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1 uovo
m (pl le -a) egguovo alla coque soft-boiled egguovo di Pasqua Easter egguovo sodo hard-boiled egguovo al tegame fried egguova pl strapazzate scrambled eggs* * *uovo s.m.1 egg: uova affogate, in camicia, poached eggs; uova alla coque, soft-boiled eggs; uova al tegame, al burro, fried eggs; uova all'ostrica, prairie oysters; uova al prosciutto, ham and eggs; uova sode, hard-boiled eggs; uova da bere, new-laid eggs; uova guaste, bad eggs; uova strapazzate, scrambled eggs; bianco, chiara d'uovo, egg white (o white of egg); guscio d'uovo, eggshell; rosso d'uovo, yolk; devo farti un rosso d'uovo sbattuto?, shall I whip the yolk of an egg for you?; la gallina ha fatto l'uovo, the hen has laid an egg; covare uova, to brood; uovo di anatra, di gallina, duck's, hen's egg; uovo di baco da seta, silkworm's egg; uova di pesce, roe; uova di rana, frogspawn; uova di mosca, flyblow; uova di aringa, di salmone, roe-corn // uovo di Pasqua, Easter egg // uovo per rammendare, darning egg // l'uovo di Colombo, (fig.) Columbus's egg // essere pieno come un uovo, (fig.) to be full up // camminare sulle uova, (fig.) to tread on eggs // cercare il pelo nell'uovo, (fig.) to split hairs // rompere le uova nel paniere a qlcu., (fig.) to upset s.o.'s plans // meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani, (prov.) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush2 (biol.) egg, ovule, ovum*.* * *pl.f. -a ['wɔvo] sostantivo maschile eggrosso o tuorlo d'uovo (egg) yolk; bianco o chiara d'uovo (egg) white; guscio d'uovo eggshell; -a di pesce spawn; -a di rana (frog-)spawn; deporre le -a [ gallina] to lay; [pesce, rana] to spawn; pasta all'uovo egg pasta; posizione a uovo — (nello sci) aerodynamic position
uovo di Colombo — = brilliant but obvious solution to a problem
••camminare sulle -a — to tread on eggs o eggshells
rompere le -a nel paniere a qcn. — to cook sb's goose, to queer sb.'s pitch
meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani — prov. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
* * *uovopl.f. -a /'wɔvo/sostantivo m.egg; rosso o tuorlo d'uovo (egg) yolk; bianco o chiara d'uovo (egg) white; guscio d'uovo eggshell; - a di pesce spawn; - a di rana (frog-)spawn; deporre le -a [ gallina] to lay; [pesce, rana] to spawn; pasta all'uovo egg pasta; posizione a uovo (nello sci) aerodynamic position\camminare sulle -a to tread on eggs o eggshells; rompere le -a nel paniere a qcn. to cook sb's goose, to queer sb.'s pitch; meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani prov. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush\uovo in camicia poached egg; uovo di Colombo = brilliant but obvious solution to a problem; uovo alla coque soft-boiled egg; uovo (fresco) di giornata new-laid egg; uovo all'occhio di bue sunny side up; uovo di Pasqua Easter egg; uovo da rammendo darning egg; uovo sodo hard-boiled; uovo strapazzato scrambled egg; uovo al tegamino fried egg. -
2 sodo
uovo hard-boiledfig venire al sodo get down to brass tacks* * *sodo agg.1 ( solido) solid, firm; ( duro) hard; ( massiccio) massive; ( compatto) compact: uova sode, hard-boiled eggs; questo budino non è abbastanza sodo, this pudding is not firm enough // darle sode a qlcu., to hit s.o. hard2 ( di terreno non lavorato) unbroken◆ s.m. ( terreno sodo) firm ground: posare sul sodo, to stand on firm ground (anche fig.) // sul sodo, ( seriamente) seriously (o in earnest) // venire al sodo, ( venire ai fatti) to come to the point.sodo avv. ( fortemente) hard: lo picchiò sodo, he hit him hard; dormire sodo, ( profondamente) to sleep soundly; studiare, lavorare sodo, ( con accanimento) to study, to work hard.* * *['sɔdo] sodo (-a)1. agg2. sm3. avv* * *['sɔdo] 1. 2. 3.sostantivo maschilevenire o passare al sodo — to get down to brass tacks o the nitty-gritty
