scoop

pallina, cucchiaiata

Quantità di cibo presa in una volta con un cucchiaio profondo e rotondo.

In inglese semplice: An amount of food taken up with a deep, round spoon.

• I had one scoop of ice cream.
• She served two scoops of mashed potatoes.
• Would you like another scoop?

Come si usa: a scoop of something (I would like a scoop of vanilla ice cream.)

Sinonimi: spoonful, helping

Espressioni comuni: a scoop of something, one scoop each, another scoop please

scoop, notizia esclusiva

Notizia che un giornalista o una testata scopre e pubblica prima di tutti gli altri.

In inglese semplice: A news story that one reporter or news organization discovers and reports before anyone else.

• The reporter got a major scoop.
• Her scoop appeared on the front page.
• The editor hoped for another scoop about the scandal.

Come si usa: a scoop on/about something (The paper got a scoop on the mayor's resignation.)

Sinonimi: exclusive

Espressioni comuni: get a scoop, a major scoop, scoop on something, an exclusive scoop

porzionatore per gelato, cucchiaio da portata

Cucchiaio profondo e rotondo usato per servire alimenti, soprattutto il gelato.

In inglese semplice: A deep, round spoon used to serve food, especially ice cream.

• Use a scoop for the ice cream.
• She washed the serving scoop after dinner.
• This scoop has a comfortable wooden handle.

Sinonimi: serving spoon

Espressioni comuni: ice cream scoop, serving scoop, use a scoop, a metal scoop

sessola, paletta

Utensile a forma di piccola ciotola, solitamente con manico, per raccogliere materiali sciolti o morbidi.

In inglese semplice: A tool shaped like a small bowl, usually with a handle, for lifting loose or soft material.

• A scoop sits in the flour bin.
• He filled the bucket with a plastic scoop.
• These scoops are used for measuring animal feed.

Sinonimi: scooper

Espressioni comuni: feed scoop, plastic scoop, a scoop for something, use a scoop

benna

Grande parte curva sul davanti di una macchina caricatrice, che scava e solleva materiali.

In inglese semplice: The large, curved part at the front of a loading machine that digs up and lifts material.

• The loader's scoop was full of gravel.
• He lowered the scoop into the pile of earth.
• The machine lifted its scoop above the truck.

Sinonimi: bucket, loader bucket

Espressioni comuni: loader scoop, lower the scoop, a hydraulic scoop, fill the scoop

raccogliere, prendere con un cucchiaio

Sollevare o raccogliere qualcosa con un utensile curvo, con le mani o con un movimento simile.

In inglese semplice: To lift or gather something with a curved tool, your hands, or a similar movement.

• Scoop the ice cream into bowls.
• He scooped water with his hands.
• She scooped up the kitten and carried it inside.

Come si usa: scoop something into something (She scooped the rice into a bowl.); scoop something out of something (He scooped the seeds out of the melon.); scoop someone/something up (She scooped the baby up in her arms.)

Sinonimi: ladle, gather, lift

Espressioni comuni: scoop something up, scoop out something, scoop into something, scoop ice cream

scavare, svuotare

Creare un buco o una cavità scavando o togliendo materiale.

In inglese semplice: To make a hole or hollow space by digging or removing material.

• He scooped a hole in the sand.
• We scooped out the pumpkin with a spoon.
• She scooped a small hollow in the soft earth.

Come si usa: scoop a hole in something (The children scooped a hole in the sand.); scoop something out (She scooped the pumpkin out before carving it.)

Sinonimi: hollow out, dig out, excavate

Contrari: fill

Espressioni comuni: scoop a hole, scoop out something, scoop out a hollow

battere sul tempo

Pubblicare una notizia prima di un altro giornale o giornalista.

In inglese semplice: To publish a news story before another newspaper or reporter does.

• The local paper scooped its rivals.
• She scooped every other reporter with her interview.
• Who scooped us on the hospital closure?

Come si usa: scoop someone on something (Our reporter scooped the national papers on the election story.)

Sinonimi: beat

Espressioni comuni: scoop a rival, scoop someone on something