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1 ♦ chief
♦ chief /tʃi:f/A n.4 (arald.) capoB a.1 principale; più importante; primo: my chief aim, il mio scopo primo; our chief ally, il nostro alleato più importante● chief clerk, capufficio □ (in GB) chief constable, capo della polizia d'una contea o d'una regione □ (fam.) chief cook and bottle-washer, factotum □ (econ.) chief economist, economista capo □ (naut.) chief engineer, direttore (o primo ufficiale) di macchina □ (polit.) the Chief Executive, il capo dell'esecutivo; (in USA) il Presidente degli Stati Uniti □ (org. az.) chief executive officer, amministratore delegato ( di società di capitali) □ (org. az.) chief financial officer, direttore amministrativo e finanziario ( di società) □ (in USA) Chief Justice, presidente della Corte suprema □ (org. az.) chief information officer, direttore informatico ( di società) □ (in GB) chief inspector, ispettore capo (di polizia) □ (aeron. mil., in USA) chief master sergeant, maresciallo di 1a □ chief of staff, (mil.) capo di stato maggiore; (polit., in USA) capo dell'Ufficio della Casa Bianca □ (org. az.) chief operating officer, direttore generale ( di società) □ ( marina mil., in GB e in USA) chief petty officer, grado intermedio tra quelli italiani di «capo di 1a classe» e «aiutante» □ (org. az.) chief privacy officer, responsabile della privacy □ chief rabbi, rabbino capo □ (org. az.) chief risk officer, responsabile della gestione del rischio □ ( polizia, in GB) chief superintendent, sovrintendente capo □ chief surgeon, primario chirurgo □ (aeron. mil., in GB) chief technician, sergente maggiore □ chief town, (città) capoluogo □ (mil., in USA) chief warrant officer, ( esercito) maresciallo maggiore; ( marina mil.) grado massimo di sottufficiale (superiore all'italiano «aiutante») □ (fam.) too many chiefs and not enough Indians, troppi che comandano e nessuno che obbedisce; troppi generali e nessun soldato. -
2 cook
I [kʊk]nome cuoco m. (-a)II 1. [kʊk]1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [ meal]2.to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti
- cook up••* * *[kuk] 1. verb(to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cuocere, cucinare2. noun(a person who cooks, especially for a living: She was employed as a cook at the embassy.) cuoco- cooker- cookery
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- cook up* * *cook /kʊk/n.2 ( scacchi e dama) mossa nuova, imprevista; mossa studiata in anticipo; ( anche) correzione a un problema pubblicato; soluzione d'un problema diversa da quella prevista da chi l'ha formulato● ( USA, antiq.) cook-room, cucina; (naut.) cucina di bordo □ cook's knife, coltello da cucina □ to be chief cook and bottle-washer, dover fare tutto da solo; essere il factotum □ (prov.) Too many cooks spoil the broth, troppi galli a cantar non fa mai giorno (prov.).♦ (to) cook /kʊk/A v. t.2 cucinare; preparare: to cook a meal, cucinare (o preparare) un pasto; to cook dinner, preparare la cena3 (fam. GB) manipolare; falsificare; truccare: to cook the books, falsificare i conti; truccare i libri contabili; to cook the evidence, falsificare le prove4 ( slang) guastare; rovinare; mandare all'aria: to cook sb. 's chances, mandare all'aria le prospettive di q.B v. i.1 cucinare; fare da mangiare; far la cucina: DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We cooked in the apartment most nights and went out a couple of times for dinner, abbiamo fatto da mangiare a casa quasi ogni sera e siamo usciti a cena un paio di volte4 ( slang USA) andare forte (o bene); essere pieno d'entusiasmo: Now you're cooking, adesso sì che vai bene● (fig.) to cook sb. 's goose, rompere le uova nel paniere a q.; sistemare a dovere q. □ to be cooked to a turn, essere cotto a puntino □ ( slang USA) to be cooking with gas, andare benissimo; essere a posto; essere a cavallo □ (fam. USA) What's cooking?, che cosa succede?; che cosa bolle in pentola?; che si combina? □ (fig.) Something is cooking, qualcosa bolle in pentola.* * *I [kʊk]nome cuoco m. (-a)II 1. [kʊk]1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [ meal]2.to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti
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