noodle

tagliolino, noodle

Striscia lunga e sottile di pasta, cotta in acqua e mangiata in brodo o con una salsa.

In inglese semplice: A long, thin piece of dough cooked in water and eaten with soup or sauce.

• I made noodle soup for lunch.
• She stirred the noodles into the sauce.
• Would you like rice noodles or wheat noodles?

Espressioni comuni: noodle soup, rice noodle, noodle dish, noodle bowl

improvvisare

Suonare in modo libero e informale, senza seguire un brano preciso.

In inglese semplice: To play music freely and casually, without following a fixed piece.

• He likes to noodle on guitar.
• She noodled at the piano while we talked.
• The musicians were noodling before the concert began.

Come si usa: noodle on something (He likes to noodle on his guitar after work.)

Sinonimi: improvise

Espressioni comuni: noodle on guitar, noodle at the piano

riflettere, rimuginare

Passare del tempo a pensare a un’idea o a un problema.

In inglese semplice: To spend time thinking about an idea or problem.

• I need to noodle on this.
• We noodled over possible names for the shop.
• She likes to noodle on problems during long walks.

Come si usa: noodle on something (Let me noodle on that idea tonight.)

Sinonimi: ponder, mull over

Espressioni comuni: noodle on something, noodle over something