nab

accaparrarsi, afferrare

Prendere o ottenere qualcosa rapidamente, spesso prima che lo faccia qualcun altro.

In inglese semplice: To quickly take or get something, often before someone else can.

• I nabbed the last seat.
• She managed to nab a cheap ticket.
• Can you nab some sandwiches before they disappear?

Sinonimi: grab, snatch, get

Espressioni comuni: nab a seat, nab something quickly, nab the last ticket

acciuffare, arrestare

Catturare e arrestare qualcuno sospettato di aver commesso un reato.

In inglese semplice: To catch and arrest someone who is believed to have committed a crime.

• Police nabbed the thief.
• Officers nabbed two suspects outside the bank.
• They finally nabbed him after a long chase.

Come si usa: nab someone for something (Police nabbed him for stealing cars.)

Sinonimi: catch, arrest, capture

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: nab a thief, nab a suspect, nab someone for something

copiare, plagiare

Copiare un post altrui su internet, spesso presentandolo come proprio.

In inglese semplice: To copy another person's online post, often presenting it as your own.

• Don't nab other people's posts.
• Someone nabbed my post without giving me credit.
• She accused him of nabbing content from her page.

Come si usa: nab something from someone (He nabbed that post from another user.)

Sinonimi: copy, steal, plagiarize

Espressioni comuni: nab someone's post, nab online content

cima, vetta

Punto più alto di una collina.

In inglese semplice: The highest point of a hill.

• We climbed to the nab.
• The rocky nab offered a view of the valley.
• Clouds covered the nab before we reached it.

Sinonimi: summit, hilltop, peak

Espressioni comuni: hill's nab, rocky nab

cane

Parte mobile del meccanismo di un’arma antica che contribuisce a far partire il colpo.

In inglese semplice: The moving part of an old gun's firing mechanism that helps start the shot.

• He raised the pistol's nab.
• The nab held a small piece of flint.
• A damaged nab prevented the musket from firing.

Sinonimi: cock, hammer

Espressioni comuni: gun's nab, raise the nab

contropiastra

Parte del telaio della porta che accoglie il chiavistello metallico quando si chiude a chiave.

In inglese semplice: The part of a door frame that receives the lock's metal bolt when the door is locked.

• The bolt slid into the nab.
• The carpenter fitted a new nab to the frame.
• A loose nab made the old door difficult to lock.

Sinonimi: keeper, strike box

Espressioni comuni: lock's nab, fit the nab