.

In inglese semplice: A pig, especially a large one kept on a farm.

• The farmer feeds the hogs.
• They raise hogs for meat.
• A large hog escaped from its pen.

Sinonimi: pig, swine

Espressioni comuni: a farm hog, feed a hog, hog farm

ingordo, accaparratore

Persona che prende troppo per sé e non vuole condividere con gli altri.

In inglese semplice: Someone who takes too much and refuses to share.

• Do not be a hog; share the cake.
• That road hog would not let anyone pass.
• He is an attention hog who interrupts everyone else.

Sinonimi: greedy person, glutton

Espressioni comuni: a greedy hog, a road hog, a space hog

accaparrarsi, monopolizzare

Tenere qualcosa tutto per sé, impedendo agli altri di usarlo o goderne.

In inglese semplice: To keep something for yourself and prevent other people from using or enjoying it.

• Don't hog the computer.
• She hogged the bathroom all morning.
• Are you hogging the blanket again?

Sinonimi: monopolize

Contrari: share

Espressioni comuni: hog the remote, hog the bathroom, hog the spotlight, hog the blankets