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1. n1) яйцеhard-boiled (soft-boiled) egg — яйце, зварене круто (рідко)
2) зародокin the egg — у зародку, у початковій стадії
3) біол. яйцеклітина4) військ., розм. бомба; гранатаegg laying — кладка (несіння) яєць
egg stage — фізл. інкубаційний період
to put all one's eggs in one basket — поставити усе на карту; ризикувати усім відразу
2. v1) мазати яєчним жовтком2) розм. закидати тухлими яйцями3) збирати пташині яйця* * *I n1) яйце2) зародок; бioл. яйцеклітина3) людина, хлопецьbad egg — непутяща людина; негідник
4) вiйcьк.; жapг. бомба; мінаII v III = egg on -
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I [eg] nяйце́scrambled eggs — яє́чня
••to lay eggs військ. — ста́вити мі́ни
to have all one's eggs in one basket перен. — все поста́вити на ка́рту
II [eg] vbad egg — непутя́ща люди́на
підбива́ти, підбу́рювати на (on, to)
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