notch

tacca, intaglio

Piccolo taglio o incavo sul bordo o sulla superficie di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A small cut or hollow in the edge or surface of something.

• There is a notch in the handle.
• Fit the string into the notch at the end.
• The blade has several small notches along its edge.

Sinonimi: indentation, nick

Espressioni comuni: notch in something, small notch, cut a notch

grado, livello

Piccolo grado di aumento o diminuzione nella qualità, nella quantità o nell’intensità.

In inglese semplice: A small step up or down in quality, amount, or strength.

• Turn the volume down a notch.
• This hotel is a notch better than the last one.
• The team raised its performance another notch.

Come si usa: a notch above/below something (This restaurant is a notch above the others.); up/down a notch (Turn the heating up a notch.)

Sinonimi: step, level, degree

Espressioni comuni: up a notch, down a notch, a notch above

tacca

Piccolo taglio fatto su un oggetto per registrare un numero o un evento.

In inglese semplice: A small cut made in an object to record a number or event.

• Each notch represented one day.
• He added a notch to the stick after every sale.
• The notches on the handle recorded the hunter’s catches.

Sinonimi: tally mark

Espressioni comuni: notch on something, another notch, count the notches

passo montano

Passaggio profondo e stretto tra le montagne.

In inglese semplice: A deep, narrow route through mountains.

• The trail climbs through a narrow notch.
• Snow blocked the road through the mountain notch.
• We rested at the entrance to the notch.

Sinonimi: pass, defile

Espressioni comuni: mountain notch, narrow notch, through the notch

intagliare, incidere

Fare un piccolo taglio sul bordo o sulla superficie di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To make a small cut in the edge or surface of something.

• Notch the stick near its end.
• The carpenter notched the beam to fit the joint.
• Each blade was carefully notched along one edge.

Sinonimi: nick

Espressioni comuni: notch a stick, notch the edge, notch a beam

segnare con tacche

Registrare un punteggio o un numero facendo piccoli tagli su un oggetto.

In inglese semplice: To record a score or number by making small cuts in an object.

• They notched the score on a stick.
• The hunter notched each kill on his wooden handle.
• She notched every point with a small cut in the board.

Sinonimi: tally

Espressioni comuni: notch a score, notch each point, notch each kill

modificare gradualmente

Aumentare o ridurre qualcosa a piccole dosi o per gradi.

In inglese semplice: To increase or reduce something in small amounts or stages.

• They notched the price down slightly.
• The factory notched up production as demand grew.
• Management plans to notch back salaries over several months.

Come si usa: notch something up/down/back (The company notched its prices down to attract customers.)

Sinonimi: adjust

Espressioni comuni: notch something up, notch something down, notch something back