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1 ♦ corn
♦ corn (1) /kɔ:n/n. [u]2 grano; frumento● (in USA) the Corn Belt, la zona del granturco □ corn beef, carne di manzo conservata sotto sale □ ( USA) corn bread, pane di granturco □ (zool.) corn bunting ( Emberiza calandra), strillozzo □ corn chandler, mercante di granaglie □ corn circle = crop circle ► crop □ corn dealer (o corn merchant), grossista in granaglie □ ( USA) corn dog, salsiccia di carne rivestita di pastella di farina di granturco e fritta □ (GB) corn dolly, bambola di paglia intrecciata □ corn ear, pannocchia □ (fin.) the Corn Exchange, la Borsa dei cereali □ corn-fed, nutrito a granturco; (fam. USA) provinciale; rustico □ corn merchant, commerciante in granaglie □ (stor.) the Corn Laws, le leggi protezionistiche sul grano (in GB, nel 1804) □ corn oil, olio di mais □ corn on the cob, pannocchia di granturco arrostita o bollita ( mangiata come primo in GB, come contorno in USA) □ (agric., USA) corn picker, raccoglitrice di mais ( macchina) □ ( USA: negli Stati del Sud) corn pone, pane di granturco non lievitato □ ( USA) corn-pone (attr.), rustico; provinciale □ corn popper, padella per fare il popcorn □ (bot.) corn poppy ( Papaver rhoeas), papavero di campo □ (bot.) corn salad, valerianella; morbidello; dolcetta □ ( USA) corn silk, ► cornsilk □ ( USA) corn shuck ► corn-husk □ ( sci, USA) corn snow, neve rigelatasi dopo il disgelo; neve primaverile □ ( USA) corn syrup, sciroppo di mais □ ( USA) corn whiskey, whisky di mais.corn (2) /kɔ:n/n.callo; durone● corn plaster, cerotto per calli; callifugo □ (fig.) to tread on sb. 's corns, pestare i calli a q. -
2 ear
I 1. [ɪə(r)]1) anat. zool. orecchio m., orecchia f.inner, outer ear — orecchio interno, esterno
2) (hearing) orecchio m.2.to have an ear for — avere orecchio per [languages, music]
••II [ɪə(r)]about o around one's ears tutto intorno a sé; my ears are burning mi fischiano le orecchie; to be all ears essere tutto orecchi; to be out on one's ear (from job) essere licenziato su due piedi; (from home) essere cacciato; to be up to one's ears in debt essere indebitato fin sopra ai capelli o fino al collo; to get a thick ear prendersi uno schiaffone; to have a word in sb.'s ear dire una parola all'orecchio di qcn.; to go in one ear and out the other entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro; to have the ear of sb. avere ascolto presso qcn.; to have o keep one's ear to the ground stare all'erta; to listen with (only) half an ear ascoltare con un orecchio solo; to play it by ear — improvvisare
* * *I [iə] noun1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.)2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.)•- earache- eardrum
- earlobe
- earmark
- earring
- earshot
- be all ears
- go in one ear and out the other
- play by ear
- up to one's ears in
- up to one's ears II [iə] noun(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.)* * *I 1. [ɪə(r)]1) anat. zool. orecchio m., orecchia f.inner, outer ear — orecchio interno, esterno
2) (hearing) orecchio m.2.to have an ear for — avere orecchio per [languages, music]
••II [ɪə(r)]about o around one's ears tutto intorno a sé; my ears are burning mi fischiano le orecchie; to be all ears essere tutto orecchi; to be out on one's ear (from job) essere licenziato su due piedi; (from home) essere cacciato; to be up to one's ears in debt essere indebitato fin sopra ai capelli o fino al collo; to get a thick ear prendersi uno schiaffone; to have a word in sb.'s ear dire una parola all'orecchio di qcn.; to go in one ear and out the other entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro; to have the ear of sb. avere ascolto presso qcn.; to have o keep one's ear to the ground stare all'erta; to listen with (only) half an ear ascoltare con un orecchio solo; to play it by ear — improvvisare
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3 ear ***
I [ɪə(r)] norecchio, orecchiait goes in one ear and out the other — mi (or ti etc) entra da un orecchio ed esce dall'altro
II [ɪə(r)] nto play sth by ear — (tune) suonare qc a orecchio
(of wheat, barley) spiga, (of corn) pannocchia -
4 corn on the cob
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5 Beard
I ['bɪəd]1) (on man) barba f.2) (tuft, barbel) (on dog, goat) barbetta f.; (on wheat) resta f.II ['bɪəd]verbo transitivo affrontare, sfidare* * *[biəd]1) (the hair that grows on the chin: a man's beard; a goat's beard.) barba2) (a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn: the beard on barley.) resta•- bearded* * *[bɪəd]1. n2. vt* * *(Surnames) Beard /bɪəd/* * *I ['bɪəd]1) (on man) barba f.2) (tuft, barbel) (on dog, goat) barbetta f.; (on wheat) resta f.II ['bɪəd]verbo transitivo affrontare, sfidare
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