lumber

legname

Legno tagliato in assi o altri pezzi per costruire o fabbricare oggetti.

In inglese semplice: Wood cut into boards or other pieces for building or making things.

• We need lumber for the new shed.
• The truck delivered lumber to the building site.
• Lumber prices rose again this year.

Sinonimi: timber

Espressioni comuni: lumber yard, lumber prices, pine lumber

muoversi pesantemente

Muoversi lentamente e goffamente, come se il corpo fosse molto pesante.

In inglese semplice: To move slowly and awkwardly, as if your body is heavy.

• The bear lumbered through the forest.
• He lumbered up the stairs with his bags.
• A huge truck was lumbering along the narrow road.

Come si usa: lumber along/across/into somewhere (The bear lumbered across the road.)

Sinonimi: trudge, plod

Espressioni comuni: lumber along, lumber toward someone, lumber up stairs

accollare

Imporre a qualcuno un lavoro, un problema o una responsabilità indesiderati e difficili da gestire.

In inglese semplice: To give someone an unwanted job, problem, or responsibility that is difficult to deal with.

• They lumbered me with the extra work.
• She was lumbered with debts after the business failed.
• Why am I always lumbered with organizing everything?

Come si usa: lumber someone with something (They lumbered me with all the cleaning.); be lumbered with something (We were lumbered with a huge bill.)

Sinonimi: burden, saddle

Espressioni comuni: lumber someone with something, lumber someone with paperwork

ingombrare

Riempire un luogo di mobili o altri oggetti indesiderati, lasciando poco spazio libero.

In inglese semplice: To fill a place with unwanted furniture or other things so that it becomes crowded.

• Old furniture lumbered the narrow hall.
• They lumbered up the attic with broken chairs.
• The spare room was lumbered with boxes.

Come si usa: lumber something up with something (They lumbered the room up with old chairs.)

Sinonimi: clutter, encumber

Espressioni comuni: lumber up something, lumber a room