in the air

nell’aria

Si dice di un sentimento o di un’atmosfera che le persone presenti possono percepire.

In inglese semplice: Present as a feeling or mood that people around you can sense.

• Love is in the air.
• We felt tension in the air during dinner.
• There was a sense of hope in the air.

Come si usa: something is in the air (Excitement was in the air before the concert.)

Sinonimi: around, perceptible

Espressioni comuni: in the air, something in the air

in circolazione, nell’aria

Si dice di informazioni di cui molti parlano, senza sapere da dove provengano.

In inglese semplice: Being talked about widely, although nobody knows where the information came from.

• There are rumours in the air.
• Talk of an election was in the air.
• Nobody could explain the strange reports in the air.

Come si usa: something is in the air (Rumours of a takeover are in the air.)

Sinonimi: circulating, going around

Espressioni comuni: in the air, something in the air

in sospeso, incerto

Si dice di qualcosa che non è ancora deciso, risolto o garantito.

In inglese semplice: Not yet decided, settled, or secure.

• Our plans are still in the air.
• His future was in the air after the closure.
• The final arrangements remain in the air.

Come si usa: something is in the air (The date remains in the air.)

Sinonimi: unsettled, uncertain, up in the air

Contrari: settled, decided

Espressioni comuni: in the air, still in the air

con il fianco scoperto

Si dice di una forza militare con un lato non protetto, che il nemico può attaccare.

In inglese semplice: Having an unprotected side that an enemy can attack.

• Their flank was in the air.
• The retreat left our right wing in the air.
• The commander refused to leave a flank in the air.

Come si usa: have a flank/wing in the air (The division had its left flank in the air.)

Sinonimi: exposed, unprotected, unsupported

Contrari: protected

Espressioni comuni: in the air, wing in the air