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1 ♦ goose
♦ goose /gu:s/n.● goose bumps, pelle d'oca □ ( USA) goose egg, zero ( sport e scolastico); (fam.) bernoccolo □ (fig.) goose-flesh, pelle d'oca □ (bot.) goose-foot ► goosefoot □ (bot.) goose-grass ► goosegrass □ goose pimples = goose-flesh ► sopra □ goose-pimply, dalla pelle d'oca; accapponato □ goose quill, penna d'oca (spec. per scrivere) □ (mil.) goose step, passo dell'oca □ (fam.) to cook sb. 's goose, rompere le uova nel paniere a q. □ (fam.) to cook one's goose, darsi la zappa sui piedi; rovinarsi da solo □ to kill the goose that lays the golden egg (o eggs), uccidere la gallina dalle uova d'oro □ (fig.) to be unable to say boo to a goose, essere timidissimo □ (prov.) All his geese are swans, egli tende a esagerare le buone qualità delle cose e delle persone; vede il mondo con gli occhiali rosa.(to) goose /gu:s/v. t. (fam. USA)2 (fig.) pungolare; stimolare. -
2 goose
I [guːs]you silly goose! — colloq. idiota!
••II [guːs]to cook sb.'s goose — colloq. rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn.
verbo transitivo colloq. dare una pacca sul sedere a* * *[ɡu:s]plural - geese; noun(a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger: The farmer's wife keeps geese.) oca- he wouldn't say boo to a goose* * *I [guːs]you silly goose! — colloq. idiota!
••II [guːs]to cook sb.'s goose — colloq. rompere le uova nel paniere a qcn.
verbo transitivo colloq. dare una pacca sul sedere a -
3 goose n
[ɡuːs]a flock of geese — (on the ground) un branco di oche, (in the air) uno stormo di oche
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4 goose pimples
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5 goose step
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6 goose-flesh
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7 goose-step
I ['guːstep]nome passo m. dell'ocaII ['guːstep]verbo intransitivo sfilare al passo dell'oca* * *I ['guːstep]nome passo m. dell'ocaII ['guːstep]verbo intransitivo sfilare al passo dell'oca -
8 wild-goose chase
[ˌwaɪld'guːsˌtʃeɪs]to lead sb. on a wild-goose chase — mettere qcn. su una falsa traccia, depistare qcn
* * *(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) (tentativo inutile)* * *[ˌwaɪld'guːsˌtʃeɪs]to lead sb. on a wild-goose chase — mettere qcn. su una falsa traccia, depistare qcn
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9 golden goose
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10 brent goose
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11 (to) goose-step
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12 (to) goose-step
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13 wild-goose chase n
[ˌwaɪld'ɡuːsˌtʃeɪs]fig -
14 barnacle goose
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15 gooseberry goose·berry n
['ɡʊzb(ə)rɪ]to play gooseberry Brit — tenere or reggere la candela
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16 gooseflesh goose·flesh ['ɡuːsˌflɛʃ] n
pelle f inv d'ocaEnglish-Italian dictionary > gooseflesh goose·flesh ['ɡuːsˌflɛʃ] n
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17 goosegrass goose·grass n
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18 goosepimples goose·pimples ['ɡuːsˌpɪmplz] npl
pelle f inv d'ocaEnglish-Italian dictionary > goosepimples goose·pimples ['ɡuːsˌpɪmplz] npl
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19 mongoose mon·goose n
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20 he etc wouldn't say boo to a goose
(he etc is very timid.) e' buono come il paneEnglish-Italian dictionary > he etc wouldn't say boo to a goose
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Goose — (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander}, {Gannet}, {Ganza},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goose — a large waterfowl proverbially noted, I know not why, for foolishness [Johnson], O.E. gos, from P.Gmc. *gans goose (Cf. O.Fris. gos, O.N. gas, O.H.G. gans, Ger. Gans goose ), from PIE *ghans (Cf. Skt. hamsah, masc., hansi, fem., goose, swan; Gk … Etymology dictionary
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goose — UK US /guːs/ noun [C] ● the goose that lays the golden egg(s) Cf. the goose that lays the golden eggs ● kill the goose that lays the golden egg(s) Cf. kill the goose that lays the golden eggs … Financial and business terms
goose — [go͞os] n. pl. for 1 3, geese; for 4 & 5, gooses [ME gose < OE gos, akin to Du & Ger gans, ON gas < IE * ĝhans > L anser; GOOSE vt. 1 prob. for the fact that geese sometimes attack children from the rear] 1. any of various long necked,… … English World dictionary
Goose — (spr. Guhs), 1) Insel an der Südküste von Australien; 2) östliches Cap der Nordwestküste Neufoundlands; 3) (Goose Creek, spr. G. Krieck), Fluß im Staate Virginia (Nordamerika), entspringt[472] in der Grafschaft Fauquier u. fällt in den Potomac… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Goose — est un groupe de rock electro belge originaire de Courtrai. Il fut formé en 2000 par Mickael Karkousse, Dave Martijn, Tom Coghe et Bert Libeert. Leur single Audience fut diffusé à travers toute l Europe par Coca Cola dans une de leurs campagnes… … Wikipédia en Français
goose — ► NOUN (pl. geese) 1) a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short, broad bill. 2) the female of such a bird. 3) informal a foolish person. ► VERB informal ▪ poke (someone) in the bottom. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Goose — Taxobox name = Goose image width = 240px image caption = Canada Goose, Branta canadensis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves superordo = Galloanserae ordo = Anseriformes familia = Anatidae subfamilia = Anserinae tribus = Anserini… … Wikipedia
goose — gooselike, adj. /goohs/, n., pl. geese for 1, 2, 4, 8, 9; gooses for 5 7; v., goosed, goosing. n. 1. any of numerous wild or domesticated, web footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, esp. of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are… … Universalium
goose — I UK [ɡuːs] / US [ɡus] noun Word forms goose : singular goose plural geese UK [ɡiːs] / US [ɡɪs] 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a large white or grey bird with a long beak called a bill. A male goose is called a gander and a young goose is called a … English dictionary