stem

gambo, picciolo

Parte sottile che sostiene un fiore o una foglia e lo collega al resto della pianta.

In inglese semplice: The thin part that holds a flower or leaf and connects it to the rest of a plant.

• Cut the flower’s stem before putting it in water.
• Each leaf has a short stem.
• The roses have long, strong stems.

Sinonimi: stalk

Espressioni comuni: flower stem, leaf stem, long stem

stelo, cannello

Parte sottile di un oggetto, come lo stelo di un calice o il cannello di una pipa.

In inglese semplice: A thin part of an object, such as the support of a wine glass or part of a pipe.

• Hold the glass by its stem.
• The pipe’s stem was made of wood.
• She broke the stem of her favourite wine glass.

Sinonimi: shank

Espressioni comuni: glass stem, pipe stem, slender stem

fusto

Parte principale di una pianta che sostiene foglie e fiori e di solito cresce sopra il terreno.

In inglese semplice: The main part of a plant that supports its leaves and flowers, usually growing above the ground.

• The plant has a thick green stem.
• New leaves grew along the stem.
• Some plants store food in underground stems.

Sinonimi: stalk

Espressioni comuni: plant stem, woody stem, underground stem

tema, base

Parte di base di una parola a cui si possono aggiungere desinenze o altri elementi.

In inglese semplice: The basic part of a word to which endings or other word parts can be added.

• Add the ending to the verb stem.
• These nouns share the same stem.
• The teacher separated each word into its stem and suffix.

Sinonimi: base

Espressioni comuni: verb stem, word stem, stem and suffix

derivare, provenire

Avere qualcosa come causa o punto di origine.

In inglese semplice: To be caused by something or have something as its starting point.

• His anger stems from fear.
• The delay stemmed from a simple mistake.
• Many of these difficulties stem from a lack of money.

Come si usa: stem from something (Their problems stem from poor communication.)

Sinonimi: arise from, come from, originate in

Espressioni comuni: stem from something, stem from fear, stem from misunderstanding

arginare, fermare

Fermare o ridurre il flusso o la diffusione di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To stop or reduce the flow or spread of something.

• Press the wound to stem the bleeding.
• The company cut costs to stem its losses.
• Officials struggled to stem the spread of the disease.

Sinonimi: stop, check, curb, halt

Espressioni comuni: stem the flow, stem the tide, stem the bleeding

togliere i piccioli, diraspare

Rimuovere i piccoli gambi da frutti o foglie prima di usarli.

In inglese semplice: To remove the small stalks from fruit or leaves before using them.

• Wash and stem the cherries.
• She stemmed the strawberries before making jam.
• Can you stem these grapes while I prepare the bowls?

Sinonimi: destem

Espressioni comuni: stem cherries, stem strawberries, stem tobacco leaves