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m (pl le -a) egguovo alla coque soft-boiled egguovo di Pasqua Easter egguovo sodo hard-boiled egguovo al tegame fried egguova pl strapazzate scrambled eggs* * *uovo s.m.1 egg: uova affogate, in camicia, poached eggs; uova alla coque, soft-boiled eggs; uova al tegame, al burro, fried eggs; uova all'ostrica, prairie oysters; uova al prosciutto, ham and eggs; uova sode, hard-boiled eggs; uova da bere, new-laid eggs; uova guaste, bad eggs; uova strapazzate, scrambled eggs; bianco, chiara d'uovo, egg white (o white of egg); guscio d'uovo, eggshell; rosso d'uovo, yolk; devo farti un rosso d'uovo sbattuto?, shall I whip the yolk of an egg for you?; la gallina ha fatto l'uovo, the hen has laid an egg; covare uova, to brood; uovo di anatra, di gallina, duck's, hen's egg; uovo di baco da seta, silkworm's egg; uova di pesce, roe; uova di rana, frogspawn; uova di mosca, flyblow; uova di aringa, di salmone, roe-corn // uovo di Pasqua, Easter egg // uovo per rammendare, darning egg // l'uovo di Colombo, (fig.) Columbus's egg // essere pieno come un uovo, (fig.) to be full up // camminare sulle uova, (fig.) to tread on eggs // cercare il pelo nell'uovo, (fig.) to split hairs // rompere le uova nel paniere a qlcu., (fig.) to upset s.o.'s plans // meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani, (prov.) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush2 (biol.) egg, ovule, ovum*.* * *pl.f. -a ['wɔvo] sostantivo maschile eggrosso o tuorlo d'uovo (egg) yolk; bianco o chiara d'uovo (egg) white; guscio d'uovo eggshell; -a di pesce spawn; -a di rana (frog-)spawn; deporre le -a [ gallina] to lay; [pesce, rana] to spawn; pasta all'uovo egg pasta; posizione a uovo — (nello sci) aerodynamic position
uovo di Colombo — = brilliant but obvious solution to a problem
••camminare sulle -a — to tread on eggs o eggshells
rompere le -a nel paniere a qcn. — to cook sb's goose, to queer sb.'s pitch
meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani — prov. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
* * *uovopl.f. -a /'wɔvo/sostantivo m.egg; rosso o tuorlo d'uovo (egg) yolk; bianco o chiara d'uovo (egg) white; guscio d'uovo eggshell; - a di pesce spawn; - a di rana (frog-)spawn; deporre le -a [ gallina] to lay; [pesce, rana] to spawn; pasta all'uovo egg pasta; posizione a uovo (nello sci) aerodynamic position\camminare sulle -a to tread on eggs o eggshells; rompere le -a nel paniere a qcn. to cook sb's goose, to queer sb.'s pitch; meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani prov. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush\uovo in camicia poached egg; uovo di Colombo = brilliant but obvious solution to a problem; uovo alla coque soft-boiled egg; uovo (fresco) di giornata new-laid egg; uovo all'occhio di bue sunny side up; uovo di Pasqua Easter egg; uovo da rammendo darning egg; uovo sodo hard-boiled; uovo strapazzato scrambled egg; uovo al tegamino fried egg.
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