leg
| /leɪɡ/ | |
| /lɛɡ/ | |
| /lɛɡ/ |
noun
| A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion. (Example: {{ux|en|Insects have six legs.}) | |||||
| In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle. (Example: Dan won't be able to come to the party, since he broke his leg last week and is now on crutches.) | |||||
| The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle. | |||||
| A part of garment, such as a pair of trousers/pants, that covers a leg. (Example: The left leg of these jeans has a tear.) | |||||
| A rod-like protrusion from an inanimate object, supporting it from underneath. (Example: the legs of a chair or table) | |||||
| Something that supports. (Example: This observation is an important leg of my argument.) | |||||
| A stage of a journey, race etc. (Example: After six days, we're finally in the last leg of our cross-country trip.) | |||||
| A distance that a sailing vessel does without changing the sails from one side to the other. | |||||
| One side of a multiple-sided (often triangular) course in a sailing race. | |||||
| A single game or match played in a tournament or other sporting contest. | |||||
| One of the two sides of a right triangle that is not the hypotenuse. | |||||
| One of the branches of a hyperbola or other curve which extend outward indefinitely. | |||||
| (usually used in plural) The ability of something to persist or succeed over a long period of time. (Example: This proposal has no legs. Almost everyone opposes it.) | |||||
| A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. | |||||
| An extension of a steam boiler downward, in the form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to support the boiler; called also water leg. | |||||
| In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets. | |||||
| Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman. (Example: Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping drive through the leg fielders.) | |||||
| A branch or lateral circuit connecting an instrument with the main line. | |||||
| A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase system. | |||||
| An underlying instrument of a derivatives strategy. | |||||
| An army soldier assigned to a paratrooper unit who has not yet been qualified as a paratrooper. | |||||
| A gesture of submission; a bow or curtsey. Chiefly in phrase make a leg. | |||||
| To remove the legs from an animal carcass. |
| To build legs onto a platform or stage for support. |
| To put a series of three or more options strikes into the stock market. |
| To apply force using the leg (as in 'to leg a horse'). |
leg
adjective
| Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking (Example: Although enormously influential in shaping the laws of the land, The House of Lords are not actually a legislative body.) | |||||
| A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws. |
| A legislative building. |
Gli articoli in inglese
Gli articoli in inglese sono di due tipi principali: articoli determinativi e indeterminativi. Ecco una breve spiegazione di ciascun tipo:
Articoli Determinativi:
"The": È l'unico articolo determinativo in inglese. Si usa prima di un sostantivo per indicare che ci si sta riferendo a qualcosa di specifico o precedentemente menzionato.
Esempi: "The cat" (Il gatto), "The book" (Il libro), "The sun" (Il sole).
Articoli Indeterminativi:
"A" e "An": Sono gli articoli indeterminativi. Si usano prima di un sostantivo per indicare che ci si riferisce a qualcosa in modo generico o per la prima volta. La scelta tra "a" e "an" dipende dalla pronuncia della parola successiva.
Esempi: "A cat" (Un gatto), "An apple" (Una mela), "A car" (Un'auto).
La scelta tra "a" e "an" è basata sulla prima lettera del sostantivo successivo. Si utilizza "a" prima di parole che iniziano con una consonante e "an" prima di parole che iniziano con una vocale. Ad esempio, "a book" e "an hour".
Questi articoli sono fondamentali per la costruzione delle frasi in inglese e per chiarire se ci si riferisce a qualcosa di specifico o generico.
Colori in inglese
| Red | Green | Blue | |||
| Yellow | Purple | Orange | |||
| Pink | Brown | Cyan | |||
| Lime | Magenta | Teal | |||
| Silver | Gold | Indigo | |||
| Gray | Maroon | Navy |
Pronomi personali in inglese
| Tipo | Soggetto | Oggetto | Possessivo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prima Persona Singolare | I | Me | My (Mine) |
| Seconda Persona Singolare | You | You | Your (Yours) |
| Terza Persona Singolare (Maschile) | He | Him | His (His) |
| Terza Persona Singolare (Femminile) | She | Her | Her (Hers) |
| Terza Persona Singolare (Neutrale) | It | It | Its (Its) |
| Tipo | Riflessivo | Dimostrativo | Interrogativo/Indefinito |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prima Persona Singolare | Myself | This | Who, Whom, Whose |
| Seconda Persona Singolare | Yourself | That | Who, Whom, Whose |
| Terza Persona Singolare (Maschile) | Himself | That | Who, Whom, Whose |
| Terza Persona Singolare (Femminile) | Herself | That | Who, Whom, Whose |
| Terza Persona Singolare (Neutrale) | Itself | That | What |
I numeri ordinali e i numeri cardinali in inglese
| Numero ordinale | Numero Cardinale | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | 1° | First |
| 2 | Two | 2° | Second |
| 3 | Three | 3° | Third |
| 4 | Four | 4° | Fourth |
| 5 | Five | 5° | Fifth |
| 6 | Six | 6° | Sixth |
| 7 | Seven | 7° | Seventh |
| 8 | Eight | 8° | Eighth |
| 9 | Nine | 9° | Ninth |
| 10 | Ten | 10° | Tenth |
| 11 | Eleven | 11° | Eleventh |
| 12 | Twelve | 12° | Twelfth |
| 13 | Thirteen | 13° | Thirteenth |
| 14 | Fourteen | 14° | Fourteenth |
| 15 | Fifteen | 15° | Fifteenth |
| 16 | Sixteen | 16° | Sixteenth |
| 17 | Seventeen | 17° | Seventeenth |
| 18 | Eighteen | 18° | Eighteenth |
| 19 | Nineteen | 19° | Nineteenth |
| 20 | Twenty | 20° | Twentieth |