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1 boccone
m mouthfulboccone amaro bitter pill* * *boccone s.m.1 bit, morsel; (fam.) bite: un boccone di pane, a morsel of bread; dammene un boccone!, give me a bit!; mangiamo un boccone e poi partiamo, let us have a quick snack and then leave // boccone amaro, (fig.) bitter pill // a pezzi e a bocconi, bit by bit // boccone ghiotto, titbit (o tasty morsel) // è un boccone che fa gola a tanti, it's a plum that would appeal to many2 ( boccata) mouthful: in un boccone, in a mouthful: mangiare in un boccone, to gulp down // mangiarsi qlcu., qlco. in un boccone, (fig.) to make mincemeat of s.o., sthg.* * *[bok'kone]sostantivo maschilemangiare un boccone — to have a bite to eat, to grab a snack o a quick bite
3) (esca)•••col boccone in gola — = immediately after eating
togliersi il boccone di bocca per qcn. — to take the bread out of one's mouth for sb.
* * *boccone/bok'kone/sostantivo m.3 (esca) un boccone avvelenato a poison baitcol boccone in gola = immediately after eating; quello me lo mangio in un boccone! I could have him for breakfast! è un boccone amaro da mandare giù it's a bitter pill to swallow; togliersi il boccone di bocca per qcn. to take the bread out of one's mouth for sb.; a pezzi e -i bit by bit\boccone del prete parson's nose. -
2 ingoiare vt
[inɡo'jare](inghiottire) to swallow, (in fretta) to gulp (down), fig to swallow (up)furono ingoiati dai flutti — they were swallowed up o engulfed by the waves
ha dovuto ingoiare il rospo — he had to accept the situation, whether he liked it or not
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3 ingoiare
vt [inɡo'jare](inghiottire) to swallow, (in fretta) to gulp (down), fig to swallow (up)furono ingoiati dai flutti — they were swallowed up o engulfed by the waves
ha dovuto ingoiare il rospo — he had to accept the situation, whether he liked it or not
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4 è un boccone amaro da mandare giù
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > è un boccone amaro da mandare giù
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5 inghiottire
swallow* * *inghiottire v.tr. to swallow (down), to swallow (up) (anche fig.): inghiottire la saliva, un boccone, to swallow saliva, a mouthful; ha inghiottito una caramella intera, he swallowed (o gulped down) a whole sweet; la barca fu inghiottita dal mare, the boat was swallowed up (o engulfed) by the sea; è difficile da inghiottire!, (fig.) that's hard to swallow!; inghiottire una pillola (amara), (fig.) to swallow a (bitter) pill; inghiottire un insulto, to swallow an insult; essere inghiottito dal buio, (fig.) to be swallowed up by darkness // inghiottire le lacrime, to swallow one's tears.* * *[ingjot'tire]verbo transitivo1) (mandare giù) to swallow (up) [ cibo]2) fig. to swallow [rabbia, insulto]; to hold* back [ lacrime]* * *inghiottire/ingjot'tire/ [102]1 (mandare giù) to swallow (up) [ cibo]2 fig. to swallow [rabbia, insulto]; to hold* back [ lacrime] -
6 ingoiare
swallow* * *ingoiare v.tr. to swallow, to gulp down (anche fig.): ingoiò un pezzo di pane, he swallowed a morsel of bread; ingoiare il pranzo in due bocconi, to gulp down one's lunch in two mouthfuls; furono ingoiati dal mare, dall'oscurità, they were swallowed up (o engulfed) by the sea, by the darkness; ingoiare le lacrime, to hold back one's tears; ha sempre dovuto ingoiare molte umiliazioni, he's always had to put up with a lot of humiliation // ingoiare la pillola, un rospo, (fig.) to swallow a bitter pill.* * *[ingo'jare]verbo transitivo1) (mandare giù) to swallow (up) [ cibo]; (in fretta) to gulp (down) [ boccone]* * *ingoiare/ingo'jare/ [1] -
7 pillola
f pillpillola ( anticoncezionale) pillprendere la pillola be on the pill* * *pillola s.f.1 pill: pillola amara, bitter pill (anche fig.); pillola per dormire, sleeping pill // indorare la pillola, to sugar (o to coat) the pill // ingoiare la pillola, to swallow the (bitter) pill (anche fig.)2 (med.) ( anticoncezionale) pill: prendere la pillola, to be on the pill; pillola del giorno dopo, morning-after pill3 (fig.) ( piccola dose) small dose: prendere la scienza in pillole, to take knowledge (o to study) in small doses.* * *['pillola]sostantivo femminile1) (pastiglia) pill2) (contraccettivo) pill3) fig. (situazione, cosa spiacevole)•••prendere qcs. in -e — to take sth. in small doses
* * *pillola/'pillola/sostantivo f.1 (pastiglia) pill2 (contraccettivo) pill; prendere la pillola to be on the pill; smettere (di prendere) la pillola to come off the pillindorare la pillola to sugar the pill; prendere qcs. in -e to take sth. in small doses\pillola del giorno dopo morning-after pill. -
8 amaro
1. adj bitter2. m liquore bitters pl* * *amaro agg.1 bitter (anche fig.): amaro come il fiele, as bitter as gall; lacrime amare, bitter tears // avere la bocca amara per qlco., to feel bad about sthg.; la cosa mi ha lasciato la bocca amara, it left a bad taste in my mouth; inghiottire un boccone amaro, to swallow a bitter pill2 ( non zuccherato) unsweetened, without sugar: il caffè lo prendo amaro, I take coffee without sugar (o unsweetened)◆ s.m.1 bitter taste* * *[a'maro] amaro (-a)1. agg(sapore, fig) bitter, (caffè) without sugar, (spiacevole) unpleasant, bitter, (triste) unhappy, (doloroso) painful2. sm1) (liquore) bitters pl2) (gusto) bitter taste, (fig : tristezza, dolore) bitternessSee:* * *[a'maro] 1.aggettivo bitter (anche fig.)2.sostantivo maschile1) (amarezza) bitterness2) (digestivo) bitters pl.••lasciare l'amaro in bocca — to leave a bad o nasty taste in one's o in the mouth
* * *amaro/a'maro/bitter (anche fig.); caffè amaro coffee without sugar1 (amarezza) bitterness2 (digestivo) bitters pl. -
9 rospo
m toad* * *rospo s.m.1 (zool.) toad: rospo marino, ( Bufo marinus) frog fish; rospo calamita, ( Bufo calamita) natterjack; rospo ostetrico, ( Alytes obstetricans) midwife toad (o nurse frog) // ingoiare un rospo, to swallow a bitter pill // avanti, sputa il rospo!, come on, spit it out!2 (fig.) ( persona poco socievole) unsociable person; ( persona ripugnante) hideous person, loathsome person, (fam.) creep.* * *['rɔspo]sostantivo maschile zool. toad••ingoiare il rospo — to bite (on) the bullet, to lump it
* * *rospo/'rɔspo/sostantivo m.zool. toad\ingoiare il rospo to bite (on) the bullet, to lump it; sputa il rospo! spit it out! -
10 boccone sm
[bok'kone](quantità di cibo) mouthful -
11 rospo sm
['rɔspo]Zool toadè un rospo — (pegg : persona) she (o he) is hideous
ingoiare un o il rospo fig — to swallow a bitter pill
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12 boccone
sm [bok'kone](quantità di cibo) mouthful -
13 rospo
sm ['rɔspo]Zool toadè un rospo — (pegg : persona) she (o he) is hideous
ingoiare un o il rospo fig — to swallow a bitter pill
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