wood

legno

Materiale duro dei tronchi e dei rami, usato per costruire, fabbricare oggetti o alimentare il fuoco.

In inglese semplice: The hard material inside tree trunks and branches, used for building, making things, or burning.

• The chair is made of wood.
• We burned some dry wood in the fireplace.
• He cut a piece of wood for the shelf.

Sinonimi: timber

Espressioni comuni: solid wood, wood floor, piece of wood, wood furniture

legno, essenza

Materiale duro ricavato da una particolare specie di albero.

In inglese semplice: The hard material from a particular kind of tree.

• Pine is a fairly soft wood.
• The carpenter compared several woods for the table.
• Which wood is best for outdoor chairs?

Sinonimi: timber

Espressioni comuni: oak wood, hard wood, different wood

rifornire di legna

Fornire legna a una barca, a un motore o a un luogo, soprattutto per usarla come combustibile.

In inglese semplice: To supply a boat, engine, or place with tree material, especially for use as fuel.

• The crew stopped to wood the steamboat.
• Workers wooded the locomotive before its next journey.
• They found a riverside station where they could wood the vessel.

Espressioni comuni: wood a steamboat, wood a locomotive