pap

polenta, pappa di mais

Pappa densa, solitamente preparata con farina di mais, consumata nell'Africa meridionale.

In inglese semplice: A thick porridge, usually made from corn flour and eaten in southern Africa.

• We ate pap with grilled meat.
• She stirred the pap until it was thick.
• Is there any pap left in the pot?

Sinonimi: porridge

Espressioni comuni: maize pap, pap and wors, stiff pap

pappa

Cibo morbido e umido, soprattutto quello dato ai bambini.

In inglese semplice: Soft, wet food, especially food given to babies.

• The baby ate some pap.
• She made pap by soaking bread in warm milk.
• He fed the child a spoonful of pap.

Sinonimi: gruel

Espressioni comuni: bread pap, feed someone pap, bowl of pap

sciocchezze, spazzatura

Idee, scritti o intrattenimento considerati sciocchi, noiosi o privi di valore.

In inglese semplice: Ideas, writing, or entertainment that seem silly, boring, or without value.

• That film was sentimental pap.
• He dismissed the article as political pap.
• Why do they keep showing this pap on television?

Sinonimi: drivel, rubbish, nonsense

Espressioni comuni: sentimental pap, commercial pap, worthless pap

pappa di cereali fermentati

Pappa di cereali lasciati fermentare fino a diventare leggermente acidi, comune nell'Africa occidentale.

In inglese semplice: A soft food made from grain left to develop a slightly sour taste, common in West Africa.

• She served pap for breakfast.
• This pap was made from fermented millet.
• He added milk to his warm pap.

Sinonimi: ogi, akamu

Espressioni comuni: fermented pap, millet pap, pap for breakfast

fotografare di nascosto

Fotografare qualcuno, solitamente una persona famosa, senza il suo permesso e spesso di nascosto.

In inglese semplice: To photograph someone, usually a famous person, without their permission, often secretly.

• They tried to pap the singer.
• She was papped outside a restaurant last night.
• Photographers waited by the hotel to pap arriving stars.

Sinonimi: photograph, snap

Espressioni comuni: pap a celebrity, pap someone outside

debole, fiacco

Che manca di forza o consistenza.

In inglese semplice: Weak or lacking strength and substance.

• My legs felt pap after the climb.
• He offered a pap excuse for his absence.
• By evening, she was too pap to continue.

Sinonimi: weak, feeble

Contrari: strong

Espressioni comuni: pap legs, pap argument, feel pap

senza carattere, smidollato

Che manca di coraggio, determinazione o fermezza di carattere.

In inglese semplice: Lacking courage, determination, or a strong character.

• He is too pap to argue.
• They complained about their pap leader.
• She found his pap personality frustrating.

Sinonimi: spineless, weak

Espressioni comuni: pap personality, pap leader

sgonfio

Che ha perso aria e si è afflosciato, soprattutto riferito a uno pneumatico.

In inglese semplice: Having lost air and become flat, especially a tyre.

• The back tyre is pap.
• A puncture made the wheel go pap.
• We could not drive with two pap tyres.

Sinonimi: flat, deflated

Contrari: inflated

Espressioni comuni: pap tyre, go pap