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filo elettrico

Filo sottile di metallo che porta elettricità da un punto a un altro.

In inglese semplice: A thin piece of metal that carries electricity between things.

• A wire connects the battery to the light.
• The electrician replaced two damaged wires.
• Could a loose wire cause this problem?

Sinonimi: conductor

Espressioni comuni: electric wire, wire connection, loose wire

filo metallico

Metallo in forma di filo lungo e sottile, che si può piegare o usare per tenere insieme delle cose.

In inglese semplice: Metal made into a long, thin piece that can be bent or used to hold things together.

• The fence is made of wire.
• She bent the wire into a circle.
• We bought several rolls of steel wire.

Sinonimi: cable, thread

Espressioni comuni: barbed wire, copper wire, wire fence

ultimo momento

Il momento limite entro cui bisogna finire qualcosa o prendere una decisione.

In inglese semplice: The very last moment when something must be finished or decided.

• The race went to the wire.
• Negotiations came down to the wire again.
• We worked right up to the wire to finish.

Come si usa: go down to the wire (The election could go down to the wire.)

Sinonimi: deadline

Espressioni comuni: to the wire, down to wire

cablare

Collegare qualcosa usando fili che conducono elettricità.

In inglese semplice: To connect something using thin metal pieces that carry electricity.

• Can you wire this lamp?
• They wired the new kitchen yesterday.
• The technician wired the alarm to the power supply.

Come si usa: wire something to something (She wired the switch to the motor.); wire something up (They wired up the new lights.)

Sinonimi: connect

Espressioni comuni: wire something up, wire a house, wire something to something

trasferire, telegrafare

Inviare denaro con un trasferimento elettronico o un messaggio tramite telegrafo.

In inglese semplice: To send money or a message over an electronic connection.

• Please wire me some money.
• She wired the payment to his bank account.
• They wired a message asking for help.

Come si usa: wire something to someone (He wired the money to his sister.); wire someone something (Please wire me the funds today.)

Sinonimi: transfer, send

Espressioni comuni: wire money, wire someone something, wire funds

legare con filo metallico

Tenere qualcosa fermo al suo posto usando filo metallico.

In inglese semplice: To hold something in place using thin pieces of metal.

• They wired the gate shut.
• The cork was wired firmly onto the bottle.
• We wired the broken fence sections together.

Come si usa: wire something to something (We wired the mesh to the fence posts.)

Sinonimi: fasten, secure

Espressioni comuni: wire something shut, wire a cork, wire something together