zip

cerniera lampo

Chiusura con due file di dentini che si uniscono facendo scorrere un piccolo cursore.

In inglese semplice: A fastener with two rows of small teeth that join when you pull a small sliding piece.

• The zip on my bag is broken.
• She pulled the zip up on her jacket.
• Can you help me fix this stuck zip?

Sinonimi: zipper

Espressioni comuni: coat zip, broken zip, zip on something

niente, zero

Assolutamente nulla, oppure una quantità pari a zero.

In inglese semplice: Nothing at all, or an amount of zero.

• I know zip about cars.
• He earned zip from the deal.
• We worked all day and got absolutely zip.

Sinonimi: nothing, zero, zilch

Espressioni comuni: know zip, absolutely zip, get zip

sibilo

Suono breve e acuto prodotto da un piccolo oggetto che attraversa velocemente l’aria.

In inglese semplice: A short, high sound made by a small object moving quickly through the air.

• We heard the zip of an arrow.
• A sharp zip passed close to his ear.
• The zip of the bullet broke the silence.

Sinonimi: whizz, zing

Espressioni comuni: zip of something, sharp zip

chiudere la cerniera

Chiudere un indumento o una borsa facendo scorrere il cursore della cerniera.

In inglese semplice: To close clothes or a bag by pulling its small sliding fastener.

• Please zip up your jacket.
• She zipped the bag before leaving.
• Can you zip my dress up?

Come si usa: zip something up (Please zip your coat up.); zip up something (He zipped up his bag.)

Contrari: unzip

Espressioni comuni: zip up something, zip something up, zip a bag

sfrecciare, muovere rapidamente

Spostarsi molto rapidamente o far muovere qualcosa molto rapidamente.

In inglese semplice: To move somewhere very quickly, or make something move very quickly.

• A bird zipped past me.
• She zipped the toy car across the floor.
• Little boats were zipping across the lake.

Come si usa: zip through something (Bikes zipped through the narrow streets.); zip something across something (She zipped the cursor across the screen.)

Sinonimi: speed, whizz, race

Espressioni comuni: zip past someone, zip across something, zip through traffic, zip to somewhere

sibilare

Muoversi rapidamente nell’aria producendo un suono breve e acuto.

In inglese semplice: To move quickly through the air with a short, high sound.

• A bullet zipped past his head.
• Arrows zipped overhead during the battle.
• We heard a stone zip through the air.

Come si usa: zip through something (The arrow zipped through the air.)

Sinonimi: whizz

Espressioni comuni: zip through air, zip past someone, zip overhead