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1 abalone
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2 abalone aba·lo·ne n
[ˌæbə'ləʊnɪ]Zool orecchia di mare -
3 ♦ ear
♦ ear (1) /ɪə(r)/n.1 (anat.) orecchio, orecchia: inner ear, orecchio interno; outer ear, orecchio esterno; deaf in one ear, sordo da un orecchio; She whispered sweet nothings in his ear, gli sussurrò parole dolci nell'orecchio; I want to have my ears pierced, voglio farmi i buchi alle orecchie2 (fig.) orecchio: to have an ear for music [for languages], avere orecchio per la musica [per le lingue]; to play by ear, suonare a orecchio3 (fig.) attenzione; ascolto; orecchio: a sympathetic ear, disponibilità ad ascoltare; orecchio bendisposto; to close one's ear to st., rifiutarsi di ascoltare qc.; turarsi le orecchie; to strain one's ears, tendere le orecchie; to lend an ear to, prestare orecchio a; to gain sb. 's ear, trovare ascolto presso q.; riuscire a farsi ascoltare da q.; to have sb. 's ear, essere molto ascoltato da q.; It has come to my ear that…, mi è giunto all'orecchio che…● (fam. USA) ear-bender, chiacchierone, chiacchierona; attaccabottoni □ (fam. USA) ear candy, musichetta (o motivetto) orecchiabile □ ear-catcher, cosa che colpisce l'orecchio; canzone (musica, ecc.) orecchiabile □ ear defenders, tappi auricolari □ (anat.) ear lobe, lobo dell'orecchio □ ear-piercing, (sost.) pratica di forare le orecchie, piercing all'orecchio; (agg.) penetrante, lacerante □ (zool.) ear shell, orecchia di mare; abalone □ (zool.) ear snail, chiocciola di mare □ (med.) ear specialist, otoiatra □ ear-splitting, assordante; rintronante; lacerante; che spacca i timpani (fam.) □ (med.) ear trumpet, cornetto acustico □ (leg.) ear-witness, testimone auricolare □ about one's ears, addosso; su di sè: to bring st. down about one's ears, tirarsi addosso qc. ( anche fig.) □ (fam.) to be all ears, essere tutt'orecchi (fig.) □ (fam.) My ears were burning, mi fischiavano le orecchie (fig.) □ from ear to ear, da un orecchio all'altro □ to give sb. a thick ear, dare un ceffone (o uno schiaffone) a q. □ to go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other, entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro (fig.) □ to have (o to keep) an ear to the ground, tenere le orecchie aperte; stare in campana □ (fam.) to have st. coming out of one's ears, averne a bizzeffe di qc.; avere tanto… da non saperne che fare □ to have good ears, avere l'udito fine □ to keep one's ears open, tenere le orecchie aperte □ to listen with half an ear, ascoltare distrattamente (o con un orecchio solo) □ (fam.) out on one's ear, licenziato; messo alla porta; buttato fuori; a spasso □ to set by the ears, mettere in subbuglio; creare scompiglio fra; far litigare □ (fam.) up to one's ears, fino al collo; fin sopra i capelli; fino agli occhi: to be up to one's ears in debt, essere indebitato fino al collo; to be up to one's ears in work, avere lavoro fin sopra i capelli.ear (2) /ɪə(r)/n. (bot.)1 spiga(to) ear /ɪə(r)/v. i.( di cereale) spigare; fare la spiga.
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abalone — [ abalɔn ] n. m. • 1966; mot angl. amér. ♦ Zool. Ormeau (2). « des huîtres perlières et des abalones dont la coquille était jadis très prisée » (Perec). ● abalone nom masculin (mot anglais) Autre nom de l haliotide. ⇒ABALONE, subst. masc. ZOOL.,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Abalone — steht für: Seeohren, große Seeschnecken aus der Familie der Haliotidae Abalone (Spiel), ein Brettspiel Siehe auch: Wiktionary: Abalone – Bedeutungserklärungen, Wortherkunft, Synonyme, Übersetzungen … Deutsch Wikipedia
abalone — (n.) 1850, American English, from Sp. abulon from Costanoan (a California coastal Indian language family) aluan red abalone … Etymology dictionary
Abalone — Ab a*lo ne ([a^]b [.a]*l[=o] n[ e]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A univalve mollusk of the genus {Haliotis}. The shell is lined with mother of pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abalone — ☆ abalone [ab΄ə lō′nē ] n. [Calif. MexSp aulón < Costanoan (a Penutian language) aulun] any of a family (Haliotidae) of edible gastropod sea mollusks with an oval, somewhat spiral shell perforated near the edge and lined with mother of pearl … English World dictionary
Abalone — For board game, see Abalone (board game). Abelone redirects here. For the wine grape that is also known as Abelone, see Chasselas. Abalone Living abalone in tank showing epipodium and tentacles, anterior end to the right … Wikipedia
abalone — /ab euh loh nee/, n. a large mollusk of the genus Haliotis, having a bowllike shell bearing a row of respiratory holes, the flesh of which is used for food and the shell for ornament and as a source of mother of pearl. [1840 50, Amer.; taken as… … Universalium
Abalone — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. L’abalone est le nom anglais de l’haliotis (ou ormeau), mollusque marin. L Abalone est un jeu de société créé en 1988. L Abalone est l’adaptation… … Wikipédia en Français
abalone — UK [ˌæbəˈləʊnɪ] / US [ˌæbəˈloʊnɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms abalone : singular abalone plural abalones a shellfish that can be eaten as food. Its shell contains mother of pearl … English dictionary
Abalone — Aba|lo|ne, die; , n [engl. abalone, zu gleichbed. span. (nordamerik.) abulones, Pl. von: abulón, aus einer Indianerspr. des südöstl. Nordamerika] (Gastron.): eine essbare Meeresschnecke … Universal-Lexikon
abalone — [[t]æbəlo͟ʊni[/t]] abalones N VAR Abalone is a shellfish that you can eat and that has a shiny substance called mother of pearl inside its shell … English dictionary