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1 ♦ chicken
♦ chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/A n.3 (fam. GB) cocco, coccaB a. pred.( slang) pauroso; vigliacco; codardo● ( cucina) chicken à la king, pollo in salsa cremosa con funghi e peperoni □ (fam.) a chicken-and-egg situation, un problema insolubile; la storia dell'uovo e della gallina □ (med.) chicken breast, petto carenato; petto di pollo (pop.) □ ( cucina) chicken curry, pollo al curry □ chicken farm, allevamento di polli □ chicken farmer, pollicoltore; avicoltore □ chicken farming, pollicoltura; avicoltura □ chicken feed, mangime per polli; ( slang) somma di denaro trascurabile, spiccioli □ ( cucina, USA) chicken-fried steak, bistecca sottile impanata e fritta □ ( slang) chicken-hawk, guerrafondaio che in passato ha evitato il servizio militare □ chicken-hearted (o chicken-livered), pusillanime; timido; vile □ chicken run, pollaio; recinto per i polli □ chicken wire, rete metallica leggera ( a maglie esagonali) □ (fig.) like a chicken with its head cut off, freneticamente; come un pazzo □ (fig.) to count one's chickens before they are hatched, vendere la pelle dell'orso prima d'averlo ammazzato □ (fam.) He's no ( spring) chicken, non è un giovincello □ (fam.) His chickens have come home to roost, ora deve pagarne le conseguenze; i nodi sono venuti al pettine. -
2 truss
I [trʌs]1) (of hay) fascio m., fastello m.2) med. cinto m. erniario3) ing. capriata f., travatura f. reticolareII [trʌs]2) ing. reggere [qcs.] con travatura reticolare•- truss up* * *(to tie or bind tightly: She trussed the chicken and put it in the oven; The burglars trussed up the guards.) legare* * *[trʌs]1. vt(also: truss up) legare stretto, Culin legare2. nMed cinto erniario* * *truss /trʌs/n.1 (ind. costr.) travatura reticolare2 (edil.) capriata ( del tetto): king-post truss, capriata semplice; queen-post truss, capriata trapezoidale3 (archit.) mensola; modiglione6 (med.) cinto erniario7 (naut.) trozza● truss bridge, ponte a travatura reticolare □ (ind. costr.) truss rod, catena.(to) truss /trʌs/v. t.1 legare (stretto); affastellare: They trussed up the poor man with ropes, hanno legato il pover'uomo con le funi● (naut.) to truss up a sail, raccogliere una vela □ (edil.) trussed beam, trave rinforzata con catena □ (edil.) trussed rafter, capriata semplice.* * *I [trʌs]1) (of hay) fascio m., fastello m.2) med. cinto m. erniario3) ing. capriata f., travatura f. reticolareII [trʌs]2) ing. reggere [qcs.] con travatura reticolare•- truss up
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