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1 ♦ egg
♦ egg /ɛg/n.1 [cu] uovo: to suck an egg, bere un uovo; The black hen has laid three eggs, la gallina nera ha fatto tre uova; You've got egg on your shirt, hai dell'uovo sulla camicia; fried eggs, uova al tegame; boiled eggs, uova sode; soft-boiled eggs, uova alla coque2 (biol.) uovo; ovulo3 (archit.) ovolo5 ( slang antiq.) individuo; tipo; uomo: a bad egg, un tipaccio; un poco di buono; a good egg, una brava persona; un bravo ragazzo● egg-and-spoon race, corsa delle uova (fatta reggendo un cucchiaio su cui posa un uovo che non si deve lasciar cadere) □ egg beater ► eggbeater □ (biol.) egg case (o capsule), ooteca, ovoteca □ (biol.) egg cell, ovulo □ (biol.) egg cleavage, lo schiudersi delle uova □ egg-cosy, copriuovo □ egg crate, scatola per uova; portauova □ egg cup ► eggcup □ egg custard, crema ( a base di latte e uova) □ (GB) egg flip (o egg-nog), bevanda alcolica a base di birra, sidro o vino, con uovo sbattuto e zucchero □ ( cucina cinese, USA) egg roll, involtino primavera (fritto, con ripieno di carne, verdura, gamberetti, ecc.) □ egg-shaped, a forma d'uovo; ovoidale □ (pitt.) egg tempera, tempera al rosso d'uovo □ ( cucina) egg timer, contaminuti per uova □ (biol.) egg tooth, protuberanza sul becco dell'embrione d'un uccello ( che servirà per rompere il guscio dell'uovo) □ egg whisk, sbattiuovo; frullino; frusta □ egg white, albume; chiara d'uovo (fam.) □ (bot. fam.) eggs and bacon, pianta con fiore giallo screziato di arancione o rosso □ (fam.) as sure as eggs is eggs, senza possibilità di dubbio; sicuro come l'oro □ (fam. USA) to lay an egg, far cilecca; far fiasco □ (fam.) to have egg on one's face, fare la figura dello sciocco ( con una gaffe, un errore, ecc.); fare una magra figura; essere imbarazzatissimo □ to put all one's eggs in one basket, puntare tutto su una carta sola; rischiare tutto in un colpo solo □ to teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, dare consigli a chi ha più esperienza di noi □ to tread upon eggs, camminare sulle uova; muoversi in punta di piedi (fig.).(to) egg /ɛg/v. t.– to egg on, incitare; istigare; stimolare. -
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[eg] 1.nome uovo m.2.modificatore [ sandwich] con l'uovo; [ collector] di uova; [ farm] produttore di uova; [ sauce] con le uova; [ noodles] all'uovo••to have egg on one's face — colloq. fare una figuraccia
* * *I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.)2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?)3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.)•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg] 1.nome uovo m.2.modificatore [ sandwich] con l'uovo; [ collector] di uova; [ farm] produttore di uova; [ sauce] con le uova; [ noodles] all'uovo••to have egg on one's face — colloq. fare una figuraccia
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3 egg **** n
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4 egg box
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5 egg on
verbo transitivo incitare, istigare ( to do a fare)* * *(to urge (somebody) on (to do something): He egged his friend on to steal the radio.)* * *vt + advto egg sb on (to do sth) — incitare or spingere qn (a fare qc)
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noun (a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten.) portauovo -
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8 egg flip ['ɛɡˌflɪp] n
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9 egg whisk
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10 egg white
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11 egg yolk
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12 egg-shaped adj
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13 egg-timer n
['ɛɡ'taɪmə(r)]clessidra (per misurare il tempo di cottura delle uova) -
14 egg donation
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15 egg donor
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16 Easter egg
(a decorated egg, especially one made of chocolate, eaten at Easter.) uovo di Pasqua* * *n -
17 eggbeater egg·beater n
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18 duck-egg blue
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19 egghead egg·head n
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20 eggnog egg·nog [ˌɛɡ'nɒɡ]
zabaione m
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