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2 hogwash hog·wash n
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3 hog
I [hɒg]1) BE (castrated pig) porco m. castrato2) AE (pig) porco m., maiale m., verro m.3) colloq. (person) porco m., maiale m.••II [hɒg]to go the whole hog — colloq. andare fino in fondo
* * *[hoɡ] 1. noun((especially American) a pig.) maiale2. verb1) (to gobble up greedily.) divorare2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) impossessarsi di•- hogwash- go the whole hog* * *[hɒɡ]1. nporco, maiale m2. vtfam accaparrarsi* * *hog /hɒg/n.3 (naut.) frettazzo● hog's back, schiena inarcata (o d'asino); (geogr.) ► hogback, def. 1 □ hog-backed, dalla schiena inarcata; a schiena d'asino □ hog-like, maialesco; da porci; porcino; sudicio □ hog mane, criniera di cavallo tagliata corta □ hog's pudding, pasticcio d'interiora di maiale □ to go ( the) whole hog, andare fino in fondo, ( anche) fare le cose in grande □ (fam., iron.) in hog heaven, in brodo di giuggiole; in estasi; al settimo cielo □ (fam. USA) to live high on the hog, vivere da gran signore; spendere e spandere.(to) hog /hɒg/A v. t.3 (naut.) frettare; pulire con il frettazzo4 (fam.) impossessarsi di; arraffare; prendere tutto per sé: to hog the bathroom, tenere occupato il bagnoB v. i.2 (fam.) comportarsi da pirata della strada● to hog the conversation, monopolizzare la conversazione □ to hog the limelight, essere al centro della ribalta; occupare la ribalta □ (autom.) to hog the road, stare nel mezzo per non far passare gli altri.* * *I [hɒg]1) BE (castrated pig) porco m. castrato2) AE (pig) porco m., maiale m., verro m.3) colloq. (person) porco m., maiale m.••II [hɒg]to go the whole hog — colloq. andare fino in fondo
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Hogwash — est un groupe de punk rock français, fondé à Paris en 2001. Il se compose de Rafik au chant et à la guitare, Skud au chant et à la guitare, Victor à la basse et aux chœurs et Djej à la batterie. Leurs influences vont de Propagandhi à Green Day,… … Wikipédia en Français
Hogwash — Hog wash , n. 1. Swill. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. Meaningless talk; nonsense; balderdash; bunk; also used as an interjection, expressing scornful disbelief. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hogwash — mid 15c., slops fed to pigs, from HOG (Cf. hog) (n.) + WASH (Cf. wash). Extended to cheap liquor (1712) then to inferior writing (1773) … Etymology dictionary
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hogwash — ► NOUN informal ▪ nonsense. ORIGIN originally meaning «kitchen swill for pigs» … English terms dictionary
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hogwash — noun (U) stupid talk: That s a load of hogwash! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English