kid

bambino, ragazzino

Bambino o persona giovane, nel linguaggio quotidiano.

In inglese semplice: A child or young person.

• That kid is very funny.
• The kids are playing outside.
• I loved that song when I was a kid.

Sinonimi: child, youngster

Contrari: adult

Espressioni comuni: little kid, young kid, school kid

figlio

Figlio o figlia di qualcuno, anche se già adulto.

In inglese semplice: Someone's son or daughter, who may be a child or an adult.

• Our kid starts school tomorrow.
• Both her kids are married now.
• Do your kids still live at home?

Sinonimi: child, offspring

Espressioni comuni: my kid, youngest kid, grown kid

capretto

Piccolo della capra.

In inglese semplice: A young goat.

• The kid followed its mother.
• Two kids were born on the farm.
• A small kid jumped over the fence.

Sinonimi: cabrito, capretto

Espressioni comuni: goat kid, newborn kid

minore, piccolo

Prima di «brother» o «sister», indica che quel fratello o quella sorella è più giovane di te.

In inglese semplice: Used before brother or sister to show that they are younger than you.

• My kid brother loves football.
• She took her kid sister to the cinema.
• I used to share a room with my kid brother.

Espressioni comuni: kid brother, kid sister

cucciolo di antilope

Piccolo di un’antilope.

In inglese semplice: A young antelope.

• The antelope hid her kid in tall grass.
• Two kids followed the herd across the plain.
• The newborn kid stayed close to its mother.

Espressioni comuni: antelope kid, newborn kid

scherzare

Dire o fare qualcosa per scherzo, senza essere seri.

In inglese semplice: To say or do something as a joke.

• I am only kidding.
• The boys were kidding around in class.
• You must be kidding about that price!

Come si usa: kid around (Stop kidding around and listen.); kid with someone (I was only kidding with you.)

Sinonimi: joke, joke around

Espressioni comuni: kid around, kid with someone

ingannare

Far credere a qualcuno qualcosa che non è vero.

In inglese semplice: To make someone believe something that is not true.

• You cannot kid me.
• He tried to kid us about his experience.
• Who are you kidding with that story?

Sinonimi: fool, deceive, trick

Espressioni comuni: kid someone, kid nobody

illudersi

Credere qualcosa di poco realistico su sé stessi o sul proprio futuro.

In inglese semplice: To believe something about yourself or your future that is not realistic.

• Do not kid yourself.
• She kidded herself that he would change.
• We were kidding ourselves about how much time we had.

Come si usa: kid yourself that… (Do not kid yourself that this will be easy.); kid yourself about something (He was kidding himself about his chances.)

Sinonimi: delude oneself, deceive oneself

Espressioni comuni: kid yourself, kid oneself