toll

logorio, costo

Danno o sofferenza causati da un’esperienza o una situazione difficile.

In inglese semplice: The harm or suffering caused by a difficult experience or situation.

• Stress takes a toll on your health.
• Years of hard work took their toll.
• She felt the emotional toll of caring for him.

Come si usa: take a toll on someone/something (The long journey took a toll on her body.)

Sinonimi: cost, damage

Espressioni comuni: take a toll, heavy toll, emotional toll

pedaggio

Somma pagata per usare una strada, un ponte, una galleria o un altro servizio.

In inglese semplice: Money you pay to use a road, bridge, tunnel, or other service.

• We paid a toll at the bridge.
• The tunnel toll has increased.
• Do you have enough cash for the toll?

Sinonimi: fee, charge

Espressioni comuni: pay a toll, road toll, toll booth

bilancio, perdite

Numero di morti o quantità di danni causati da una catastrofe.

In inglese semplice: The number of deaths or the amount of damage caused by a disaster.

• The death toll rose overnight.
• Officials are assessing the toll from the flood.
• The war took a terrible toll on the population.

Sinonimi: losses, damage

Espressioni comuni: death toll, heavy toll, toll from something

rintocco

Suono lento e ripetuto di una grande campana, spesso per un funerale.

In inglese semplice: The slow, repeated ringing of a large bell, often for a funeral.

• We heard the toll of a bell.
• The church bell’s toll broke the silence.
• A solemn toll marked the end of the funeral.

Sinonimi: ringing, knell

Espressioni comuni: toll of something, funeral toll, solemn toll

tariffa di lavorazione

Somma pagata a un’azienda per lavorare materiali che appartengono a qualcun altro.

In inglese semplice: Money paid to a company for processing materials owned by someone else.

• The refinery charges a toll for processing ore.
• Our contract sets the toll per tonne.
• The owner paid a toll to have the metal processed.

Sinonimi: processing fee

Espressioni comuni: processing toll, refining toll, pay a toll

rintoccare, suonare

Suonare lentamente e più volte, detto di una grande campana, o farla suonare così.

In inglese semplice: To ring a large bell slowly and repeatedly, or to make it ring this way.

• The church bell tolled.
• They tolled the bell for the dead.
• We heard bells tolling at midnight.

Come si usa: toll for someone (The bells tolled for the victims.)

Sinonimi: ring, knell

Espressioni comuni: toll a bell, toll for someone

imporre un pedaggio

Far pagare l’uso di una strada, un ponte o una struttura simile.

In inglese semplice: To make people pay to use a road, bridge, or similar facility.

• The city plans to toll the bridge.
• They tolled the highway to fund repairs.
• Will the government toll this tunnel?

Sinonimi: charge for

Espressioni comuni: toll a bridge, toll a road, toll a tunnel

chiamare con una campana

Far suonare una campana per chiamare le persone in un luogo.

In inglese semplice: To call people to a place by ringing a bell.

• The bell tolled the workers home.
• They tolled the villagers to evening prayers.
• A monk tolled everyone back to the chapel.

Come si usa: toll someone to something (They tolled the workers to the evening service.)

Sinonimi: summon, call

Espressioni comuni: toll someone back, toll someone home