line

linea

Segno lungo e sottile, diritto o curvo.

In inglese semplice: A long, thin mark that can be straight or curved.

• Draw a straight line.
• She drew two lines across the page.
• Follow the blue line on the map.

Espressioni comuni: draw a line, straight line, curved line

coda, fila

Fila di persone che aspettano il proprio turno.

In inglese semplice: A row of people waiting for their turn.

• The line is very long.
• We waited in line for an hour.
• Please go to the back of the line.

Come si usa: in line for something (We stood in line for tickets.)

Sinonimi: queue

Espressioni comuni: wait in line, join the line, long line

fila

Persone o cose disposte una accanto all’altra o una dietro l’altra.

In inglese semplice: People or things arranged one beside another or one behind another.

• Put the chairs in a line.
• A line of houses faced the river.
• The soldiers stood in two straight lines.

Come si usa: a line of someone/something (A line of trees stood beside the road.)

Sinonimi: row

Espressioni comuni: a line of trees, in a line, straight line

linea

Cavo o collegamento che trasmette telefonate o segnali internet.

In inglese semplice: A cable or connection carrying telephone calls or internet signals.

• The phone line is dead.
• Please hold; she is on another line.
• The storm damaged several telephone lines.

Sinonimi: connection

Espressioni comuni: phone line, busy line, on the line

battuta

Parole pronunciate da un personaggio a teatro o al cinema, oppure una breve frase preparata.

In inglese semplice: Words spoken by a character in a play or film, or a short prepared remark.

• I forgot my next line.
• The actors practised their lines together.
• His opening line made the audience laugh.

Espressioni comuni: learn your lines, opening line, pickup line

allineare

Disporre persone o cose lungo una fila diritta.

In inglese semplice: To put people or things in a straight row.

• Line up the chairs.
• She lined her shoes up by the door.
• The teacher lined the children up in pairs.

Come si usa: line something up (Line the bottles up on the shelf.)

Sinonimi: arrange, align

Espressioni comuni: line something up, line up chairs

mettersi in fila

Mettersi in fila con altre persone per aspettare il proprio turno.

In inglese semplice: To stand with other people in a row while waiting for your turn.

• Please line up here.
• We lined up outside the cinema.
• People were lining up to buy bread.

Come si usa: line up for something (People lined up for free tickets.)

Sinonimi: queue, queue up

Espressioni comuni: line up here, line up outside, line up for something

allineare

Spostare qualcosa in modo che il bordo o la posizione corrisponda a quelli di un’altra cosa.

In inglese semplice: To move something so its edge or position matches another thing.

• Line up the two edges.
• I lined the camera up with the centre of the door.
• The holes must line up exactly.

Come si usa: line something up with something (Line the edge up with the mark.)

Sinonimi: align

Espressioni comuni: line something up, line up with something