roll over

girarsi, ribaltarsi

Girare il corpo o ribaltarsi in movimento, portando un altro lato verso l’alto.

In inglese semplice: To turn your body or another moving object so a different side faces upwards.

• The baby can roll over.
• I rolled over in bed and went back to sleep.
• The car hit a rock and rolled over.

Sinonimi: turn over

Espressioni comuni: roll over in bed, roll over again

girare, ribaltare

Girare una persona o una cosa in modo che un altro lato sia rivolto verso l’alto.

In inglese semplice: To turn someone or something so a different side faces upwards.

• Roll the log over.
• They rolled the damaged car over together.
• Can you help me roll him over onto his back?

Come si usa: roll someone/something over (The nurse rolled the patient over carefully.)

Sinonimi: turn over

Espressioni comuni: roll something over, roll someone over

cedere, arrendersi

Smettere di opporsi e accettare ciò che vuole un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: To stop resisting and accept what someone else wants.

• I will not just roll over.
• She rolled over and accepted every demand.
• Did you expect the workers to roll over without a fight?

Come si usa: roll over for someone/something (We will not roll over for their threats.)

Sinonimi: give in, yield, submit

Contrari: resist

Espressioni comuni: roll over easily, roll over for someone

travolgere, sbaragliare

Sconfiggere qualcuno o superare la sua resistenza con grande facilità.

In inglese semplice: To defeat someone or overcome their resistance very easily.

• Our team rolled over theirs.
• The army rolled over the weak defenses.
• She rolled over every opponent in the tournament.

Come si usa: roll over someone/something (The champions rolled over their opponents.)

Sinonimi: crush, overwhelm, steamroller

Espressioni comuni: roll over opponents, roll over someone

reinvestire

Investire nuovamente il denaro di un investimento concluso nello stesso investimento o in uno simile.

In inglese semplice: To put money from an investment that has ended into the same or a similar investment.

• You can roll over the funds.
• He rolled his savings over into a new investment.
• The bank asked whether I wanted to roll over the deposit.

Come si usa: roll over something into something (She rolled over the proceeds into another fixed-term deposit.)

Sinonimi: reinvest

Espressioni comuni: roll over funds, roll over savings

tornare a zero, azzerarsi

Aumentare come numero su un contatore, soprattutto tornando al valore iniziale dopo aver raggiunto il limite.

In inglese semplice: For a number on a counter to increase, especially by returning to its starting value after its limit.

• The counter rolled over to zero.
• The odometer will roll over after its highest reading.
• When the last digit rolls over, the next digit increases.

Come si usa: roll over to a value (The counter rolls over to zero after ninety-nine.)

Sinonimi: wrap around

Espressioni comuni: roll over to zero, roll over again