strip

striscia

Pezzo lungo e stretto di materiale o di terreno.

In inglese semplice: A long, narrow piece of material or land.

• Cut a strip of paper.
• She tore the cloth into long strips.
• A narrow strip of land separates the lake from the road.

Come si usa: a strip of something (Tie a strip of cloth around the handle.)

Sinonimi: band

Espressioni comuni: strip of paper, narrow strip, strip of land

via commerciale, zona commerciale

Strada o zona lungo una strada con molti negozi, ristoranti o alberghi.

In inglese semplice: A road or area along a road with many shops, restaurants, or hotels.

• The strip has several restaurants.
• We drove along the strip looking for a hotel.
• New shops have opened on the busy commercial strip.

Espressioni comuni: shopping strip, commercial strip, along the strip

spogliarello

Spettacolo in cui una persona si toglie i vestiti per intrattenere il pubblico.

In inglese semplice: A performance in which someone removes their clothes to entertain an audience.

• The dancer performed a strip.
• The club advertised a late-night strip show.
• Her strip routine ended when the music stopped.

Sinonimi: striptease

Espressioni comuni: do a strip, strip show, strip routine

strip

Si usa davanti al nome di un gioco per indicare che chi perde deve togliersi dei vestiti.

In inglese semplice: Used before a game's name to mean that losing players must take off clothes.

• They played strip poker.
• In strip chess, losing a piece can mean removing some clothing.
• The party invitation mentioned strip games.

Espressioni comuni: strip poker, strip chess, strip games

spogliarsi, spogliare

Togliersi i vestiti o toglierli a un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: To take off your clothes, or remove someone else's clothes.

• He stripped before his shower.
• We stripped off our wet clothes.
• She stripped down to her swimsuit and entered the pool.

Come si usa: strip down to something (He stripped down to his underwear before swimming.); strip someone of something (The nurse stripped the child of his wet clothes.)

Sinonimi: undress

Contrari: dress

Espressioni comuni: strip off, strip naked, strip to underwear

rimuovere, scrostare

Togliere uno strato o un rivestimento da una superficie.

In inglese semplice: To remove a layer or covering from a surface.

• We need to strip the walls.
• He stripped the bark from the branch.
• Can you strip off the old paint before we start?

Come si usa: strip something from/off something (We stripped the old paint from the door.); strip something of something (They stripped the walls of wallpaper.)

Sinonimi: remove, peel off

Espressioni comuni: strip off paint, strip something away, strip the walls

privare, spogliare

Togliere a qualcuno beni, diritti, una carica o l’onore.

In inglese semplice: To take away someone's possessions, rights, position, or honour.

• The thieves stripped the house bare.
• She was stripped of her medal after the investigation.
• The new law could strip citizens of basic rights.

Come si usa: strip someone/something of something (The court stripped him of his title.)

Sinonimi: deprive, rob, divest

Espressioni comuni: strip of power, strip of rights, strip someone bare

spanare

Danneggiare o asportare la filettatura di una vite o i denti di un ingranaggio.

In inglese semplice: To damage or remove the raised lines on a screw, or the teeth on a gear.

• Too much force can strip the thread.
• He stripped the bolt by tightening it too hard.
• The broken part stripped several teeth from the gear.

Espressioni comuni: strip the thread, strip a screw, strip the teeth