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1 piggy
['pɪgɪ] 1.nome infant. porcellino m.2.to have piggy eyes — spreg. avere gli occhi porcini
••to be piggy in the middle — BE essere preso fra due fuochi
* * *plural - piggies; noun (a child's word for a (little) pig.) porcellino, maialino* * *piggy /ˈpɪgɪ/ (fam.)A n.porcellino; maialinoB a.2 (fig.) ingordo; avido● (GB) piggy-in-the-middle, gioco del «chi sta in mezzo» ( due giocatori si lanciano la palla e quello in mezzo cerca di prenderla); (fig.) chi si trova involontariamente in mezzo a due litiganti.* * *['pɪgɪ] 1.nome infant. porcellino m.2.to have piggy eyes — spreg. avere gli occhi porcini
••to be piggy in the middle — BE essere preso fra due fuochi
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2 pig
I [pɪg]1) (animal) maiale m., porco m.2) colloq. fig. spreg. (greedy, dirty) maiale m.; (nasty) porco m.3) colloq. spreg. (policeman) sbirro m.••in a pig's eye! — AE colloq. neanche per sogno!
II [pɪg]to make a pig's ear of sth. — fare un macello di o con qcs
- pig out* * *[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) maiale2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) porco•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) porcino- piglet- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly* * *I [pɪg]1) (animal) maiale m., porco m.2) colloq. fig. spreg. (greedy, dirty) maiale m.; (nasty) porco m.3) colloq. spreg. (policeman) sbirro m.••in a pig's eye! — AE colloq. neanche per sogno!
II [pɪg]to make a pig's ear of sth. — fare un macello di o con qcs
- pig out
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