Sicurezza e pericolo – Vocabolario di inglese
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33 parole di inglese con significato: Accidents will happen!, alarm, assessment of risk, at stake, avoid… Studiale con flashcard, quiz e pratica orale con…
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- Accidents will happen! /'æksɪdənts wɪl 'hæpən/ (phrase) — gli incidenti capitano
Esempio:Accidents will happen!
Sinonimi: mistakes happen, it happens, things go wrong - alarm /ə'lɑ:rm/ (noun) — allarme
Esempio:The fire alarm rang loudly.
Sinonimi: warning, alert, signal - assessment of risk /ə'sɛsmənt əv rɪsk/ (phrase) — valutazione del rischio
Esempio:The company carried out an assessment of risk before the project started.
Sinonimi: risk analysis, risk evaluation, risk assessment - at stake /æt steɪk/ (phrase) — a rischio
Esempio:Your job is at stake if you are late again.
Sinonimi: in danger, at risk, on the line - avoid /ə'vɔɪd/ (verb) — evitare
Esempio:We should avoid that street at night.
Sinonimi: stay away from, steer clear of, shun - avoidable /ə'vɔɪdəbəl/ (adjective) — evitabile
Esempio:The accident was avoidable.
Sinonimi: preventable, avoidable, stoppable - breathalyser /'brɛθəlaɪzər/ (noun) — etilometro
Esempio:The police used a breathalyser at the checkpoint.
Sinonimi: breath test device, alcohol tester, breathalyzer - cast-iron /,kæst 'aɪərn/ (adjective) — di ghisa
Esempio:The bridge is cast-iron and very strong.
Sinonimi: very strong, solid, durable - CCTV /,si: si: ti: 'vi:/ (noun) — videosorveglianza
Esempio:CCTV caught the robbery on camera.
Sinonimi: surveillance camera, video monitoring - chilling /'tʃɪlɪŋ/ (adjective) — agghiacciante
Esempio:The old house had a chilling silence.
Sinonimi: frightening, eerie, spooky - close doors /kloʊz dɔ:rz/ (phrase) — chiudere le porte
Esempio:They had to close doors to new members.
Sinonimi: shut out, exclude - close the door on /kloʊz ðə dɔ:r ɑn/ (phrase) — chiudere la porta a; precludere
Esempio:That decision closed the door on any future talks.
Sinonimi: end, rule out - come up against a brick wall /keɪm ʌp ə'ɡɛnst ə brɪk wɔ:l/ (phrase) — sbattere contro un muro; trovarsi bloccato
Esempio:We came up against a brick wall in the negotiations.
Sinonimi: hit a barrier, face an obstacle - damage /'dæmɪdʒ/ (verb) — danneggiare; rovinare
Esempio:The storm damaged the roof.
Sinonimi: harm, break, spoil - danger /'deɪndʒər/ (noun) — pericolo; rischio
Esempio:There is danger near the cliff.
Sinonimi: risk, hazard, threat - defuse /,di:'fju:z/ (verb) — disinnescare; stemperare
Esempio:The negotiator helped defuse the tension.
Sinonimi: calm, disarm, diffuse - drastic measures /'dræstɪk 'mɛʒərz/ (phrase) — provvedimenti drastici; misure radicali
Esempio:The company took drastic measures to stop the losses.
Sinonimi: extreme measures, strong action, severe measures - drink-driving /'drɪŋk ,draɪvɪŋ/ (noun) — guida in stato di ebbrezza
Esempio:Drink-driving is illegal in many countries.
Sinonimi: drunk driving, driving under the influence, DUI - drug-driving /'drʌɡ ,draɪvɪŋ/ (noun) — guida sotto effetto di droghe
Esempio:Drug-driving is a serious crime.
Sinonimi: driving under the influence of drugs, drugged driving - eject /ɪ'dʒekt/ (verb) — espellere; catapultarsi fuori
Esempio:The pilot had to eject from the plane.
Sinonimi: expel, throw out, push out - enough is enough /ɪ'nʌf ɪz ɪ'nʌf/ (phrase) — basta così
Esempio:Enough is enough; stop shouting.
Sinonimi: that's it, no more, I've had it - err on the side of caution /,er ɑ:n ðə saɪd əv 'kɔ:ʃən/ (phrase) — peccare di prudenza; essere cauti
Esempio:We should err on the side of caution and wait.
Sinonimi: be careful, play it safe, take the safer option - evacuate /ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/ (verb) — evacuare; sgomberare
Esempio:Residents had to evacuate the building.
Sinonimi: leave, clear out, withdraw - evade /ɪ'veɪd/ (verb) — eludere; sottrarsi
Esempio:He tried to evade the question.
Sinonimi: avoid, escape, dodge - flinch /flɪntʃ/ (verb) — trasalire; sobbalzare
Esempio:He flinched when the ball hit the wall.
Sinonimi: wince, jerk, shudder - gunman /'ɡʌnmən/ (noun) — pistolero; uomo armato
Esempio:The gunman ran from the bank.
Sinonimi: shooter, assailant, armed man - head-on collision /,hed 'ɒn kə'lɪʒən/ (noun) — collisione frontale; scontro frontale
Esempio:The head-on collision damaged both cars.
Sinonimi: frontal crash, head-on crash - hit-and-run /,hɪt ən 'rʌn/ (noun) — pirata della strada; investimento con fuga
Esempio:The driver was charged after a hit-and-run.
Sinonimi: hit and run accident, fleeing the scene - idiot-proof /'ɪdiət pru:f/ (adjective) — a prova di stupido; infallibile
Esempio:This idiot-proof guide makes setup easy.
Sinonimi: foolproof, simple, easy-to-use - in the clear (phrase) — fuori pericolo; scagionato
Esempio:Once the test results came back, I was in the clear.
Sinonimi: safe, out of danger, not guilty
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