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1 ♦ chicken
♦ chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/A n.3 (fam. GB) cocco, coccaB a. pred.( slang) pauroso; vigliacco; codardo● ( cucina) chicken à la king, pollo in salsa cremosa con funghi e peperoni □ (fam.) a chicken-and-egg situation, un problema insolubile; la storia dell'uovo e della gallina □ (med.) chicken breast, petto carenato; petto di pollo (pop.) □ ( cucina) chicken curry, pollo al curry □ chicken farm, allevamento di polli □ chicken farmer, pollicoltore; avicoltore □ chicken farming, pollicoltura; avicoltura □ chicken feed, mangime per polli; ( slang) somma di denaro trascurabile, spiccioli □ ( cucina, USA) chicken-fried steak, bistecca sottile impanata e fritta □ ( slang) chicken-hawk, guerrafondaio che in passato ha evitato il servizio militare □ chicken-hearted (o chicken-livered), pusillanime; timido; vile □ chicken run, pollaio; recinto per i polli □ chicken wire, rete metallica leggera ( a maglie esagonali) □ (fig.) like a chicken with its head cut off, freneticamente; come un pazzo □ (fig.) to count one's chickens before they are hatched, vendere la pelle dell'orso prima d'averlo ammazzato □ (fam.) He's no ( spring) chicken, non è un giovincello □ (fam.) His chickens have come home to roost, ora deve pagarne le conseguenze; i nodi sono venuti al pettine. -
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3 ♦ breast
♦ breast /brɛst/n.2 petto; torace: breast-high, che arriva al petto: He struck his breast twice, si colpì il petto due volte3 (fig.) petto; seno; cuore6 (archit.) parapetto● (med.) breast cancer, cancro della mammella; cancro al seno □ breast collar, tirella ( finimento) □ breast drill, trapano a petto □ breast-fed = breastfed ► to breastfeed □ breast harness, pettorale ( di cavallo) □ breast implant, protesi al seno □ breast milk, latte materno □ breast-pin, spilla da cravatta □ breast pocket, taschino ( di giacca) □ breast pump, tiralatte □ (naut.) breast rope, traversino □ (archit.) breast wall, muro di sostegno □ to beat one's breast, battersi il petto □ to make a clean breast of it, confessare tutto; togliersi un peso dalla coscienza.(to) breast /brɛst/v. t.1 affrontare; tener testa a● ( sport) to breast the tape, tagliare il nastro (o il traguardo) col petto. -
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['tʃɪkɪn] 1.1) (fowl) pollo m.2) (anche chicken meat) pollo m., carne f. di pollo3) colloq. (coward) coniglio m., fifone m. (-a)2.modificatore [wing, stock, breast] di pollo; [ sandwich] al pollo••to count one's chickens (before they are hatched) — vendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo ammazzato
* * *[' ikin]1) (a young bird, especially a young hen: She keeps chickens.) pollo2) (its flesh used as food: a plate of fried chicken.) pollo3) ((slang.) a coward.) pollo•- chicken-pox
- chicken out* * *['tʃɪkɪn] 1.1) (fowl) pollo m.2) (anche chicken meat) pollo m., carne f. di pollo3) colloq. (coward) coniglio m., fifone m. (-a)2.modificatore [wing, stock, breast] di pollo; [ sandwich] al pollo•• -
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I [brest]2) (of poultry, lamb) petto m.••II [brest]to make a clean breast of sth. — togliersi il peso di qcs. dalla coscienza
1) affrontare [ wave]2) scalare, raggiungere la vetta di [ hill]* * *[brest] 1. noun1) (either of a woman's two milk-producing glands on the front of the upper body.) seno, mammella2) (the front of a body between the neck and belly: He clutched the child to his breast; This recipe needs three chicken breasts.) petto2. verb1) (to face or oppose: breast the waves.) affrontare2) (to come to the top of: As we breasted the hill we saw the enemy in the distance.) scalare•- breastfed
- breaststroke* * *I [brest]2) (of poultry, lamb) petto m.••II [brest]to make a clean breast of sth. — togliersi il peso di qcs. dalla coscienza
1) affrontare [ wave]2) scalare, raggiungere la vetta di [ hill] -
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['tʃɪkɪn]1. npollo, (fam: coward) conigliodon't count your chickens before they're hatched — (Proverb) non dire quattro finché non l'hai nel sacco
2. adj(stock, breast, liver) di pollo, (farmer, farming) di polli• -
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['bəʊnlɪs]* * *boneless /ˈbəʊnləs/a.1 senz'ossa; disossato3 (fig.) senza spina dorsale; smidollato.* * *['bəʊnlɪs]
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