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♦ brown /braʊn/A a.1 (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: a brown hat, un cappello marrone; brown eyes, occhi marroni (o castani); brown hair, capelli castano scuri; brown-haired, dai capelli castani2 ( di pelle, carnagione) scuro; abbronzato: to get brown, abbronzarsi; brown-skinned, scuro di pelle; di pelle scura3 ( di farina, riso, ecc.) integrale: brown bread, pane integrale; pane nero; brown rice, riso integrale; riso non brillatoB n.1 [u] (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: Brown is my favourite colour, il marrone è il mio colore preferito; chocolate brown, color cioccolata; to wear brown, vestire di marrone; dressed in brown, vestito di marrone● (GB) brown ale, birra scura □ (bot.) brown algae (pl.), alghe brune □ (as) brown as a berry, abbronzatissimo □ brown bag, sacchetto di carta (marrone); ( USA) sacchetto della colazione □ (zool.) brown bear ( Ursus arctos), orso bruno □ ( sport) brown belt, cintura marrone (di judo o karate) □ brown coal, lignite □ (astron.) brown dwarf, stella nana marrone □ brown envelope, busta di carta marroncina; ( per estens., GB) lettera ufficiale ( mandata da un ufficio pubblico) □ (comm.) brown goods, televisori, stereo, computer, ecc. ( di contro agli elettrodomestici per la casa) □ brown paper, carta da imballaggio, carta da pacchi □ (volg. USA) brown-nose ► brown-noser □ brown-out ► brownout □ (zool.) brown owl, allocco; gufo selvatico □ ( scoutismo) Brown Owl, capo branco ( delle lupette) □ (agric.) brown rot, muffa delle piante □ (stor.) Brown Shirt, camicia bruna; nazista □ brown sugar, zucchero greggio; zucchero scuro; ( slang USA) eroina □ (zool.) brown trout, trota salmonata □ in a brown study, assorto nei propri pensieri; meditabondo.(to) brown /braʊn/A v. t.B v. i.2 abbronzarsi. -
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['berɪ]nome bacca f.••* * *['beri]plural - berries; noun(a kind of small (often juicy) fruit: holly berry; ripe strawberries; Those berries are poisonous.) bacca* * *berry /ˈbɛrɪ/n.1 (bot.) bacca(to) berry /ˈbɛrɪ/v. i.2 cogliere bacche.* * *['berɪ]nome bacca f.•• -
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