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[tʃaɪ'niːz] 1. 2.2) (language) cinese m.* * *Chinese /tʃaɪˈni:z/A a.cinese: a Chinese restaurant, un ristorante cineseB n.3 (fam. GB) pasto cinese; cucina cinese4 (fam., GB) (ristorante) cinese● Chinese boxes, scatole cinesi ( anche fig.) □ (fam.) Chinese burn, sfregatura energica del polso o dell'avambraccio che provoca bruciore; (gli) spilli (fam.) □ (bot.) Chinese cabbage (o Chinese leaves), cavolo cinese □ Chinese chequers ( USA Chinese checkers), dama cinese □ (fam. USA) Chinese fire drill, confusione; caos; casino (fam.) □ (bot., antiq.) Chinese gooseberry, kiwi □ Chinese lantern, lanterna cinese; lampioncino; (bot., Physalis alkekengi) alchechengi □ Chinese pavilion, padiglione alla cinese □ Chinese puzzle, puzzle a incastro complesso; puzzle cinese; (fig.) rompicapo, matassa intricata □ (fig.) Chinese wall, ostacolo insormontabile; muro (fig.) □ (GB) Chinese whispers, telefono senza fili, passaparola ( gioco) □ Chinese white, bianco di zinco.* * *[tʃaɪ'niːz] 1. 2.2) (language) cinese m.
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Chinese puzzle — n. 1. an intricate puzzle 2. anything intricate and hard to solve … English World dictionary
Chinese puzzle — /tʃaɪniz ˈpʌzəl/ (say chuyneez puzuhl) noun 1. Also, Chinese box. a very complicated puzzle, especially a series of boxes in boxes. 2. anything very complicated …
Chinese puzzle — noun intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes • Hypernyms: ↑puzzle … Useful english dictionary
Chinese puzzle — noun Date: circa 1815 1. an intricate or ingenious puzzle 2. something intricate and obscure … New Collegiate Dictionary
Chinese puzzle — 1. a very complicated puzzle. 2. anything very complicated or perplexing. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
Chinese puzzle — noun an intricate puzzle consisting of many interlocking pieces … English new terms dictionary
Chinese puzzle — Chi′nese puz′zle n. 1) a very complicated puzzle 2) anything very complicated or perplexing • Etymology: 1805–15 … From formal English to slang
Chinese puzzle — noun A senseless situation … Wiktionary
The Chinese Puzzle — Infobox Television show name = The Chinese Puzzle caption = show name 2 = genre = Children s television Thriller Adventure creator = Brian Finch writer = Brian Finch director = Alan Bell creative director = developer = presenter = starring =… … Wikipedia
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