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1 spiumare
spiumare v.tr.1 to pluck: spiumare un pollo, to pluck a chicken2 (fig.) ( carpire denaro a) to fleece, to skin, (fam.) to rip off: l'ha spiumato ben bene, he fleeced him of everything he had (o he cleaned him out).◘ spiumarsi v.intr.pron. to moult.* * *[spju'mare]verbo transitivo1) to pluck [ pollo]2) fig. to fleecefarsi spiumare — to be ripped off o fleeced
* * *spiumare/spju'mare/ [1]1 to pluck [ pollo] -
2 pelare
peelpollo pluckfig colloq fleece colloq* * *pelare v.tr.1 to unhair; ( spennare) to pluck: pelare un pollo, to pluck a chicken // il parrucchiere mi ha pelato, the hairdresser has scalped me // prendere una gatta da pelare, to let oneself in for sthg.: hai preso una bella gatta da pelare!, you have really let yourself in for sthg. there!2 ( spellare) to skin; ( sbucciare) to peel, to pare: pelare patate, pomodori, to peel potatoes, tomatoes // è un freddo che ti pela, (fig. fam.) it is a cold that pierces you to the bone; questo vento pela, this wind goes right through you3 (fig., fam.) ( far pagare salato) to fleece; to rip off: in quel negozio ti pelano, they fleece you in that shop.* * *[pe'lare]verbo transitivo1) (sbucciare) to peel, to skin, to pare [frutta, cipolle]2) (spennare) to pluck [ pollo]pelare qcn. — to shave sb.'s head
lo hanno pelato al casinò — he's been cleaned out o fleeced at the casino
* * *pelare/pe'lare/ [1]1 (sbucciare) to peel, to skin, to pare [frutta, cipolle]2 (spennare) to pluck [ pollo]3 (radere a zero) pelare qcn. to shave sb.'s head4 colloq. (lasciare senza soldi) to soak, to rip off [ cliente]; lo hanno pelato al casinò he's been cleaned out o fleeced at the casino. -
3 salasso
salasso s.m.1 (med.) bleeding; bloodletting2 (fig. scherz.) heavy expense, drain, swindle, (fam.) rip-off: è stato un vero salasso per i miei risparmi, the expense was a real drain on my savings; il conto è stato un salasso, they really stung us with that bill (o that bill was a real rip-off).* * *[sa'lasso]sostantivo maschile1) med. bleeding, bloodlettingfare un salasso a qcn. — to bleed sb
2) fig. drain* * *salasso/sa'lasso/sostantivo m.1 med. bleeding, bloodletting; fare un salasso a qcn. to bleed sb.2 fig. drain; il conto è stato un salasso the bill fleeced us. -
4 farsi spiumare
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5 il conto è stato un salasso
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6 lo hanno pelato al casinò
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7 spennare
pollo pluck* * *spennare v.tr.1 to pluck: spennare un pollo, to pluck a chicken2 (fig. fam.) ( carpire denaro a) to fleece, to skin, to rip off: in quel ristorante ti spennano, they rip you off (o they fleece you) in that restaurant // farsi spennare al casinò, to get fleeced (o to lose one's shirt) at the casino.* * *[spen'nare]1. vt(gallina) to pluck, (fig : cliente) to fleece2. vip (spennarsi)to moult, lose its feathers* * *[spen'nare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (privare delle penne) to deplume, to pluck [ pollo]2.* * *spennare/spen'nare/ [1]1 (privare delle penne) to deplume, to pluck [ pollo]II spennarsi verbo pronominale
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