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1 meal
I [miːl]••II [miːl]don't make a meal of it! — colloq. non farne un dramma!
nome (from grain) farina f.* * *I [mi:l] noun(the food taken at one time: She eats three meals a day.)- make a meal of something
- make a meal of II [mi:l] noun(the edible parts of grain ground to a coarse powder: a sack of meal; oatmeal.)- mealy* * *I [miːl] n(flour) farinaII [miːl] nwhat a lovely meal — che pranzo delizioso (or cena deliziosa)
* * *meal (1) /mi:l/n. [u]3 (scozz.) farina d'avena● (zool.) meal moth ( Pyralis farinalis), asopia; tignola della farina □ bone meal, farina d'ossa □ corn meal, farina di granturco.♦ meal (2) /mi:l/n.1 pasto: evening meal, cena; midday meal, pasto di mezzogiorno; ready-made meals, piatti pronti; to cook a meal, cucinare (o preparare) un pasto● (tur.) meals in apartments, pasti serviti in camera □ (in GB) meals on wheels, pasti caldi a domicilio ( per anziani, invalidi, ecc.) □ meal substitutes, sostituti del pasto; prodotti dietetici □ ( USA) meal ticket, buono pasto; (fam.) principale sostegno (o mezzo di guadagno); (spreg.) mangiatoia (fig.) □ to make a meal of st., cibarsi di qc.; (fig.) esagerare; complicare le cose; gonfiare qc. (fig.) □ DIALOGO → - Ordering food 4- Enjoy your meal!, buon appetito!* * *I [miːl]••II [miːl]don't make a meal of it! — colloq. non farne un dramma!
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2 meal ticket
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3 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) esagerare -
4 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) esagerare -
5 barium meal
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6 bone meal
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7 mealtime meal·time n
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8 oatmeal oat·meal
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9 piecemeal piece·meal
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10 scratch meal
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11 wheatmeal wheat·meal n
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12 wholemeal whole·meal adj
['həʊlˌmiːl](Brit: flour, bread) integralewholemeal bread — pane m integrale
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13 ready meal
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14 square meal
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15 cook
I [kʊk]nome cuoco m. (-a)II 1. [kʊk]1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [ meal]2.to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti
- cook up••* * *[kuk] 1. verb(to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cuocere, cucinare2. noun(a person who cooks, especially for a living: She was employed as a cook at the embassy.) cuoco- cooker- cookery
- cookery-book
- cook up* * *cook /kʊk/n.2 ( scacchi e dama) mossa nuova, imprevista; mossa studiata in anticipo; ( anche) correzione a un problema pubblicato; soluzione d'un problema diversa da quella prevista da chi l'ha formulato● ( USA, antiq.) cook-room, cucina; (naut.) cucina di bordo □ cook's knife, coltello da cucina □ to be chief cook and bottle-washer, dover fare tutto da solo; essere il factotum □ (prov.) Too many cooks spoil the broth, troppi galli a cantar non fa mai giorno (prov.).♦ (to) cook /kʊk/A v. t.2 cucinare; preparare: to cook a meal, cucinare (o preparare) un pasto; to cook dinner, preparare la cena3 (fam. GB) manipolare; falsificare; truccare: to cook the books, falsificare i conti; truccare i libri contabili; to cook the evidence, falsificare le prove4 ( slang) guastare; rovinare; mandare all'aria: to cook sb. 's chances, mandare all'aria le prospettive di q.B v. i.1 cucinare; fare da mangiare; far la cucina: DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We cooked in the apartment most nights and went out a couple of times for dinner, abbiamo fatto da mangiare a casa quasi ogni sera e siamo usciti a cena un paio di volte4 ( slang USA) andare forte (o bene); essere pieno d'entusiasmo: Now you're cooking, adesso sì che vai bene● (fig.) to cook sb. 's goose, rompere le uova nel paniere a q.; sistemare a dovere q. □ to be cooked to a turn, essere cotto a puntino □ ( slang USA) to be cooking with gas, andare benissimo; essere a posto; essere a cavallo □ (fam. USA) What's cooking?, che cosa succede?; che cosa bolle in pentola?; che si combina? □ (fig.) Something is cooking, qualcosa bolle in pentola.* * *I [kʊk]nome cuoco m. (-a)II 1. [kʊk]1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [ meal]2.to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti
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16 lay on
lay on [sth.], lay [sth.] on2) BE (install) mettere (l'impianto di) [gas, electricity]3) (supply) fornire [meal, transport]4) (organize) organizzare [entertainment, excursion]5) colloq. fig.* * *(to provide: The staff laid on a tea party for the pupils.) organizzare* * *vt + advto lay on (for) — (meal, entertainment) offrire (a), (facilities) mettere a disposizione (di)
to lay it on thick — (fam: flatter) andarci pesante con i complimenti, (exaggerate) metterla giù dura
* * *lay on [sth.], lay [sth.] on2) BE (install) mettere (l'impianto di) [gas, electricity]3) (supply) fornire [meal, transport]4) (organize) organizzare [entertainment, excursion]5) colloq. fig. -
17 course
I [kɔːs]1) (progression) (of time, event, history, nature) corso m.in the course of time — con l'andar o nel corso del tempo
in the normal course of events in condizioni normali, normalmente; in the course of doing facendo, nel fare; in the course of construction in corso o via di costruzione; to take its course seguire il proprio corso; in due course — a tempo debito, a suo tempo
2) (route) (of river, road, planet, star) corso m.; (of boat, plane) rotta f.to be on course aer. mar. tenere una rotta; the economy is back on course l'economia è di nuovo stabile; to go off course andare fuori rotta; to change course cambiare direzione; aer. mar. cambiare rotta (anche fig.); course of action linea di azione o di condotta; to take a course of action — seguire una linea d'azione
3) scol. univ. corso m. (in di; of di)a course of study — scol. un corso o programma di studi; univ. corso di studi, curricolo universitario
to be on a course — seguire o frequentare un corso
to stay the course — resistere fino alla fine della gara o fino in fondo; fig. tenere duro, resistere
6) (part of meal) portata f., piatto m.five-course — [ meal] di cinque portate
7) of course certo, certamente, naturalmente"did you lock the door?" - "of course I did!" — "hai chiuso la porta a chiave?" - "certo!"
