log

ceppo, tronco

Pezzo di legno grosso, solitamente rotondo, tagliato da un albero e usato per il fuoco o per costruire.

In inglese semplice: A thick, usually round piece of wood cut from a tree, often used for fires or building.

• Put another log on the fire.
• He chopped the logs into smaller pieces.
• We stacked dry logs beside the house.

Espressioni comuni: wooden log, burn a log, pile of logs, cut a log

registro, diario di bordo

Registrazione scritta o informatica di eventi, solitamente con date e orari.

In inglese semplice: A written or computer record of events, usually with their dates and times.

• The captain checked the ship’s log.
• We keep a daily log of our expenses.
• The computer logs show when the error occurred.

Come si usa: log of something (Keep a log of every visitor to the building.)

Sinonimi: record, register

Espressioni comuni: keep a log, computer log, log of something

tronco

Parte principale di un albero morto a cui sono stati tolti i rami.

In inglese semplice: The main part of a dead tree with its branches removed.

• We sat on a fallen log.
• A large log lay across the stream.
• Insects lived inside the hollow logs.

Sinonimi: trunk

Espressioni comuni: fallen log, hollow log, log across something

logaritmo

Numero che indica a quale potenza elevare una base per ottenere un altro numero.

In inglese semplice: A number showing what power a base number must be raised to in order to produce another number.

• Find the log of this number.
• We used natural logs to solve the equation.
• The log of 1000 to base ten is three.

Come si usa: log of a number (The log of 100 to base ten is two.)

Sinonimi: logarithm

Espressioni comuni: natural log, log of ten, take the log

registrare, annotare

Scrivere o salvare informazioni su qualcosa per poterle controllare in seguito.

In inglese semplice: To write down or save information about something so it can be checked later.

• Please log every phone call.
• She logged the time of each delivery.
• The system automatically logs all errors.

Sinonimi: record, register

Espressioni comuni: log the details, log working hours, log an incident

abbattere, disboscare

Tagliare alberi per ricavarne legno o dividere i tronchi in pezzi grandi.

In inglese semplice: To cut down trees for wood, or cut their trunks into large pieces.

• They plan to log this forest.
• The hillside was logged last winter.
• Companies have logged large areas near the river.

Sinonimi: fell

Espressioni comuni: log a forest, log an area, log the trees

disconnettersi

Smettere di giocare a un gioco online disconnettendosi.

In inglese semplice: To stop playing an online game by disconnecting from it.

• I need to log now.
• Our last opponent logged before the match ended.
• Half the team had logged by midnight.

Sinonimi: log out, disconnect

Espressioni comuni: log after something, log before something