stab

accoltellare, pugnalare

Ferire qualcuno conficcandogli un oggetto appuntito nel corpo.

In inglese semplice: To push a sharp object into someone’s body and hurt them.

• Someone stabbed him outside the station.
• She was stabbed with a knife.
• Police arrested the man who had stabbed her.

Come si usa: stab someone with something (The attacker stabbed him with a knife.); stab someone in the + body part (He was stabbed in the arm.)

Sinonimi: knife, pierce

Espressioni comuni: stab someone, stab with something, stab someone repeatedly, stab someone twice

colpire, pungere

Fare movimenti rapidi e bruschi verso qualcosa con la punta di un oggetto.

In inglese semplice: To make quick, rough movements toward something with the end of a pointed object.

• He stabbed at the button with his finger.
• She stabbed at the ground with a stick.
• His finger stabbed the air as he argued.

Come si usa: stab at something with something (He stabbed at the screen with one finger.)

Sinonimi: jab, poke, thrust

Espressioni comuni: stab at something, stab a button

tentativo

Prova a fare qualcosa, spesso senza sapere se si riuscirà.

In inglese semplice: An attempt to do something, often without knowing whether you can succeed.

• Let me take a stab at it.
• She had a stab at solving the puzzle.
• His first stab at a novel was surprisingly good.

Come si usa: a stab at something/doing something (I took a stab at repairing the radio.)

Sinonimi: try, attempt

Espressioni comuni: take a stab, stab at something, have a stab

coltellata

Colpo con cui si conficca un oggetto appuntito nel corpo di qualcuno per ferirlo.

In inglese semplice: An act of pushing a sharp object into someone to hurt them.

• The stab left a deep wound.
• He narrowly avoided a stab to the chest.
• The attacker delivered several stabs with a knife.

Sinonimi: thrust

Espressioni comuni: a knife stab, stab wound, stab to something

accordo breve

Note suonate insieme per un istante, all’improvviso, per creare un effetto forte.

In inglese semplice: A short, sudden group of musical notes played together for a strong effect.

• A horn stab opens the song.
• The producer added sharp synth stabs.
• Each brass stab lands just before the beat.

Espressioni comuni: horn stab, brass stab, synth stab