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I 1. [dɒg] [AE dɔːg]1) zool. cane m.; (female) cagna f.2) (male fox, wolf, etc.) maschio m.3) colloq. (person)2.••every dog has its day — per tutti arriva il momento giusto, ognuno ha il suo momento di gloria
give a dog a bad name (and hang him) — prov. = nulla è più dannoso della calunnia
love me, love my dog — bisogna prendermi come sono
to go and see a man about a dog — eufem. scherz. (relieve oneself) = andare in bagno; (go on unspecified business) = avere un affare urgente da sbrigare
to go to the dogs — colloq. andare in malora o rovina
II [dɒg] [AE dɔːg]it's a real dog's breakfast! — colloq. è un vero casino o pasticcio!
to dog sb.'s footsteps — essere sulle orme di qcn
2) (plague)* * *[doɡ] 1. noun(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) cane, cagna2. adjective((usually of members of the dog family) male: a dog-fox.) maschio3. verb(to follow closely as a dog does: She dogged his footsteps.) seguire, pedinare- dogged- doggedly
- doggedness
- dog-biscuit
- dog collar
- dog-eared
- dog-tired
- a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- in the doghouse
- not a dog's chance* * *I 1. [dɒg] [AE dɔːg]1) zool. cane m.; (female) cagna f.2) (male fox, wolf, etc.) maschio m.3) colloq. (person)2.••every dog has its day — per tutti arriva il momento giusto, ognuno ha il suo momento di gloria
give a dog a bad name (and hang him) — prov. = nulla è più dannoso della calunnia
love me, love my dog — bisogna prendermi come sono
to go and see a man about a dog — eufem. scherz. (relieve oneself) = andare in bagno; (go on unspecified business) = avere un affare urgente da sbrigare
to go to the dogs — colloq. andare in malora o rovina
II [dɒg] [AE dɔːg]it's a real dog's breakfast! — colloq. è un vero casino o pasticcio!
to dog sb.'s footsteps — essere sulle orme di qcn
2) (plague)
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