* * *sodo/'sɔdo/[polpa, terreno, muscolo] hard; [frutta, verdura] firm; [ uovo] hard-boiledII avverbio[lavorare, studiare, picchiare] hard; [ dormire] soundlyIII sostantivo m.venire o passare al sodo to get down to brass tacks o the nitty-gritty. -
3 duro
1. adj hardcarne, persona toughinverno, voce harshcongegno, meccanismo stiffpane stale( ostinato) stubbornduro d'orecchi hard of hearingtieni duro! don't give up!, hang in there!2. m tough guy* * *duro agg.1 hard; ( coriaceo) tough: duro come il diamante, as hard as a diamond; legno duro, hard wood; uova dure, hard-boiled eggs; abbiamo dovuto mangiare pane duro perché i negozi erano chiusi, we had to eat stale bread because the shops were closed; è duro da cuocere, it takes a long time to cook (o it takes a lot of cooking); mi piace dormire su un materasso duro, I like to sleep on a hard mattress // affrontare qlco. a muso duro, to face sthg. resolutely // ha la pelle dura, (fam.) he is (a) tough (chap) (o he's thick skinned) // ha il sonno molto duro, he sleeps like a log // non vuol farlo perché ha la testa dura, he will not do it because he is very stubborn; quello scolaro ha la testa dura, that pupil is a blockhead; è duro di comprendonio, he's slow on the uptake: essere duro d'orecchi, ( sordo) to be hard of hearing, ( far finta di non sentire) to turn a deaf ear // questo problema sarà un osso duro, this problem will be a hard nut to crack3 ( difficile) hard, difficult: dura lotta, hard fight; avrai la vita dura per cominciare!, you will have to rough it at the start!; fu un inverno duro, it was a hard winter; furono tempi duri per tutti, they were hard times for everybody; le rendeva la vita dura, he made her life a burden; mi riesce duro crederlo, I find it hard to believe; quella superstizione fu dura a morire, that superstition took a long time to die out // è duro a morire, (fam.) it takes a lot to beat him4 ( crudo, rigido) stiff, hard: il tuo disegno ha ancora le linee dure, your drawing is still rather stiff; avere un viso con lineamenti duri, to be hard-featured5 ( severo, crudele) hard, severe; sad, painful: duro colpo, hard blow; un duro destino, a sad destiny; ci trovammo nella dura necessità di vendere tutto, we found ourselves in the dire necessity of selling everything; fu molto duro verso di noi, he was very hard on us // (dir.) carcere duro, rigorous imprisonment6 (anat., bot., zool.) sclerous◆ s.m.1 hard part; something hard: gli piace dormire sul duro, he likes a hard bed; qui sotto c'è del duro, there is something hard under (neath) hereduro avv.1 hard, harshly: colpire duro qlcu., to hit s.o. hard (o to strike s.o. a hard blow); tener duro, to hold out; parlare duro, to speak harshly; lavorare duro, to work hard* * *['duro] duro (-a)1. aggduro d'orecchi — (sordo) hard of hearing
duro di comprendonio o di testa — slow-witted
avere la pelle dura — (fig : persona) to be tough
2) (fig : severo: persona) harsh, hard, (disciplina) harsh, strict, (atteggiamento) harsh, unbending, (inverno) hard3) (ostinato) stubborn, obstinate4) (faticoso) hard2. sm1) (durezza) hardness, (parte dura) hard part2) (fig : difficoltà) hard part3. sm/f(persona) tough one4. avvtener duro — (resistere) to stand firm, hold out
* * *['duro] 1.1) (difficile da scalfire) [materiale, suolo] hard; (difficile da masticare) [ pane] hard; [ carne] tough; (acerbo) [ frutto] firm3) (difficile da manipolare) [maniglia, cambio] stiff; [ volante] stiff, heavy4) (spigoloso) [tratti, volto] hard; (poco armonioso) [ suono] hard6) (intransigente) [ persona] hard (con qcn. on sb.); (inflessibile) [ regime] harsh, hard, strict; [ punizione] harsh; (severo) [ scuola] tough8) (difficile) [esame, problema] hard, difficult; (faticoso) [lavoro, giornata] hard; (pesante) [ concorrenza] heavy, hard, tough; [ condizioni] harsh; [ partita] tough; [ sport] tough, roughfare il gioco duro — sport to play hard (anche fig.)
