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I [bʌk]1) AE colloq. (dollar) dollaro m.3) zool. (of goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer) maschio m.4) equit. sgroppata f.••II 1. [bʌk]2) (go against) andare contro, opporsi a [ market]; superare [ trend]2.1) equit. sgroppare2) (oppose)to buck at, against sth. — recalcitrare davanti a, opporsi a [changes, rule]
•- buck up* * *1. noun(the male of the deer, hare, rabbit etc: a buck and a doe.) maschio (di cervo, daino, camoscio, coniglio, caprone, leprotto)2. verb((of a horse or mule) to make a series of rapid jumps into the air.) sgroppare- buckskin- buck up
- pass the buck* * *[bʌk]1. n1) Am, (fam: dollar) dollaro2) Zool maschio3) (of horse) sgroppata4)to pass the buck fam — scaricare le proprie responsabilità (or colpe etc) sugli altri
2. vi(horse) sgroppare•- buck up* * *buck (1) /bʌk/n.2 (inv. al pl.) antilope africana3 (equit.) sgroppata; salto del montone4 (arc.) giovanotto alla moda; damerino; moscardino● (zool.) buck hound, levriero per la caccia al cervo □ ( slang mil. USA) buck private, soldato semplice □ buck tooth, dente incisivo sporgente, da coniglio.buck (2) /bʌk/n.( slang USA) dollaro: five bucks, cinque dollari, a few bucks, qualche dollaro; un po' di soldi; big bucks, un sacco di soldi; soldi a palatebuck (3) /bʌk/n.● (fam.) to pass the buck, scaricare la responsabilità di qc. su un altro; fare a scaricabarile; passare la patata bollente □ (fam.) The buck stops here, tocca a me decidere, la responsabilità ultima è mia.(to) buck /bʌk/A v. i.4 (fam.) resistere; fare resistenza (fam.)5 – ( USA) to buck for, darsi da fare per; mettercela tutta per: to buck for promotion, darsi da fare per ottenere una promozione6 (elettr.) opporsi; agire in opposizioneB v. t.2 (fam. USA) resistere, opporsi a; sfidare, lottare contro: to buck change, opporsi ai cambiamenti; to buck the system, lottare contro il sistema; to buck the trend, andare in controtendenza; to buck the world, sfidare il mondo intero.* * *I [bʌk]1) AE colloq. (dollar) dollaro m.3) zool. (of goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer) maschio m.4) equit. sgroppata f.••II 1. [bʌk]2) (go against) andare contro, opporsi a [ market]; superare [ trend]2.1) equit. sgroppare2) (oppose)to buck at, against sth. — recalcitrare davanti a, opporsi a [changes, rule]
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buck|tooth — «BUHK TOOTH», noun, plural teeth. a tooth that sticks out beyond the rest. ╂[< buck 1 + tooth] … Useful english dictionary
buck-tooth — ► NOUN ▪ an upper tooth that projects over the lower lip. DERIVATIVES buck toothed adjective … English terms dictionary
buck tooth — noun an upper tooth that projects over the lower lip. Derivatives buck toothed adjective … English new terms dictionary
buck tooth — Large projecting tooth … A concise dictionary of English slang
buck-tooth — … Useful english dictionary
buck-toothed — buck tooth ► NOUN ▪ an upper tooth that projects over the lower lip. DERIVATIVES buck toothed adjective … English terms dictionary
buck — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the male of various animals, esp. the deer, hare, or rabbit. 2 archaic a fashionable young man. 3 (attrib.) a sl. male (buck antelope). b US Mil. of the lowest rank (buck private). v. 1 intr. (of a horse) jump upwards with back… … Useful english dictionary
Buck — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the male of various animals, esp. the deer, hare, or rabbit. 2 archaic a fashionable young man. 3 (attrib.) a sl. male (buck antelope). b US Mil. of the lowest rank (buck private). v. 1 intr. (of a horse) jump upwards with back… … Useful english dictionary
tooth — W2S2 [tu:θ] n plural teeth [ti:θ] ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in mouth)¦ 2¦(on a tool etc)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 fight tooth and nail 5 get your teeth into something … Dictionary of contemporary English
buck|toothed — «BUHK TOOTHT, tooTH », adjective. having a protruding tooth or teeth … Useful english dictionary
tooth — noun 1 individual tooth ADJECTIVE ▪ broken, chipped, missing ▪ bad, decayed, rotten ▪ loose ▪ … Collocations dictionary