II [kɔːs]"you didn't believe him?" - "of course not!" — "non gli hai creduto?" - "naturalmente!"
1) (rush) scorrere, colare* * *[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) corso; serie2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) piatto, portata3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) campo, pista4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) corso5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) corso6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) condotta•- in due course
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- on course* * *I [kɔːs]1) (progression) (of time, event, history, nature) corso m.in the course of time — con l'andar o nel corso del tempo
in the normal course of events in condizioni normali, normalmente; in the course of doing facendo, nel fare; in the course of construction in corso o via di costruzione; to take its course seguire il proprio corso; in due course — a tempo debito, a suo tempo
2) (route) (of river, road, planet, star) corso m.; (of boat, plane) rotta f.to be on course aer. mar. tenere una rotta; the economy is back on course l'economia è di nuovo stabile; to go off course andare fuori rotta; to change course cambiare direzione; aer. mar. cambiare rotta (anche fig.); course of action linea di azione o di condotta; to take a course of action — seguire una linea d'azione
3) scol. univ. corso m. (in di; of di)a course of study — scol. un corso o programma di studi; univ. corso di studi, curricolo universitario
to be on a course — seguire o frequentare un corso
to stay the course — resistere fino alla fine della gara o fino in fondo; fig. tenere duro, resistere
6) (part of meal) portata f., piatto m.five-course — [ meal] di cinque portate
7) of course certo, certamente, naturalmente"did you lock the door?" - "of course I did!" — "hai chiuso la porta a chiave?" - "certo!"
II [kɔːs]"you didn't believe him?" - "of course not!" — "non gli hai creduto?" - "naturalmente!"
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18 Cook
I [kʊk]nome cuoco m. (-a)II 1. [kʊk]1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [ meal]2.to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti
- cook up••* * *[kuk] 1. verb(to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cuocere, cucinare2. noun(a person who cooks, especially for a living: She was employed as a cook at the embassy.) cuoco- cooker- cookery
- cookery-book
- cook up* * *(Surnames) Cook /kʊk/* * *I [kʊk]nome cuoco m. (-a)II 1. [kʊk]1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [ meal]2.to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti
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19 feast
I [fiːst]1) (sumptuous meal) festino m., convito m.; (formal, celebratory) banchetto m.2) fig. (for eyes, senses) piacere m. (to, for per)3) relig. festa f.II 1. [fiːst]2.to feast one's eyes on sth. — fig. rifarsi gli occhi con o godersi la vista di qcs
verbo intransitivo pascersi, dilettarsi (on di)* * *[fi:st] 1. noun1) (a large and rich meal, usually eaten to celebrate some occasion: The king invited them to a feast in the palace.) banchetto2) ((sometimes with capital) a particular day on which some (especially religious) person or event is remembered and celebrated: Today is the feast of St Stephen.) festa2. verb(to eat (as if) at a feast: We feasted all day.) festeggiare* * *[fiːst]1. n(meal) pranzo, banchetto, Rel fig festafeast day — festa, festività f inv
2. vtto feast one's eyes on sth/sb — deliziarsi alla vista di qc/qn
3. vito feast on sth — banchettare a qc, gustare qc
* * *feast /fi:st/n.2 (fam.) gran quantità; dovizia; trionfo: There's a feast of live football this week on TV, ci sono una quantità di partite in diretta alla TV questa settimana; a feast of colours, un trionfo di colori3 (relig.) festa; festività: the feast of St. Mark, la festività (o il giorno) di san Marco; feast day, giorno festivo; festività4 (GB) festa di paese● a feast for the eyes, un piacere per gli occhi □ a feast or a famine, grande abbondanza o grande penuria; troppo o troppo poco.(to) feast /fi:st/A v. i.B v. t.festeggiare; intrattenere a banchetto● to feast one's eyes on st., pascersi gli occhi di qc.; contemplare rapito qc.* * *I [fiːst]1) (sumptuous meal) festino m., convito m.; (formal, celebratory) banchetto m.2) fig. (for eyes, senses) piacere m. (to, for per)3) relig. festa f.II 1. [fiːst]2.to feast one's eyes on sth. — fig. rifarsi gli occhi con o godersi la vista di qcs
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20 round off
round off [sth.], round [sth.] off1) (finish off) conclu dere, terminare [meal, evening, speech]; completare [ education]2) (make smooth) smussare [corner, edge]* * *1) (to make something smooth etc: He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.) arrotondare, levigare2) (to complete successfully: He rounded off his career by becoming president.) completare, coronare* * *vt + adv(speech, series, meal, evening) finire in bellezza* * *round off [sth.], round [sth.] off1) (finish off) conclu dere, terminare [meal, evening, speech]; completare [ education]2) (make smooth) smussare [corner, edge]
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