wicket

wicket

Tre paletti di legno con due piccole traverse sopra, che il battitore protegge nel cricket.

In inglese semplice: The three wooden posts and two small crosspieces that a batter protects in cricket.

• The ball hit the wicket.
• The batter stood in front of the wicket.
• They set up two wickets for the practice game.

Sinonimi: stumps

Espressioni comuni: hit the wicket, defend the wicket, wooden wicket

ruolo di wicketkeeper

Compito di stare dietro al battitore e prendere la palla mentre la propria squadra lancia nel cricket.

In inglese semplice: The job of standing behind the batter to catch the ball while your cricket team bowls.

• Sam kept wicket for our team.
• Who will keep wicket in tomorrow's match?
• She took over the wicket when our keeper injured his hand.

Sinonimi: wicketkeeping

Espressioni comuni: keep wicket, keep the wicket

porticina, cancelletto

Piccola porta o cancello inserito in uno più grande o situato accanto.

In inglese semplice: A small door or gate in, or beside, a larger door or gate.

• The guard opened the wicket.
• We entered through a wicket in the great wooden gate.
• A narrow wicket led into the courtyard.

Sinonimi: wicket gate, small gate

Espressioni comuni: wicket gate, open the wicket, small wicket

sportello, finestrella

Piccola finestra o apertura, talvolta protetta da sbarre metalliche.

In inglese semplice: A small window or opening, sometimes covered with metal bars.

• The clerk spoke through the wicket.
• She passed the papers through a small wicket.
• Iron bars covered the prison wicket.

Sinonimi: hatch, small window

Espressioni comuni: barred wicket, ticket wicket, through the wicket