sap

linfa

Liquido che circola nella pianta e trasporta sostanze nutritive e minerali.

In inglese semplice: The liquid that moves through a plant and carries the food and minerals it needs.

• Sap dripped from the tree.
• They collect maple sap to make syrup.
• In spring, sap rises through the trunk.

Espressioni comuni: tree sap, maple sap, sap flow, plant sap

ingenuo, allocco

Persona facile da ingannare o da convincere a fare qualcosa per gli altri.

In inglese semplice: Someone who is easily fooled or persuaded to do things for other people.

• Some poor sap paid for everything.
• He felt like a sap after believing her story.
• Those saps thought the fake tickets were real.

Sinonimi: fool, sucker, simpleton

Espressioni comuni: a poor sap, some poor sap, a gullible sap

fiaccare, indebolire

Ridurre poco a poco l’energia, la forza o la fiducia di qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: To gradually take away someone’s energy, strength, or confidence.

• The heat saps my energy.
• Months of criticism sapped her confidence.
• The illness had sapped him of his strength.

Come si usa: sap someone of something (The long illness sapped him of strength.)

Sinonimi: drain, weaken, deplete

Contrari: strengthen

Espressioni comuni: sap someone’s strength, sap someone’s energy, sap someone’s confidence