pad out

allungare, rimpolpare

Aggiungere contenuti, spesso inutili, per rendere qualcosa più lungo o farlo sembrare più importante.

In inglese semplice: To add extra material, often unnecessary, to make something longer or seem more impressive.

• Don't pad out your essay.
• She padded out her speech with a few jokes.
• These extra pages only pad the book out.

Come si usa: pad something out with something (He padded the report out with long quotations.)

Sinonimi: expand, flesh out, bulk up

Contrari: shorten, trim

Espressioni comuni: pad out something, pad out an essay, pad out a speech

andare a letto, dormire

Andare a letto o dormire; è un’espressione colloquiale rara.

In inglese semplice: To go to bed or sleep.

• I'm tired; I'll pad out early.
• We padded out as soon as we got home.
• He usually pads out before ten.

Sinonimi: go to bed, sleep, turn in

Contrari: wake up

Espressioni comuni: pad out early, pad out tonight, pad out after work