accendere

Usages of accendere

Accendo la lampada per illuminare la scrivania.
I turn on the lamp to light up the desk.
Io accendo la luce.
I turn on the light.
Accendo il riscaldamento quando la casa è troppo fredda.
I turn on the heating when the house is too cold.
Quando la stanza è buia, accendo una piccola luce per leggere.
(When the room is dark, I turn on a small light to read.)
Io uso il telecomando per accendere la TV.
I use the remote to turn on the TV.
Io uso il telecomando per accendere la TV.
I use the remote control to turn on the TV.
Io uso l'alimentatore per accendere il computer.
I use the power adapter to turn on the computer.
Quando entro in ufficio, accendo il modem.
When I enter the office, I turn on the modem.
Accendi la torcia e seguimi in soffitta.
Turn on the flashlight and follow me to the attic.
Dopo il blackout, accendo la lampada.
After the blackout, I turn on the lamp.
Accendi la torcia e mostrami la stanza buia.
Turn on the flashlight and show me the dark room.
Accendo una lampada e la penombra scompare quasi subito.
I turn on a lamp and the dim light disappears almost immediately.
Quando accendo il fornello, una piccola scintilla illumina la cucina.
When I turn on the stove, a small spark lights up the kitchen.
Accendo il fornello per cuocere la pasta.
I turn on the stove to cook the pasta.
Accendo il bollitore e preparo il tè alla menta.
I turn on the kettle and make mint tea.
Abbasso la tapparella e accendo l’aria condizionata.
I lower the roller shutter and turn on the air conditioning.

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