orbit

orbita

Percorso di un oggetto intorno a un pianeta, una stella o un altro corpo, oppure un giro completo lungo quel percorso.

In inglese semplice: The path an object follows around a planet, star, or other body, or one complete trip along it.

• The moon has an orbit around Earth.
• The satellite completed three orbits today.
• They placed the spacecraft in orbit around Mars.

Come si usa: an orbit around something (The satellite follows an orbit around Earth.); in orbit around something (The spacecraft is in orbit around Mars.)

Espressioni comuni: in orbit, enter orbit, complete an orbit

orbita, sfera d'influenza

Insieme di persone, luoghi o attività influenzati o controllati da qualcuno o qualcosa di potente.

In inglese semplice: The range of people, places, or activities influenced or controlled by someone or something powerful.

• The country entered its neighbour's orbit.
• Several journalists were drawn into the politician's orbit.
• The issue lies outside the orbit of her interests.

Come si usa: in/within someone's orbit (The smaller states remained within the empire's orbit.); draw someone/something into someone's orbit (His success drew several young artists into his orbit.)

Sinonimi: sphere, sphere of influence

Espressioni comuni: within someone's orbit, outside someone's orbit, political orbit

orbita, cavità orbitale

Cavità nelle ossa del cranio che contiene l’occhio.

In inglese semplice: The space in the bones of the skull that holds an eye.

• The eye sits inside the orbit.
• The scan showed a fracture of the left orbit.
• Both orbits were damaged in the accident.

Sinonimi: eye socket

Espressioni comuni: bony orbit, left orbit, fractured orbit

orbita, giro

Serie di mani di poker in cui ogni giocatore al tavolo paga una volta il grande buio.

In inglese semplice: A series of poker hands in which every player at the table pays the larger required starting bet once.

• I'll play one more orbit.
• She lost half her chips during the last orbit.
• Each player pays the big blind once per orbit.

Sinonimi: round

Espressioni comuni: one more orbit, per orbit, complete an orbit

frenesia, furia

Stato di fortissima eccitazione o rabbia.

In inglese semplice: A state of great excitement or anger.

• Dad went into orbit over the mess.
• The surprise announcement sent the fans into orbit.
• Will she go into orbit when she hears the cost?

Come si usa: go into orbit (Mum went into orbit when she saw the broken window.)

Sinonimi: frenzy

Espressioni comuni: go into orbit, send into orbit

girare intorno

Muoversi intorno a qualcuno o qualcosa restando nelle vicinanze.

In inglese semplice: To move around someone or something, staying nearby.

• The children orbited their mother.
• Guests orbited around the food table throughout the evening.
• He kept orbiting the room, looking for someone to talk to.

Come si usa: orbit around someone/something (The children orbited around their grandmother all afternoon.)

Sinonimi: circle, hover around

Espressioni comuni: orbit around someone, orbit the room

mettere in orbita

Inviare qualcosa nello spazio affinché giri intorno a un pianeta.

In inglese semplice: To send something into space so that it travels around a planet.

• The rocket can orbit a small satellite.
• The agency orbited two weather satellites last year.
• How much fuel is needed to orbit this payload?

Sinonimi: launch into orbit

Espressioni comuni: orbit a satellite, orbit a spacecraft