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1 ear
I 1. [ɪə(r)]1) anat. zool. orecchio m., orecchia f.inner, outer ear — orecchio interno, esterno
2) (hearing) orecchio m.2.to have an ear for — avere orecchio per [languages, music]
••II [ɪə(r)]about o around one's ears tutto intorno a sé; my ears are burning mi fischiano le orecchie; to be all ears essere tutto orecchi; to be out on one's ear (from job) essere licenziato su due piedi; (from home) essere cacciato; to be up to one's ears in debt essere indebitato fin sopra ai capelli o fino al collo; to get a thick ear prendersi uno schiaffone; to have a word in sb.'s ear dire una parola all'orecchio di qcn.; to go in one ear and out the other entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro; to have the ear of sb. avere ascolto presso qcn.; to have o keep one's ear to the ground stare all'erta; to listen with (only) half an ear ascoltare con un orecchio solo; to play it by ear — improvvisare
* * *I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.)2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.)•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.)* * *I 1. [ɪə(r)]1) anat. zool. orecchio m., orecchia f.inner, outer ear — orecchio interno, esterno
2) (hearing) orecchio m.2.to have an ear for — avere orecchio per [languages, music]
••II [ɪə(r)]about o around one's ears tutto intorno a sé; my ears are burning mi fischiano le orecchie; to be all ears essere tutto orecchi; to be out on one's ear (from job) essere licenziato su due piedi; (from home) essere cacciato; to be up to one's ears in debt essere indebitato fin sopra ai capelli o fino al collo; to get a thick ear prendersi uno schiaffone; to have a word in sb.'s ear dire una parola all'orecchio di qcn.; to go in one ear and out the other entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro; to have the ear of sb. avere ascolto presso qcn.; to have o keep one's ear to the ground stare all'erta; to listen with (only) half an ear ascoltare con un orecchio solo; to play it by ear — improvvisare
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2 ear ***
I [ɪə(r)] norecchio, orecchiait goes in one ear and out the other — mi (or ti etc) entra da un orecchio ed esce dall'altro
II [ɪə(r)] nto play sth by ear — (tune) suonare qc a orecchio
(of wheat, barley) spiga, (of corn) pannocchia -
3 wheatear wheat·ear n
['wiːtˌɪə(r)]Zool culbianco -
4 sow
I [saʊ]nome scrofa f.II [səʊ]to sow the seeds of doubt — fig. gettare il seme del dubbio
* * *I [səu] past tense - sowed; verb1) (to scatter over, or put in, the ground: I sowed lettuce in this part of the garden.)2) (to plant seed over: This field has been sown with wheat.)II noun(a female pig.)* * *I [səʊ] II [saʊ] n* * *sow /saʊ/n.● (zool. USA) sow bug, ( Oniscus murarius) onisco, porcellino di terra (o delle cantine); □ (bot.) sow thistle ( Sonchus oleraceus), crespigno; cicerbita □ as drunk as a sow, ubriaco fradicio □ (fig.) to get the wrong sow by the ear, prendere una cantonata (o un granchio).(to) sow /səʊ/seminare ( anche fig.); fare la semina; disseminare; spargere; cospargere: to sow wheat, seminare il grano; to sow a field with wheat, seminare un campo a grano; to sow ( the seeds of) suspicion, seminare il sospetto; to sow ( the seeds of) dissension, seminare discordia (o zizzania); to sow the floor with playing cards, seminare carte da gioco sul pavimento● (fig.) to sow one's wild oats, correre la cavallina; sfogare i bollori giovanili □ (prov.) As you sow, so shall you reap, si raccoglie quel che si semina; chi la fa l'aspetti □ (prov.) He that sows the wind will reap the whirlwind, chi semina vento, raccoglie tempesta.* * *I [saʊ]nome scrofa f.II [səʊ]to sow the seeds of doubt — fig. gettare il seme del dubbio
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5 Beard
I ['bɪəd]1) (on man) barba f.2) (tuft, barbel) (on dog, goat) barbetta f.; (on wheat) resta f.II ['bɪəd]verbo transitivo affrontare, sfidare* * *[biəd]1) (the hair that grows on the chin: a man's beard; a goat's beard.) barba2) (a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn: the beard on barley.) resta•- bearded* * *[bɪəd]1. n2. vt* * *(Surnames) Beard /bɪəd/* * *I ['bɪəd]1) (on man) barba f.2) (tuft, barbel) (on dog, goat) barbetta f.; (on wheat) resta f.II ['bɪəd]verbo transitivo affrontare, sfidare
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