timber

legname

Legno usato per costruire edifici e altre grandi strutture.

In inglese semplice: Wood used for making buildings and other large structures.

• The house is built from timber.
• We ordered more timber for the roof.
• Does this yard sell timber for outdoor use?

Sinonimi: lumber

Espressioni comuni: timber yard, timber frame, building timber

trave

Pezzo di legno usato come parte di un edificio o di una struttura.

In inglese semplice: A piece of wood used as part of a building or structure.

• One timber had split.
• They replaced the rotten timbers beneath the floor.
• Each timber must be cut to the correct length.

Sinonimi: beam

Espressioni comuni: heavy timber, roof timber, replace a timber

legname segato

Legno tagliato in misure utili e preparato per la costruzione.

In inglese semplice: Wood cut into useful sizes and prepared for building.

• They sell timber in standard sizes.
• The builder used treated timber for the fence.
• We stacked the freshly cut timber beside the workshop.

Sinonimi: lumber

Espressioni comuni: sawn timber, seasoned timber, treated timber

alberi da legname

Alberi che crescono in un bosco e possono essere abbattuti per ricavarne legno.

In inglese semplice: Trees growing in a forest that can be cut down for wood.

• The hillside has valuable timber.
• They bought land covered in mature timber.
• The company harvested timber from the northern forest.

Sinonimi: timberland, forest

Espressioni comuni: standing timber, timber harvest, mature timber

costola, ordinata

Grosso pezzo di legno che sostiene l’ossatura di una nave in legno.

In inglese semplice: A heavy piece of wood that supports the frame of a wooden ship.

• The ship has oak timbers.
• Water had damaged several timbers in the hull.
• We heard the old boat’s timbers creak in the waves.

Sinonimi: beam, rafter

Espressioni comuni: ship timber, hull timber, curved timber

armare con legname

Fornire a qualcosa sostegni o un’ossatura di legno.

In inglese semplice: To provide wooden supports or a wooden frame for something.

• They timber the mine shafts.
• Workers timbered the tunnel before digging further.
• The crew must timber this section to support the roof.

Espressioni comuni: timber a shaft, timber a tunnel, timber a roof