roof

(Inglese)

Noun

1. The external covering at the top of a building.
2. The top external level of a building.
3. The upper part of a cavity.
4. The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.
5. An overhanging rock wall.
6. (archaic, slang) A hat.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cover or furnish with a roof.
2. To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.
3. (slang, transitive) To put into prison, to bird.
4. (transitive) To shelter as if under a roof.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɹuːf/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: rof

Ereditato da inglese antico: hrōf

Ereditato da inglese medio: rofen

In summary

From Middle English rof, from Old English hrōf (“roof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą (“roof”).

Concetti

tetto

volta

⌚

costruire il tetto

plafond

capriata

massimale

soffitto

cielo

sinonimi

thatch

ceiling

cover

roofing

rooftop

top

🔝

shelter

housetop

house

🏠

cap

palate

covering

home

🏠

hood

head

give refuge

lid

harbour

lean-to

roof covering

terrace

shingle

summit

upper plate

roof terrace

cowling

canopy

heaven

hat

👒

shack

corner

build

acme

fell

end

🔚

chamber

dormer

overhead

dome

appearance

ridge

one

look

cupola

safe house

set

culmination

shad

carrier plate

leak

Frasi

An iron truss roof covers the building .

Un tetto di capriata di ferro copre l'edificio.

In the center of the roof is a white pedestal supporting an overturned pineapple .

Al centro del tetto c'è un piedistallo bianco che sostiene un ananas rovesciato.