lifeline

ancora di salvezza

Aiuto o sostegno di cui qualcuno ha grande bisogno in un momento difficile.

In inglese semplice: Help or support that someone badly needs during a difficult time.

• This money is a lifeline.
• The bus service provides a lifeline for older residents.
• Her weekly calls became my lifeline during that difficult year.

Come si usa: a lifeline for someone/something (The loan was a lifeline for the small business.)

Sinonimi: vital support, saving grace

Espressioni comuni: provide a lifeline, lifeline for someone, lifeline to someone

corda di salvataggio

Corda a cui una persona si tiene o viene legata per non annegare o cadere.

In inglese semplice: A rope that someone holds or is attached to so they do not drown or fall.

• She grabbed the lifeline.
• The crew threw a lifeline to the swimmer.
• Each climber was attached to a lifeline.

Sinonimi: safety line, rescue rope

Espressioni comuni: throw a lifeline, grab a lifeline, hold a lifeline

via di rifornimento

Percorso o servizio che porta alle persone i rifornimenti necessari per sopravvivere.

In inglese semplice: A route or service that brings supplies people need to survive.

• The road is our lifeline.
• Floods cut the village's only lifeline to the outside world.
• Ships kept this island lifeline open throughout the winter.

Sinonimi: supply route

Espressioni comuni: vital lifeline, lifeline to somewhere, supply lifeline

linea della vita

Linea curva sul palmo vicino al pollice, che alcuni sostengono di interpretare per predire la vita.

In inglese semplice: A curved line on the palm near the thumb, used by people who claim to predict lives.

• Her lifeline curves around her thumb.
• The palm reader examined his lifeline.
• Do both hands have equally clear lifelines?

Sinonimi: life line

Espressioni comuni: long lifeline, read a lifeline, short lifeline