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♦ cow /kaʊ/n.1 vacca; mucca2 ( in combinazione) femmina ( di grosso mammifero): cow elephant, elefantessa; cow whale, balena femmina; cow buffalo, bufala3 (spreg.) donna ( in genere sciocca o antipatica): a fat cow, una grassona; Look what you've done, you silly cow!, guarda che hai fatto, stupida!; Poor cow!, poveraccia!4 (fam. Austral.) persona o cosa antipatica: a cow of a job, un lavoraccio; una bella rogna; a fair cow, ( di persona) rompiballe; ( di cosa) rogna, rottura● (fam. USA) cow college, college di agraria; (spreg.) college (o università) di seconda classe □ (bot.) cow parsley ( Anthriscus sylvestris), cerfoglio selvatico □ (bot.) cow parsnip ( Heracleum sphondylium), panace; sedano dei prati □ (bot.) cow pea ( Vigna sinensis), fagiolo dall'occhio □ (fam. USA) cow pie, (mucchietto di) sterco di mucca □ ( USA) cow town, cittadina di una regione dedita all'allevamento; (fig.) buco di provincia, posto di vaccari □ (bot.) cow tree ( Brosimum galactodendron), albero del latte □ ( slang USA) to have a cow, fare una scenata; dare in smanie; dar fuori di matto (fam.) □ (fam.) till the cows come home, per ore e ore; per un'infinità di tempo; all'infinito; fino alle calende greche.(to) cow /kaʊ/v. t.atterrire; intimidire; intimorire; spaventare: to cow sb. into submission, indurre q. all'obbedienza intimidendolo.
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