motor

motore

Macchina che usa elettricità o carburante per mettere qualcosa in movimento.

In inglese semplice: A machine that uses electricity or fuel to make something move.

• The motor has stopped.
• This fan has a small electric motor.
• We replaced both motors in the machine.

Sinonimi: engine

Espressioni comuni: electric motor, motor speed, start the motor

auto

Un’automobile, soprattutto nel linguaggio informale.

In inglese semplice: A car, especially when talking about it casually.

• That is a nice motor.
• He bought a secondhand motor last week.
• Where have you parked your motor?

Sinonimi: car, automobile

Espressioni comuni: nice motor, new motor, buy a motor

motorio

Relativo alla capacità del corpo di muoversi e controllare i propri movimenti.

In inglese semplice: Connected with the body's ability to move and control its movements.

• Drawing develops motor skills.
• The injury affected his motor control.
• Children develop fine motor skills by handling small objects.

Espressioni comuni: motor skills, motor control, motor development

procedere rapidamente

Muoversi in avanti o fare progressi rapidamente.

In inglese semplice: To move forward or make progress quickly.

• The project is motoring along.
• Sales really motored after the launch.
• Once she understood the task, she started motoring.

Sinonimi: forge ahead, race along

Contrari: stall

Espressioni comuni: motor along, motor ahead, really motor

andare in auto

Spostarsi in auto o con un altro veicolo a motore.

In inglese semplice: To travel somewhere in a car or another vehicle with an engine.

• We motored through the countryside.
• They motored home after lunch.
• Shall we motor down to the village?

Come si usa: motor to somewhere (We motored to the coast for the weekend.)

Sinonimi: drive

Espressioni comuni: motor along, motor to somewhere, motor through somewhere