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['tʃesnʌt] 1.1) (nut) castagna f.2) (anche chestnut tree) (sweet) castagno m.; (horse) castagno m. d'India, ippocastano m.3) (wood) castagno m.4) (horse) sauro m.5) fig. (joke)2.modificatore [cream, stuffing] di castagne3.* * *1.1) (a reddish-brown nut (one type being edible).) castagna2) (a reddish-brown horse.) cavallo sauro3) (a boring old joke or story.) vecchia barzelletta2. adjective(of the colour of ripe chestnuts: chestnut hair.) castano* * *chestnut /ˈtʃɛsnʌt/A n.3 [u] (legno di) castagno6 (vet.) castagna; castagnettaB a.● chestnut brown, (color) castano □ (fig.) an old chestnut, aneddoto, battuta, argomento, canzone, ecc., arcinota; cosa risaputa; cosa trita e ritrita □ (fig.) to pull sb. 's chestnuts out of the fire, cavar le castagne dal fuoco a q.* * *['tʃesnʌt] 1.1) (nut) castagna f.2) (anche chestnut tree) (sweet) castagno m.; (horse) castagno m. d'India, ippocastano m.3) (wood) castagno m.4) (horse) sauro m.5) fig. (joke)2.modificatore [cream, stuffing] di castagne3.
См. также в других словарях:
pull one's chestnuts out of the fire — To do someone else a great favor which they don t really deserve, doing oneself a disfavor in the process. * /Small countries often have to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for their more powerful neighbors./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pull one's chestnuts out of the fire — To do someone else a great favor which they don t really deserve, doing oneself a disfavor in the process. * /Small countries often have to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for their more powerful neighbors./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pull\ one's\ chestnuts\ out\ of\ the\ fire — To do someone else a great favor which they don t really deserve, doing oneself a disfavor in the process. Small countries often have to pull the chestnuts out of the fire for their more powerful neighbors … Словарь американских идиом
pull the chestnuts out of the fire — To take control and rescue someone or something from a difficult situation, esp one that seems hopeless • • • Main Entry: ↑chestnut … Useful english dictionary
pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire — succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else s benefit Origin: with reference to the fable of a monkey using a cat s paw to extract roasting chestnuts from a fire … Useful english dictionary
pulled the chestnuts out of the fire — did all the dirty work , calmed the angry crowd … English contemporary dictionary
pull the chestnuts out of the fire — serve someone, attend to someone … English contemporary dictionary
chestnuts — n. 1) to roast chestnuts 2) (misc.) to pull smb. s chestnuts out of the fire ( to extricate smb. from an unpleasant situation ) * * * to roast chestnuts (misc.) to pull smb. s chestnuts out of the fire ( to extricate smb. from an unpleasant… … Combinatory dictionary
fire — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE, CATCH FIRE, DRAW FIRE, FAT S IN THE FIRE, FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE, HANG FIRE, HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON ONE S HEAD, HOLD… … Dictionary of American idioms
fire — See: BALL OF FIRE, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, BUILD A FIRE UNDER, BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE, CATCH FIRE, DRAW FIRE, FAT S IN THE FIRE, FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE, HANG FIRE, HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON ONE S HEAD, HOLD… … Dictionary of American idioms
fire — See: ball of fire, between the devil and the deep blue sea or between two fires, build a fire under, burnt child dreads the fire, catch fire, draw fire, fat s in the fire, fight fire with fire, hang fire, heap coals of fire on one s head, hold… … Словарь американских идиом
