hopper

tramoggia

Contenitore riempito dall’alto, da cui cereali o altri materiali escono cadendo dal fondo.

In inglese semplice: A container filled at the top that lets grain or other material fall out through the bottom.

• Fill the hopper with grain.
• Coal fell from the hopper onto the belt.
• Workers cleaned the machine’s hoppers before loading fresh material.

Sinonimi: bin

Espressioni comuni: grain hopper, feed hopper, fill the hopper

saltatore

Persona o animale che si muove facendo piccoli salti.

In inglese semplice: A person or animal that moves with small jumps.

• That little frog is a fast hopper.
• The rabbit is a better hopper than a runner.
• These tiny hoppers disappeared into the long grass.

Espressioni comuni: little hopper, good hopper, fast hopper

imbuto di scarico

Contenitore largo in cima a un tubo di scarico, che raccoglie acqua da tubi più piccoli.

In inglese semplice: A wide container at the top of a drainpipe that collects water from smaller pipes.

• Water overflowed from the hopper.
• The plumber fitted a hopper above the drainpipe.
• Leaves had blocked both rainwater hoppers on the building.

Espressioni comuni: rainwater hopper, hopper head, drainpipe hopper

mosca cavalletta

Esca artificiale a forma di cavalletta, usata per pescare vicino alla superficie dell’acqua.

In inglese semplice: An artificial insect used as bait to catch fish near the surface of the water.

• A trout took my hopper.
• She cast a foam hopper near the riverbank.
• These hoppers float well even in rough water.

Sinonimi: lure

Espressioni comuni: foam hopper, hopper fly, cast a hopper