mortar

mortaio

Arma che lancia proiettili esplosivi in alto, facendoli ricadere su un bersaglio.

In inglese semplice: A weapon that fires explosive shells high into the air so they fall on a target.

• The soldiers fired a mortar.
• Mortar shells landed near the bridge.
• The unit carried two mortars up the hill.

Espressioni comuni: mortar fire, mortar attack, mortar shell, light mortar

malta

Miscela umida che tiene uniti mattoni o blocchi di pietra e si indurisce asciugandosi.

In inglese semplice: A wet mixture used to hold bricks or stone blocks together, which becomes hard when dry.

• The builder mixed some mortar.
• Fill the gaps between the bricks with mortar.
• The old mortar had started to crack.

Espressioni comuni: mix mortar, wet mortar, mortar joints, cement mortar

mortaio

Recipiente robusto in cui si schiacciano ingredienti con un pestello pesante.

In inglese semplice: A strong bowl in which you crush ingredients with a heavy stick.

• Crush the garlic in a mortar.
• She used a mortar and pestle to grind the spices.
• This stone mortar is heavy.

Espressioni comuni: mortar and pestle, stone mortar, in a mortar

bombardare con mortai

Attaccare un luogo o delle persone con proiettili lanciati in alto da un mortaio.

In inglese semplice: To attack a place or people with shells fired high into the air from a small heavy weapon.

• The troops mortared the enemy position.
• They mortared the camp during the night.
• The village was mortared twice that week.

Sinonimi: shell, bombard

Espressioni comuni: mortar a base, mortar a position