peg out

stendere il bucato, appendere con le mollette

Appendere i panni bagnati all’aperto su un filo, fissandoli con mollette per farli asciugare.

In inglese semplice: Hang wet clothes outside to dry, using clips to hold them on a line.

• I need to peg out the washing.
• Dad pegged the towels out before breakfast.
• Can you peg out these wet shirts?

Come si usa: peg something out (She pegged the sheets out in the sunshine.)

Sinonimi: hang out, hang up

Espressioni comuni: peg out washing, peg out something, peg something out

delimitare con picchetti, picchettare

Segnare i confini di un’area piantando nel terreno piccoli paletti di legno o metallo.

In inglese semplice: Mark the edges of an area by putting small wooden or metal sticks into the ground.

• We need to peg out the area.
• They pegged out the garden before planting.
• Has the builder pegged out the foundations yet?

Come si usa: peg something out (The surveyor pegged the site out before work began.)

Sinonimi: stake out, mark out

Espressioni comuni: peg out something, peg out an area, peg something out

morire, tirare le cuoia

Morire; espressione colloquiale che può suonare irrispettosa.

In inglese semplice: Die; a casual expression that can sound disrespectful.

• He pegged out last winter.
• The old man pegged out before his hundredth birthday.
• She joked that she would peg out before finishing the paperwork.

Sinonimi: die, kick the bucket

Espressioni comuni: peg out suddenly, peg out young

concludere colpendo il piolo finale

Terminare a croquet colpendo il piolo finale con la palla dopo aver attraversato tutti gli archetti previsti.

In inglese semplice: Finish in croquet by making a ball hit the final peg after passing through all required hoops.

• She pegged out and won the match.
• He used a gentle shot to peg out his final ball.
• Can you peg out both balls this turn?

Come si usa: peg something out (She pegged her last ball out to win the match.)

Sinonimi: finish

Espressioni comuni: peg out a ball, peg out first

vincere raggiungendo l’ultimo foro

Vincere un gioco portando il piolo segnapunti nell’ultimo foro del tabellone.

In inglese semplice: Win a game by moving your scoring peg to the final hole on the board.

• She pegged out first and won.
• I needed two more points to peg out.
• He pegged out before I could score again.

Sinonimi: win, finish

Contrari: lose

Espressioni comuni: peg out first, peg out and win