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1 ♦ ear
♦ ear (1) /ɪə(r)/n.1 (anat.) orecchio, orecchia: inner ear, orecchio interno; outer ear, orecchio esterno; deaf in one ear, sordo da un orecchio; She whispered sweet nothings in his ear, gli sussurrò parole dolci nell'orecchio; I want to have my ears pierced, voglio farmi i buchi alle orecchie2 (fig.) orecchio: to have an ear for music [for languages], avere orecchio per la musica [per le lingue]; to play by ear, suonare a orecchio3 (fig.) attenzione; ascolto; orecchio: a sympathetic ear, disponibilità ad ascoltare; orecchio bendisposto; to close one's ear to st., rifiutarsi di ascoltare qc.; turarsi le orecchie; to strain one's ears, tendere le orecchie; to lend an ear to, prestare orecchio a; to gain sb. 's ear, trovare ascolto presso q.; riuscire a farsi ascoltare da q.; to have sb. 's ear, essere molto ascoltato da q.; It has come to my ear that…, mi è giunto all'orecchio che…● (fam. USA) ear-bender, chiacchierone, chiacchierona; attaccabottoni □ (fam. USA) ear candy, musichetta (o motivetto) orecchiabile □ ear-catcher, cosa che colpisce l'orecchio; canzone (musica, ecc.) orecchiabile □ ear defenders, tappi auricolari □ (anat.) ear lobe, lobo dell'orecchio □ ear-piercing, (sost.) pratica di forare le orecchie, piercing all'orecchio; (agg.) penetrante, lacerante □ (zool.) ear shell, orecchia di mare; abalone □ (zool.) ear snail, chiocciola di mare □ (med.) ear specialist, otoiatra □ ear-splitting, assordante; rintronante; lacerante; che spacca i timpani (fam.) □ (med.) ear trumpet, cornetto acustico □ (leg.) ear-witness, testimone auricolare □ about one's ears, addosso; su di sè: to bring st. down about one's ears, tirarsi addosso qc. ( anche fig.) □ (fam.) to be all ears, essere tutt'orecchi (fig.) □ (fam.) My ears were burning, mi fischiavano le orecchie (fig.) □ from ear to ear, da un orecchio all'altro □ to give sb. a thick ear, dare un ceffone (o uno schiaffone) a q. □ to go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other, entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro (fig.) □ to have (o to keep) an ear to the ground, tenere le orecchie aperte; stare in campana □ (fam.) to have st. coming out of one's ears, averne a bizzeffe di qc.; avere tanto… da non saperne che fare □ to have good ears, avere l'udito fine □ to keep one's ears open, tenere le orecchie aperte □ to listen with half an ear, ascoltare distrattamente (o con un orecchio solo) □ (fam.) out on one's ear, licenziato; messo alla porta; buttato fuori; a spasso □ to set by the ears, mettere in subbuglio; creare scompiglio fra; far litigare □ (fam.) up to one's ears, fino al collo; fin sopra i capelli; fino agli occhi: to be up to one's ears in debt, essere indebitato fino al collo; to be up to one's ears in work, avere lavoro fin sopra i capelli.ear (2) /ɪə(r)/n. (bot.)1 spiga(to) ear /ɪə(r)/v. i.( di cereale) spigare; fare la spiga.
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Ear-shell — n. (Zo[ o]l.) any of various large edible marine gastropod mollusks of the genus {Haliotis}, having a flattened ear shaped shell with a pearly interior; called also {sea ear}. See {Abalone}. Syn: abalone. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ear shell — n. 1. ABALONE 2. the shell of the abalone, shaped somewhat like the human ear * * * ▪ gastropod any of various marine snails of the subclass Prosobranchia (class Gastropoda) that constitute the genus Haliotis and family Haliotidae. The… … Universalium
ear shell — n. 1. ABALONE 2. the shell of the abalone, shaped somewhat like the human ear … English World dictionary
ear-shell — noun any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear shaped shell with pearly interior • Syn: ↑abalone • Hypernyms: ↑gastropod, ↑univalve • Hyponyms: ↑ormer, ↑sea ear, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ear shell — noun Etymology: so called from the shape : abalone * * * ear shell, an abalone or other gastropod with an ear shaped shell. * * * n. another term for abalone … Useful english dictionary
ear shell — noun the abalone or its shell … Wiktionary
ear shell — noun Date: 1752 abalone … New Collegiate Dictionary
ear-shells — noun alternate spelling of ear shells (singular ear shell) … Wiktionary
ear snail — noun or ear shell Etymology: so called from the shape : any gastropod mollusk of the family Ellobiidae … Useful english dictionary
Shell — Shell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shelling}.] 1. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters. [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the kernels of (an ear of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shell — less, adj. shell like, adj. /shel/, n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or… … Universalium
