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I eɡ noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) egg2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) egg3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) egg(celle)•- egg-cup- eggplant
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- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II eɡ- egg onegg--------eggcelleIsubst. \/eɡ\/eggas sure as eggs is\/are eggs ( hverdagslig) så sikkert som at to og to er fire, så sikkert som amen i kirkenbad egg råttent egg ( gammeldags) drittsekkdon't teach your grandmother to suck eggs er det egget som vil lære høna å verpe?, kom ikke her og fortell meg hva jeg skal gjørefree-range eggs egg fra frittgående hønergo suck an egg! (amer.) dra dit pepper'n gror!in the egg i sin (spede) begynnelse, i sin vordenkill the goose that lay the golden egg sage av den grenen man sitter pålay an egg ( spesielt amerikansk slang) bli\/gjøre fiasko, dumme seg fullstendig utput\/have all one's eggs in one basket sette alt på ett kortsit on eggs ( om fugler) rugetread on eggs bevege seg på tynn iswith egg on one's face ( hverdagslig) med skjegget i postkassaIIverb \/eɡ\/eggeegg somebody on egge noen, utfordre noen -
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hen1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) høne2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) hunn(-)•- henpeckedhønesubst. \/hen\/1) høne2) ( spesielt i sammensetninger) hunn-, -høne3) ( hverdagslig) fruentimmer, kvinnfolkfree-range hens frittgående hønerhen and chickens ( botanikk) forklaring: navn på plante med mange sideskudd, f.eks. takløk eller tusenfryd
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