homer

fuoricampo

Colpo nel baseball che permette al battitore di percorrere tutte le basi e segnare un punto.

In inglese semplice: A baseball hit that lets the batter run around all the bases and score.

• He hit a homer in the first inning.
• Her second homer won the game.
• The fans cheered as the homer cleared the fence.

Sinonimi: home run

Espressioni comuni: hit a homer, solo homer, two-run homer

piccione viaggiatore

Piccione addestrato a tornare al proprio rifugio volando da luoghi lontani.

In inglese semplice: A pigeon trained to fly back to its home from far away.

• The homer flew back to its loft.
• She keeps six homers for racing.
• We released a homer ten miles from home.

Sinonimi: homing pigeon

Espressioni comuni: racing homer, release a homer

radiofaro

Dispositivo che trasmette un segnale per guidare un veicolo o una persona verso un luogo preciso.

In inglese semplice: A device that sends a signal to guide a vehicle or person to a particular place.

• The pilot followed the signal from the homer.
• A portable homer guided the rescue team.
• The aircraft’s receiver detected the homer near the runway.

Sinonimi: homing beacon

Espressioni comuni: radio homer, portable homer

compiti

Lavoro scolastico che l’insegnante chiede agli studenti di svolgere a casa.

In inglese semplice: School work that a teacher asks students to do at home.

• I have some homer to finish tonight.
• Have you done your maths homer?
• Our teacher gave us extra homer for the weekend.

Sinonimi: homework

Espressioni comuni: do homer, maths homer

battere un fuoricampo

Nel baseball, colpire la palla in modo da poter percorrere tutte le basi e segnare un punto.

In inglese semplice: To hit a baseball far enough to run around all the bases and score.

• He homered in the fifth inning.
• She has homered three times this week.
• Can he homer off this pitcher again?

Come si usa: homer off someone (She homered off their best pitcher.)

Sinonimi: hit a home run

Espressioni comuni: homer twice, homer off someone