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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.
См. также в других словарях:
chicken-livered — {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Easily scared; cowardly. * /Joe sure is a chicken livered guy./ See: CHICKEN HEARTED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-livered — {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Easily scared; cowardly. * /Joe sure is a chicken livered guy./ See: CHICKEN HEARTED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-livered — adj slang colloquial Easily scared; cowardly. Joe sure is a chicken livered guy. See: chicken hearted … Словарь американских идиом
chicken-livered — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : fainthearted, cowardly * * * /chik euhn liv euhrd/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * chickˈen hearted or chickˈen livered adjective … Useful english dictionary
chicken-livered — chick•en liv•ered [[t]ˈtʃɪk ənˈlɪv ərd[/t]] adj. inf chicken hearted • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
chicken-livered — adjective Date: 1849 fainthearted, cowardly … New Collegiate Dictionary
chicken-livered — /chik euhn liv euhrd/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
chicken-livered — adjective cowardly … Wiktionary
chicken-hearted — {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. * / Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. / See: CHICKEN LIVERED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-hearted — {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. * / Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. / See: CHICKEN LIVERED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-hearted — ☆ chicken hearted [chik′ənliv΄ərdchik′ənhärt΄id] adj. cowardly; timid: also ☆ chicken livered [chik′ənliv΄ərd] … English World dictionary