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1 cock
I 1. [kɒk]1) (rooster) gallo m.; (male bird) maschio m. (d'uccello)2) volg. (penis) uccello m., cazzo m.3) (of hay, straw) covone m.4) (weather vane) banderuola f.5) (of gun) cane m.2.modificatore [pheasant, sparrow] maschio••to be cock of the walk — spreg. essere il gallo della Checca
II [kɒk]to go off at half cock — colloq. (be hasty) = cominciare, partire troppo in anticipo
1) (raise)to cock an ear, to keep an ear cocked — tendere l'orecchio
3) mil. alzare il cane di, armare [ gun]•- cock up* * *[kok] 1. noun1) (the male of birds, especially of the domestic fowl: a cock and three hens; ( also adjective) a cock sparrow.) gallo; maschio di animali2) (a kind of tap for controlling the flow of liquid, gas etc.) valvola3) (a slang word for the penis.) uccello2. verb1) (to cause to stand upright or to lift: The dog cocked its ears.) drizzare2) (to draw back the hammer of (a gun).) armare il cane3) (to tilt up or sideways (especially a hat).) mettere di sghembo•- cockerel- cocky
- cock-and-bull story
- cock-crow
- cock-eyed
- cocksure* * *[kɒk]1. n1) (rooster) gallo, (male bird) maschio2) (fam!: penis) cazzo fam!2. vt(gun) armareto cock a snook at — (make rude gesture) fare marameo a, fig burlarsi di
•- cock up* * *cock (1) /kɒk/n.1 gallo4 rubinetto; valvola5 cane ( d'arma da fuoco): at half cock, col cane sollevato a metà; at full cock, col cane in posizione di sparo10 inclinazione, piega: His right eye was hidden by the rakish cock of his hat, il suo occhio destro era nascosto dal cappello messo alla malandrina12 (volg.) uccello, cazzo (volg.)13 [u] ( slang) fesserie; stronzate; cazzate; fregnacce: to talk a lot of cock, dire un mucchio di stronzate● (scozz.) cock-a-leekie, zuppa di pollo e porri □ cock-and-bull story, storia inverosimile; fandonia; panzana; gran balla (pop.) □ cock-crow (o cock-crowing), canto del gallo; (fig.) alba □ (bot.) cock's foot ► cocksfoot □ cock-nest, nido costruito da un uccello maschio ( come fa lo scricciolo) □ (fig.) cock of the walk, chi si dà arie da padrone; chi la fa da padrone; padreterno □ (zool.) cock of the wood ( Tetrao urogallus), gallo di montagna, gallo cedrone.cock (2) /kɒk/n.(to) cock (1) /kɒk/A v. t.1 alzare; drizzare: The dog cocked his ears [his hind leg], il cane ha drizzato le orecchie [ha alzato la zampa di dietro]3 alzare e tirare indietro ( il braccio), piegare verso l'alto ( il polso: per lanciare o colpire qc.)B v. i.( delle orecchie di un animale) drizzarsi; assumere una posizione eretta● to cock one's eye at sb., dare un'occhiata d'intesa a q.; ammiccare a q. □ to cock one's hat, mettersi il cappello di sghembo (o sulle ventitré) □ to cock one's nose, arricciare (o storcere) il naso □ to cock a snook at sb., fare marameo a q.; (fig.) sbeffeggiare, fare uno sberleffo a q.(to) cock (2) /kɒk/v. t.(arc.) ammucchiare ( fieno).* * *I 1. [kɒk]1) (rooster) gallo m.; (male bird) maschio m. (d'uccello)2) volg. (penis) uccello m., cazzo m.3) (of hay, straw) covone m.4) (weather vane) banderuola f.5) (of gun) cane m.2.modificatore [pheasant, sparrow] maschio••to be cock of the walk — spreg. essere il gallo della Checca
II [kɒk]to go off at half cock — colloq. (be hasty) = cominciare, partire troppo in anticipo
1) (raise)to cock an ear, to keep an ear cocked — tendere l'orecchio
3) mil. alzare il cane di, armare [ gun]•- cock up -
2 crowing
['krəʊɪŋ]1) (of cock) canto m. del gallo2) (boasting) vanto m., gloria f.* * *['krəʊɪŋ]1) (of cock) canto m. del gallo2) (boasting) vanto m., gloria f. -
3 imitate
['ɪmɪteɪt]1) (mimic) imitare2) (copy) copiare [handwriting, design]* * *['imiteit] 1. verb(to (try to) be, behave or look the same as (a person etc): Children imitate their friends rather than their parents; He could imitate the song of many different birds.) imitare2. adjective(made to look like something else: imitation wood.) finto- imitativeness
- imitator* * *['ɪmɪteɪt]1) (mimic) imitare2) (copy) copiare [handwriting, design]
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