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♦ sugar /ˈʃʊgə(r)/A n. [u]1 zucchero: white sugar, zucchero raffinato; brown sugar, zucchero scuro; granulated sugar, zucchero semolato; cane sugar, zucchero di canna; sugar bowl, zuccheriera; sugar refinery, raffineria di zucchero; sugar refining, raffinazione dello zucchero; (market.) with no added sugar, senza aggiunta di zucchero2 (fig.) lusinghe; paroline dolci, zuccherateB inter.● sugar almond, confetto □ (bot.) sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris), barbabietola da zucchero □ sugar candied, confettato □ sugar candy, caramella; zucchero caramellato □ sugar-coated = sugarcoated ► to sugarcoat □ sugar cube, zolletta di zucchero □ (fam.) sugar daddy, vecchio danaroso che mantiene l'amante giovane □ (fam.) sugar diabetes, diabete mellito □ sugar drop, caramella □ sugar factory, zuccherificio □ (bot.) sugar-gum, ( Eucalyptus corynocalyx ed Eucalyptus gunnii), albero del sidro □ sugar loaf, pan di zucchero; (fig.) collina (o montagna, ecc.) a pan di zucchero □ sugar lump, zolletta di zucchero □ (bot.) sugar maple ( Acer saccharinum), acero da zucchero (o del Canada) □ (chim.) sugar of milk, lattosio □ sugar orchard, terreno coltivato ad aceri ( da zucchero) □ ( USA) sugar paper, cartoncino leggero colorato □ (fam.) sugar test, test glicemico □ sugar tongs, mollette per lo zucchero □ sugar-works, zuccherificio.(to) sugar /ˈʃʊgə(r)/A v. t.1 zuccherare; inzuccherare: Please, don't sugar my coffee, per favore, non zuccherarmi il caffè2 coprire, spolverare di zuccheroB v. i. -
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[ləʊf]••half a loaf is better than no bread — prov. meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani
use your loaf! — colloq. usa la zucca o testa!
* * *I [ləuf] plural - loaves; noun(a shaped mass of bread: a sliced loaf.)II [ləuf] verb(with about or around) to pass time without doing anything in particular: They were loafing about (the street).- loafer* * *I [ləʊf] nloaves pl pagnotta, pane mII [ləʊf] vihalf a loaf is better than no bread — (Proverb) meglio poco che niente
(also: loaf about, loaf around) oziare, bighellonare* * *loaf (1) /ləʊf/n. (pl. loaves)1 pagnotta: a brown loaf, una pagnotta di pane scuro (o integrale); DIALOGO → - Local shop 2- I'll take this loaf and two pints of milk, prendo questa pagnotta e due pinte di latte● loaf sugar, zucchero in pani □ a meat loaf, un polpettone □ sugar loaf, pan di zucchero □ (prov.) Half a loaf is better than no bread, meglio poco che niente.loaf (2) /ləʊf/n. [u](fam.) lo stare in ozio● to be on the loaf, essere in ozio.(to) loaf /ləʊf/A v. i.(fam.) bighellonare; oziare; andare a zonzo; perdere tempo: to loaf at the office, perdere tempo in ufficioB v. t.( anche to loaf away) sciupare, passare nell'ozio: Don't loaf your days away!, non sciupare le tue giornate nell'ozio.* * *[ləʊf]••half a loaf is better than no bread — prov. meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani
use your loaf! — colloq. usa la zucca o testa!
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Sugar loaf — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar — Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar barek — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar beet — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar berry — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar bird — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar bush — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sugar bush — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar camp — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar candian — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar candy — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English