ring up

telefonare a, chiamare

Contattare qualcuno per telefono.

In inglese semplice: To contact someone by telephone.

• Please ring up your mother.
• She rang me up yesterday evening.
• Can you ring up the office for me?

Come si usa: ring someone up (I will ring you up after lunch.)

Sinonimi: call, phone, telephone

Espressioni comuni: ring up someone, ring up home

battere alla cassa, registrare alla cassa

Registrare i prodotti o i loro prezzi nella cassa di un negozio perché il cliente possa pagare.

In inglese semplice: To record goods or their cost on a shop’s payment machine so a customer can pay.

• Please ring up these apples.
• The cashier rang up my shopping and handed me a receipt.
• Have you rung up the drinks yet?

Come si usa: ring something up (The cashier rang the books up separately.)

Sinonimi: process a sale

Espressioni comuni: ring up items, ring up purchases

far pagare, servire alla cassa

Registrare gli acquisti di un cliente e ricevere il suo pagamento alla cassa.

In inglese semplice: To record a customer’s purchases and take their payment at a shop’s checkout.

• Can you ring me up?
• The cashier rang up the last customer before closing.
• She will ring you up when you have finished shopping.

Come si usa: ring someone up (Could you ring me up at this register?)

Sinonimi: check out

Espressioni comuni: ring up someone, ring up customers

eliminare per strikeout

Nel baseball, eliminare il battitore lanciando o chiamando il terzo strike.

In inglese semplice: In baseball, to make a batter leave their turn by pitching or calling a third strike.

• The pitcher rang up three batters.
• The umpire rang him up on a called third strike.
• She rang up the final batter to end the inning.

Come si usa: ring a batter up (The pitcher rang the batter up with a fastball.)

Sinonimi: strike out, fan

Espressioni comuni: ring up someone, ring up batters

sanzionare, decidere contro

Prendere una decisione ufficiale contro qualcuno, per esempio infliggergli una penalità o dichiararlo eliminato.

In inglese semplice: To make an official decision against someone, such as giving a penalty or ruling them out.

• The referee rang him up for a foul.
• The official rang up the player after the violation.
• They appealed after the umpire rang her up.

Come si usa: ring someone up for something (The referee rang him up for a foul.)

Sinonimi: penalize, rule against

Espressioni comuni: ring up someone, ring up players

svegliare con una campana, chiamare con una campana

Svegliare qualcuno o chiamarlo al servizio facendo suonare una campana.

In inglese semplice: To wake someone or call them to duty by ringing a bell.

• The bell rang up the sleeping crew.
• They rang us up for the early watch.
• A sailor rang up the captain at dawn.

Come si usa: ring someone up (The watch officer rang the crew up before dawn.)

Sinonimi: rouse, summon

Espressioni comuni: ring up someone, ring up crew