stake out

delimitare con picchetti

Piantare picchetti nel terreno per indicare i confini di un'area.

In inglese semplice: To put posts in the ground to show the edges of an area.

• We need to stake out the garden.
• They staked out the land before building the fence.
• Have you staked out the new road yet?

Come si usa: stake something out (The surveyor staked the building site out.)

Sinonimi: mark out

Espressioni comuni: stake out land, stake out a plot, stake out something

delimitare, segnare i confini di

Indicare i confini di un'area con picchetti o altri segni.

In inglese semplice: To show where the edges of an area are, using posts or other marks.

• Please stake out the edges of the plot.
• The crew staked out a new road across the field.
• We have staked out the site for the house.

Come si usa: stake something out (They staked the boundaries out with bright markers.)

Sinonimi: mark out, delimit

Espressioni comuni: stake out boundaries, stake out a road, stake out something

finire colpendo il piolo

Terminare una partita di croquet colpendo il piolo centrale con la palla.

In inglese semplice: In croquet, to finish the game by hitting the central post with the ball.

• She needs one more stroke to stake out.
• He staked out after sending his ball through the last hoop.
• Can you stake out from that position?

Sinonimi: peg out

Espressioni comuni: stake out first, stake out successfully