shore

riva, costa

Terra lungo il margine del mare, di un lago o di un’altra distesa d’acqua.

In inglese semplice: The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other area of water.

• We walked along the shore.
• Waves washed against the rocky shore.
• They could see both shores of the lake.

Sinonimi: waterfront, coast

Espressioni comuni: on the shore, sandy shore, lake shore, rocky shore

terra, terraferma

La terra, soprattutto in contrapposizione allo stare su una nave in mare.

In inglese semplice: Dry land, especially when compared with being on a ship at sea.

• The crew spent the night on shore.
• We returned to shore before dark.
• The sailors were given shore leave.

Sinonimi: land, dry land

Espressioni comuni: on shore, shore leave, shore duty

puntello

Elemento resistente di legno o metallo che sostiene un edificio o un’altra struttura pesante.

In inglese semplice: A strong piece of wood or metal that holds up a building or another heavy structure.

• A timber shore supports the ceiling.
• Workers placed shores beneath the damaged floor.
• The engineer checked each shore before work began.

Sinonimi: prop, strut

Espressioni comuni: timber shore, temporary shore, install a shore

puntellare, rafforzare

Sostenere qualcosa di debole o danneggiato perché non cada o non smetta di funzionare.

In inglese semplice: To support something weak or damaged so that it does not fall or fail.

• They shored up the wall with beams.
• New funding will shore up the business.
• Her friends helped shore up her confidence.

Come si usa: shore up something (They used wooden posts to shore up the roof.)

Sinonimi: support, reinforce, strengthen

Contrari: weaken

Espressioni comuni: shore up something, shore something up, shore someone up