quando il gioco si fa duro — fig. when the going gets tough
rendere la vita -a a qcn. — to make life difficult for sb., to give sb. a rough ride o a hard time colloq.
9) (crudo) [film, racconto] hard-hitting10) (calcareo) [ acqua] hard11) fon. [ consonante] hard2.2) colloq. (persona) hard person, tough3.fare il duro con qcn. — to bully sb
avverbio [lavorare, colpire] hard••tenere duro — to hold out, to stay the course, to stand fast, to hold o stand (one's) ground
* * *duro/'duro/1 (difficile da scalfire) [ materiale, suolo] hard; (difficile da masticare) [ pane] hard; [ carne] tough; (acerbo) [ frutto] firm3 (difficile da manipolare) [ maniglia, cambio] stiff; [ volante] stiff, heavy; duro da aprire hard to open6 (intransigente) [ persona] hard ( con qcn. on sb.); (inflessibile) [ regime] harsh, hard, strict; [ punizione] harsh; (severo) [ scuola] tough8 (difficile) [ esame, problema] hard, difficult; (faticoso) [ lavoro, giornata] hard; (pesante) [ concorrenza] heavy, hard, tough; [ condizioni] harsh; [ partita] tough; [ sport] tough, rough; fare il gioco duro sport to play hard (anche fig.); è -a alzarsi così presto it's hard to get up so early; quando il gioco si fa duro fig. when the going gets tough; è la -a realtà it's the grim reality; rendere la vita -a a qcn. to make life difficult for sb., to give sb. a rough ride o a hard time colloq.9 (crudo) [ film, racconto] hard-hitting10 (calcareo) [ acqua] hard11 fon. [ consonante] hard( f. -a)1 (oggetto rigido) dormire sul duro to sleep on a hard bedIII avverbio[ lavorare, colpire] hardessere duro di cuore to be hard-hearted; essere duro a morire to die hard; tenere duro to hold out, to stay the course, to stand fast, to hold o stand (one's) ground. -
4 oden
( JAPAN)type of Japanese hotpot, a Japanese one-pot winter dishfish, fish cake and vegetables simmered in broth.♦ Oden often contains ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon, konnyaku, and fish cakes. Oden is a popular take-out dish in Japanese convenience stores.♦ Stew-like dish with ingredients such as konnyaku, daikon, chikuwa, hard-boiled eggs, tofu cubes, etc. simmered in flavoured stock.♦ a Japanese one-pot winter dish in which ingredients are simmered in soy sauce based soup. -
5 salade niçoise
( FRANCE)salad of tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, anchovy filets, tuna, sweet peppers, celery and olives (also can include green beans, potatoes, basil, onions and/or broad beans)a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, olives, anchovies, tuna fish, bell peppers, hard-boiled eggs, etc. -
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7 haminados
( JEWISH)Sephardic hard-boiled eggs colored a deep russet with onion peels. Traditionally served at the Passover seder to remind us of the circular nature of life. -
8 papadzules
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9 torta pasqualina
( ITALY)flaky pastry with spinach, cheese, ham and hard-boiled eggs -
10 aïoli
, ailloligarlic mayonnaise. Also, salt cod, hard-cooked eggs, boiled snails, and vegetables served with garlic mayonnaise; specialty of Provence.• ( FRANCE)a Provencal garlic mayonaise sauce, served as part of the aïoli complet
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