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1 five o'clock shadow
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2 ♦ five
♦ five /faɪv/a. e n.1 cinque: five days a week, cinque giorni alla settimana; five pounds, cinque sterline; a five-pound note, un biglietto da cinque sterline; the five of diamonds, il cinque di quadri ( carta da gioco); Five is my lucky number, il cinque è il mio numero fortunato; There are five of them, sono in cinque; Five out of ten students graduate in Philosophy, cinque studenti su dieci si laureano in Filosofia2 cinque ( anni d'età): When I was five, quando avevo cinque anni; a five-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di cinque anni● Give me five!, qua la mano!; dammi un cinque! □ ( sport) five-a-side, calcio a cinque; calcetto □ (fam. USA) five-alarm, ( di incendio) furioso, grave; (fig.) di gran successo, straordinario, emozionante; ( di cibo) molto piccante, infuocato □ ( USA) five-and-dime (o five-and-ten, o five-cent store), negozio che vende articoli vari a poco prezzo □ five-day week, settimana corta □ (mat.) five-figure number, numero di cinque cifre □ five-finger, (zool., Echinaster, Asteria, ecc.) stella di mare; (bot., Potentilla reptans) pentafillo; ( Primula elatior) primavera maggiore; ( Lotus corniculatus) ginestrino □ ( slang USA) five-finger discount, atto di taccheggio; piccolo furto: I got myself a five-finger discount on it, l'ho sgraffignato; l'ho rubato □ five-finger exercise, (mus.: al pianoforte) esercizio per le cinque dita; (fig.) gioco da ragazzi, passeggiata (fig.) □ (fam.) five o'clock shadow, ombra pomeridiana della barba □ five o'clock tea, tè delle cinque □ ( poker) five of a kind, superpoker, pokerissimo ( quattro carte uguali più un jolly) □ five pence ( piece), moneta da cinque penny □ (fin.) five-per-cents, azioni al cinque per cento □ ( slang USA) five-percenter, intrallazzatore che prende una tangente del cinque per cento; (polit.) lobbista, faccendiere □ (fam. USA) five spot, biglietto da cinque dollari □ (tur.) five-star, a cinque stelle; di lusso □ ( sport) the 5,000-metre run (o the 5,000 metres), i cinquemila □ (econ.) five-year plan, piano quinquennale □ (fam.) to take five, fare cinque minuti di pausa; fare uno stacco.
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five o'clock shadow — A five o clock shadow is the facial hair that a man gets if he doesn t shave for a day or two … The small dictionary of idiomes
five o'clock shadow — n [singular] the dark colour on a man s chin where the hair has grown during the day … Dictionary of contemporary English
five o'clock shadow — noun uncount a slight growth of hair on a man s face in the afternoon when he SHAVED in the morning … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
five o'clock shadow — ► NOUN ▪ a slight growth of beard visible on a man s chin several hours after he has shaved … English terms dictionary
five o'clock shadow — Informal n. the slight growth of beard visible in the late afternoon on the face of a man who shaved in the morning … English World dictionary
Five o'clock shadow — A five o clock shadow is beard growth visible late in the day on a man whose face was clean shaven in the morning. The term comes from the traditional nine to five workday hours.HistoryDuring the 1980s, inspired largely by the then popular… … Wikipedia
five o'clock shadow — the rather dark stubble that appears on a man s face some hours after shaving, typically in the late afternoon if he shaved in the morning. Also, five o clock shadow. [1935 40] * * * ˌfive o clock ˈshadow f6 [five o clock shadow five o clock… … Useful english dictionary
Five O'Clock Shadow — This article is about the a cappella group; for other meanings, see five o clock shadow. Five O Clock Shadow was an a cappella group from Boston, Massachusetts, existing from 1991 to 2003. The band had performed on FOX News, A E Network, ABC,… … Wikipedia
five-o'clock shadow — noun Etymology: so called from the resemblance of a dark beard s stubble to a shadow : the growth of beard present late in the afternoon on the face of a man who has not shaved since morning * * * five o clock shadow noun (informal) The new… … Useful english dictionary
five o'clock shadow — {n. phr.} A very short growth of beard on a man s face who did shave in the morning but whose beard is so strong that it is again visible in the afternoon. * / You have a five o clock shadow, honey, Irene said, and we re going to the opera. Why… … Dictionary of American idioms
five o'clock shadow — {n. phr.} A very short growth of beard on a man s face who did shave in the morning but whose beard is so strong that it is again visible in the afternoon. * / You have a five o clock shadow, honey, Irene said, and we re going to the opera. Why… … Dictionary of American idioms