pinnacle

apice, culmine

Il momento in cui qualcuno o qualcosa raggiunge il suo più grande successo.

In inglese semplice: The point when someone or something is most successful or achieves the most.

• This victory was the pinnacle of his career.
• She reached the pinnacle of success at thirty.
• Many players regard an Olympic medal as the pinnacle of sporting achievement.

Come si usa: the pinnacle of something (Winning the award was the pinnacle of her career.)

Sinonimi: peak, high point, zenith

Contrari: low point, nadir

Espressioni comuni: pinnacle of success, reach the pinnacle, career pinnacle

cima, vetta

La parte più alta di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: The very top of something.

• Snow covered the mountain's pinnacle.
• We finally reached the pinnacle of the ridge.
• From the pinnacle, she could see the entire valley.

Come si usa: the pinnacle of something (A flag flew from the pinnacle of the tower.)

Sinonimi: top, peak, summit

Contrari: bottom, base

Espressioni comuni: the pinnacle, pinnacle of something

guglia rocciosa, pinnacolo

Roccia o montagna alta e stretta, con una cima appuntita e irregolare.

In inglese semplice: A tall, narrow rock or mountain with a sharp, rough top.

• A tall pinnacle rose above the valley.
• The climbers rested beside a jagged rock pinnacle.
• Wind has shaped these sandstone pinnacles over thousands of years.

Sinonimi: spire, crag

Espressioni comuni: rock pinnacle, sandstone pinnacle, jagged pinnacle

pinnacolo

Piccola torre appuntita che decora la sommità di un edificio o di un suo sostegno.

In inglese semplice: A small pointed tower used to decorate the top of a building or one of its supports.

• A stone pinnacle tops each buttress.
• The cathedral's pinnacles need urgent repairs.
• Workers replaced the damaged pinnacle above the west window.

Espressioni comuni: gothic pinnacle, stone pinnacle, decorative pinnacle

collocare sulla cima

Mettere qualcuno o qualcosa su una cima alta e appuntita.

In inglese semplice: To put someone or something on a high, pointed top.

• They pinnacled the statue on the tower.
• The builder pinnacled a golden bird on the roof.
• The story describes a giant who pinnacles his victims on mountain peaks.

Come si usa: pinnacle someone/something on something (The sculptor pinnacled the figure on a narrow stone peak.)

Sinonimi: perch

Espressioni comuni: pinnacle something, pinnacle someone

ornare di pinnacoli

Aggiungere piccole torri appuntite a un edificio o ai suoi sostegni.

In inglese semplice: To add small pointed towers to a building or its supports.

• The architect chose to pinnacle the tower.
• Builders pinnacled the church's outer supports.
• They plan to pinnacle both gables with carved stone ornaments.

Espressioni comuni: pinnacle a tower, pinnacle a buttress