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1 clay pigeon shooting
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2 ♦ pigeon
♦ pigeon (1) /ˈpɪdʒɪn/n.1 (zool., Columba, Macropygia, ecc.) piccione; colombo: carrier pigeon (o homing pigeon) piccione viaggiatore; wood pigeon, ( Columba oenas) colombella; ( Columba palumbus) colombaccio2 (fig. fam.) gonzo; merlo, pollo (fig.); babbeo3 (fam.) compito; affare; lavoro: That isn't my pigeon!, non è affar mio!4 (fam.) bella ragazza; pollastrella, piccioncino (fig.)● pigeon-breasted (o pigeon-chested), col petto a sterno carenato; col petto a tacchino □ pigeon-hearted, timido; pusillanime □ pigeon-house, piccionaia; colombaia □ (med.) pigeon-toed, dal piede varo □ (bot.) pigeon-weed ( Silene inflata), strigolo.pigeon (2) /ˈpɪdʒɪn/n.(to) pigeon /ˈpɪdʒɪn/v. t. -
3 clay
[kleɪ] 1.1) (soil, for sculpture) argilla f., creta f.2) (in tennis) terra f. battuta2.1) [ pot] di argilla, di creta••* * *[klei](a soft, sticky type of earth which is often baked into pottery, china, bricks etc.) argilla* * *clay /kleɪ/A n. [u]B a. attr.● clay-cold, freddo come il marmo; insensibile ( di solito, di morti) □ (geol.) clay mineral, minerale delle argille □ clay pigeon, piattello ( nel tiro al piattello) □ ( sport) clay pigeon shooting, tiro al piattello □ clay pipe, pipa di terracotta □ (geol.) clay stone, roccia argillosa □ (fig.) to have feet of clay, avere i piedi di argillaclayeya.argilloso: a clayey soil, un terreno argilloso.* * *[kleɪ] 1.1) (soil, for sculpture) argilla f., creta f.2) (in tennis) terra f. battuta2.1) [ pot] di argilla, di creta••
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