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1 chicken-hearted
adjective (cowardly.) cobarde* * *chick.en-heart.ed[tʃikin h'a:tid] adj 1 medroso, covarde. 2 tímido. -
2 chicken-hearted
adjective (cowardly.) medroso, coração-de-galinha -
3 chicken
[' ikin]1) (a young bird, especially a young hen: She keeps chickens.) galinha2) (its flesh used as food: a plate of fried chicken.) frango3) ((slang.) a coward.)•- chicken-pox
- chicken out* * *chick.en[tʃ'ikin] n 1 pinto. 2 Amer frango, franguinho, galinha. 3 filhote de ave doméstica e de algumas outras aves. 4 Amer qualquer ave doméstica. 5 carne de ave doméstica. 6 Amer sl rapariga, brotinho. 7 rapazola, rapaz. 8 Amer sl rapaz adolescente considerado objeto sexual de um homossexual adulto. • adj pequeno, novo, jovem, sl tímido, covarde, afeminado. I am no chicken / não sou mais criança. chicken-and-egg situation/ problem uma situação/problema de que é difícil determinar qual é o efeito e qual é a causa. don’t count your chickens before they are hatched fig não conte com o ovo antes de a galinha botar. that’s your chicken! isto é com você! to chicken out acovardar-se, desistir por perder a paciência. -
4 chicken
[' ikin]1) (a young bird, especially a young hen: She keeps chickens.) frango, galinha2) (its flesh used as food: a plate of fried chicken.) frango3) ((slang.) a coward.)•- chicken-pox - chicken out
См. также в других словарях:
chicken-hearted — {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. * / Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. / See: CHICKEN LIVERED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-hearted — {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. * / Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. / See: CHICKEN LIVERED … Dictionary of American idioms
chicken-hearted — ☆ chicken hearted [chik′ənliv΄ərdchik′ənhärt΄id] adj. cowardly; timid: also ☆ chicken livered [chik′ənliv΄ərd] … English World dictionary
chicken-hearted — mod. cowardly. □ Yes, I’m a chicken hearted softie. I hope you don’t want to make something of it. □ He’s chicken hearted, but I still love him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
chicken-hearted — adj Cowardly; excessively timid. Come on, let s get on that roller coaster, she cried. Don t be so chicken hearted. See: chicken livered … Словарь американских идиом
Chicken-hearted — chickenhearted chickenhearted, Chicken hearted Chick en heart ed, a. Timid; fearful; cowardly; easily frightened. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chicken-hearted — adjective not brave; lacking courage; cowardly These chicken hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike … Wiktionary
chicken-hearted — American not brave. These chicken hearted bosses always seem to give in at the first sign of a strike … New idioms dictionary
chicken-hearted — chicken heartedly, adv. chicken heartedness, n. /chik euhn hahr tid/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1675 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
chicken-hearted — chicken heartedly, adv. chicken heartedness, n. /chik euhn hahr tid/, adj. Informal. timid; fearful; cowardly. [1675 85, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
chicken hearted — adj. (Slang) not brave; cowardly; missing courage; fearful … English contemporary dictionary