wind up

finire, ritrovarsi

Ritrovarsi alla fine in un luogo o situazione, spesso senza averlo previsto.

In inglese semplice: To finally be in a place or situation, often without planning it.

• You could wind up lost.
• We wound up eating at home.
• How did you wind up in this town?

Come si usa: wind up + adjective (They might wind up disappointed.); wind up doing something (We wound up spending the night there.); wind up in/at somewhere (He wound up in hospital.)

Sinonimi: end up, finish up

Espressioni comuni: wind up somewhere, wind up broke, wind up alone

caricare

Girare una chiave o manovella per dare a un orologio o giocattolo l’energia necessaria a funzionare.

In inglese semplice: To turn a key or handle so a clock, watch, or toy stores power and works.

• You need to wind up this clock.
• She wound the toy up and let it walk.
• Have you wound up your watch today?

Come si usa: wind something up (Wind the clock up every morning.)

Sinonimi: wind

Espressioni comuni: wind up a clock, wind up a toy, wind up something

eccitare, agitare

Rendere qualcuno molto eccitato e pieno di energia.

In inglese semplice: To make someone very excited and full of energy.

• Do not wind up the children.
• The music wound everyone up before the party.
• You have wound him up, and now he cannot sleep.

Come si usa: wind someone up (That noisy game always winds the children up.)

Sinonimi: excite, get excited

Contrari: calm

Espressioni comuni: wind someone up, wind up children

avvolgere, arrotolare

Avvolgere tutta la lunghezza di un filo, una corda o materiale simile intorno a qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To wrap all of a length of string, rope, or similar material around something.

• Wind up the loose string.
• She wound up the cable before packing it away.
• Can you wind the rope up onto this reel?

Come si usa: wind something up (He wound the loose cable up.); wind something up onto something (Wind the thread up onto the spool.)

Sinonimi: coil up, reel in

Contrari: unwind

Espressioni comuni: wind up rope, wind up cable, wind up something

alzare, tirare su

Alzare qualcosa girando una manovella, soprattutto il finestrino di un’auto.

In inglese semplice: To raise something by turning a handle, especially a car window.

• Wind up the window, please.
• He wound the bucket up from the well.
• Can you wind your window up a little?

Come si usa: wind something up (Please wind your window up before we leave.)

Sinonimi: roll up, raise

Contrari: lower

Espressioni comuni: wind up a window, wind up something

tendere, mettere in tensione

Stringere o tendere qualcosa girandolo, oppure far sentire una persona tesa.

In inglese semplice: To make something tighter by turning it, or make someone feel tense.

• Wind up the spring until it is tight.
• The tense film wound me up emotionally.
• All that waiting has really wound her up.

Come si usa: wind someone/something up (The suspense wound me up until I could hardly sit still.)

Sinonimi: tighten, make tense

Contrari: relax, loosen

Espressioni comuni: wind someone up, wind up a spring, wind up something