stake

interesse

Interesse in qualcosa perché il suo esito può avere conseguenze per te.

In inglese semplice: A personal interest in something because its result can affect you.

• We all have a stake in this decision.
• She has a personal stake in the project.
• Local families had a stake in protecting the river.

Come si usa: have a stake in something (Parents have a stake in the future of the school.)

Sinonimi: interest

Espressioni comuni: have a stake, stake in something, personal stake

paletto, picchetto

Pezzo appuntito di legno o metallo piantato nel terreno per sostenere o segnare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: A pointed piece of wood or metal pushed into the ground to support or mark something.

• Hammer the stake into the ground.
• We tied the tent ropes to metal stakes.
• A wooden stake marks the edge of the garden.

Sinonimi: post, peg

Espressioni comuni: wooden stake, tent stake, drive a stake

quota, partecipazione

Parte della proprietà di un’impresa o di un’altra attività.

In inglese semplice: A share of ownership in a business or other activity.

• He owns a small stake in the business.
• The bank sold its stake in the company.
• They purchased a majority stake last year.

Come si usa: stake in something (She bought a stake in the company.)

Sinonimi: share, holding, interest

Espressioni comuni: stake in something, majority stake, minority stake, buy a stake

rogo

Palo di legno a cui una persona veniva legata per essere bruciata come punizione.

In inglese semplice: A wooden post to which someone was tied and burned as a punishment.

• The prisoner was tied to the stake.
• They threatened to burn her at the stake.
• The museum describes executions at the stake.

Espressioni comuni: at the stake, burn at the stake

sostenere con tutori, fissare con picchetti

Sostenere, fissare o segnare i confini di qualcosa con paletti piantati nel terreno.

In inglese semplice: To support, secure, or mark the edges of something using pointed posts in the ground.

• We need to stake these plants.
• She staked the young trees after planting them.
• The surveyor staked the boundary of the field.

Espressioni comuni: stake tomato plants, stake a tent, stake a boundary

finanziare

Dare a qualcuno denaro per giocare d’azzardo o avviare un’attività.

In inglese semplice: To give someone money so they can gamble or start a business activity.

• His friend staked him for the game.
• She staked her brother to his first business.
• Could you stake me to another hundred dollars?

Come si usa: stake someone to something (Her uncle staked her to the money for her first shop.)

Sinonimi: fund, back, finance

Espressioni comuni: stake someone, stake someone to something

impalare, trafiggere con un paletto

Spingere un pezzo appuntito di legno o metallo dentro qualcosa, soprattutto per ferire o uccidere.

In inglese semplice: To push a pointed piece of wood or metal into something, especially to injure or kill.

• The hero staked the vampire.
• She tried to stake the creature through its heart.
• The hunter carried wood to stake the monster.

Sinonimi: impale

Espressioni comuni: stake a vampire, stake through something