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1 American Indian
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2 ♦ American
♦ American /əˈmɛrɪkən/A a.1 americano; statunitense2 americano; delle AmericheB n.● ( nuoto) American crawl, crawl americano □ the American dream, il sogno americano □ American English, l'inglese parlato in America; l'americano □ ( sport) American football, football americano □ [u] American Legion, associazione americana degli ex combattenti □ American Indian, amerindio; indiano d'America □ (tur., USA) American plan, pensione completa □ (stor.) the American Revolution, la Rivoluzione americana. -
3 Indian
['ɪndɪən] 1.1) (of India) dell'India, indiano2) (American) [tribe, village] indiano; [ culture] amerindio, degli indiani d'America2.1) (from India) indiano m. (-a)2) (American) indiano m. (-a), amerindio m. (-a)* * *['indiən] 1. noun1) (a native inhabitant of North America (see also Red Indian at red), Central or South America.) indiano d'America2) (a person born in India or having Indian citizenship.) indiano2. adjective(of India or of Indians.) indiano* * *Indian /ˈɪndɪən/A a.B n.3 [u] lingua indiana americana4 [uc] (fam. ingl.) cibo, pranzo indiano; ristorante indiano: DIALOGO → - After the cinema- There's a nice Indian just round the corner, c'è un buon ristorante indiano proprio dietro l'angolo● Indian club, clava ( per ginnastica) □ (zool.) Indian cobra ( Naja naja), cobra dagli occhiali □ Indian corn, granoturco □ (bot.) Indian fig ( Opuntia ficus-indica), fico d'India □ Indian file, fila indiana □ Indian fire, bengala □ (pop. USA) Indian giver, chi rivuole indietro subito una cosa prestata □ (bot.) Indian hemp ( Cannabis indica), canapa indiana; (o Indian hay, slang USA) marijuana □ Indian ink, inchiostro di china □ ( USA) Indian meal, farina di granoturco □ (bot.) Indian millet ( Sorghum vulgare), saggina; sorgo; durra □ (geogr.) the Indian Ocean, l'Oceano Indiano: He sailed across the Indian Ocean, ha attraversato l'Oceano Indiano □ (chim.) Indian red, rosso d'India ( ossido ferrico) □ Indian rope-trick, trucco indiano della corda (su cui arrampicarsi, senza che sia assicurata in cima) □ ( slang USA) Indian sign, malocchio □ Indian summer, estate indiana (equivalente all'estate di S. Martino)Indianismn. [u]Indianistn.Indiannessn. [u]( USA) l'essere indiano; appartenenza a un'etnia indiana.* * *['ɪndɪən] 1.1) (of India) dell'India, indiano2) (American) [tribe, village] indiano; [ culture] amerindio, degli indiani d'America2.1) (from India) indiano m. (-a)2) (American) indiano m. (-a), amerindio m. (-a) -
4 Indian In·dian
['ɪndɪən]1. adj1) (from India) indiano (-a)2) (American Indian) indiano (-a) (d'America)2. n1) (from India) indiano (-a)2) (American Indian) indiano (-a) (d'America) -
5 Red Indian
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6 Native American
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7 squaw
[skwɔː]nome spreg. (North American Indian woman) squaw f.* * *squaw /skwɔ:/n.* * *[skwɔː]nome spreg. (North American Indian woman) squaw f. -
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9 Curry
I ['kʌrɪ]nome curry m.II ['kʌrɪ]verbo transitivo condire col curry [ meat]III ['kʌrɪ]••to curry favour with sb. — cercare di ingraziarsi qcn. con lusinghe
* * *I 1. American - curries; noun((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.)2. verb(to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?)- curried- curry powder II verb(to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).)* * *(Surnames) Curry /ˈkʌri:, USA ˈkɜ:ri:/* * *I ['kʌrɪ]nome curry m.II ['kʌrɪ]verbo transitivo condire col curry [ meat]III ['kʌrɪ]••to curry favour with sb. — cercare di ingraziarsi qcn. con lusinghe
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10 curry
I ['kʌrɪ]nome curry m.II ['kʌrɪ]verbo transitivo condire col curry [ meat]III ['kʌrɪ]••to curry favour with sb. — cercare di ingraziarsi qcn. con lusinghe
* * *I 1. American - curries; noun((an originally Indian dish of) meat, vegetables etc cooked with spices: chicken curry.)2. verb(to cook in this way: Are you going to curry this meat?)- curried- curry powder II verb(to rub down or comb and clean (a horse).)* * *curry /ˈkʌrɪ/n. ( cucina)1 [u] curry(to) curry (1) /ˈkʌrɪ/v. t. ( cucina)2 cucinare col curry.(to) curry (2) /ˈkʌrɪ/v. t.3 (fig.) conciare per le feste; bastonare; picchiare● to curry favour with sb., cercare d'ingraziarsi q. adulandolo.* * *I ['kʌrɪ]nome curry m.II ['kʌrɪ]verbo transitivo condire col curry [ meat]III ['kʌrɪ]••to curry favour with sb. — cercare di ingraziarsi qcn. con lusinghe
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11 maize
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12 politically correct
aggettivo politically correct, politicamente corretto* * *adjective ((also PC) (of language or behaviour) that does not offend particular groups of people: It is politically correct to use `he or she', and not just `he', when you mean a man or a woman.) politicamente corretto* * *adjCultural note: POLITICALLY CORRECT Si dicono politically correct (o PC) persone, termini e attività che sostituiscono espressioni considerate sessiste, razziste ecc. con altre più accettabili e non offensive. L'appellativo politically correct viene usato quasi come un insulto da coloro che invece ridicolizzano questo tipo di atteggiamento. Alcuni esempi di termini politically correct sono: "Native American" invece di "Red Indian" e "visually impaired" invece di "blind".* * *aggettivo politically correct, politicamente corretto
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