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1 ♦ goose
♦ goose /gu:s/n.● goose bumps, pelle d'oca □ ( USA) goose egg, zero ( sport e scolastico); (fam.) bernoccolo □ (fig.) goose-flesh, pelle d'oca □ (bot.) goose-foot ► goosefoot □ (bot.) goose-grass ► goosegrass □ goose pimples = goose-flesh ► sopra □ goose-pimply, dalla pelle d'oca; accapponato □ goose quill, penna d'oca (spec. per scrivere) □ (mil.) goose step, passo dell'oca □ (fam.) to cook sb. 's goose, rompere le uova nel paniere a q. □ (fam.) to cook one's goose, darsi la zappa sui piedi; rovinarsi da solo □ to kill the goose that lays the golden egg (o eggs), uccidere la gallina dalle uova d'oro □ (fig.) to be unable to say boo to a goose, essere timidissimo □ (prov.) All his geese are swans, egli tende a esagerare le buone qualità delle cose e delle persone; vede il mondo con gli occhiali rosa.(to) goose /gu:s/v. t. (fam. USA)2 (fig.) pungolare; stimolare. -
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I [kʊk]nome cuoco m. (-a)II 1. [kʊk]1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [ meal]2.to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti
- cook up••* * *[kuk] 1. verb(to prepare (food) or become ready by heating: She cooked the chicken; The chicken is cooking in the oven.) cuocere, cucinare2. noun(a person who cooks, especially for a living: She was employed as a cook at the embassy.) cuoco- cooker- cookery
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- cook up* * *cook /kʊk/n.2 ( scacchi e dama) mossa nuova, imprevista; mossa studiata in anticipo; ( anche) correzione a un problema pubblicato; soluzione d'un problema diversa da quella prevista da chi l'ha formulato● ( USA, antiq.) cook-room, cucina; (naut.) cucina di bordo □ cook's knife, coltello da cucina □ to be chief cook and bottle-washer, dover fare tutto da solo; essere il factotum □ (prov.) Too many cooks spoil the broth, troppi galli a cantar non fa mai giorno (prov.).♦ (to) cook /kʊk/A v. t.2 cucinare; preparare: to cook a meal, cucinare (o preparare) un pasto; to cook dinner, preparare la cena3 (fam. GB) manipolare; falsificare; truccare: to cook the books, falsificare i conti; truccare i libri contabili; to cook the evidence, falsificare le prove4 ( slang) guastare; rovinare; mandare all'aria: to cook sb. 's chances, mandare all'aria le prospettive di q.B v. i.1 cucinare; fare da mangiare; far la cucina: DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We cooked in the apartment most nights and went out a couple of times for dinner, abbiamo fatto da mangiare a casa quasi ogni sera e siamo usciti a cena un paio di volte4 ( slang USA) andare forte (o bene); essere pieno d'entusiasmo: Now you're cooking, adesso sì che vai bene● (fig.) to cook sb. 's goose, rompere le uova nel paniere a q.; sistemare a dovere q. □ to be cooked to a turn, essere cotto a puntino □ ( slang USA) to be cooking with gas, andare benissimo; essere a posto; essere a cavallo □ (fam. USA) What's cooking?, che cosa succede?; che cosa bolle in pentola?; che si combina? □ (fig.) Something is cooking, qualcosa bolle in pentola.* * *I [kʊk]nome cuoco m. (-a)II 1. [kʊk]1) gastr. (far) cuocere [vegetables, pasta]; cucinare [ meal]2.to cook the books — falsificare o truccare i conti
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goose-egg — gooseˈ egg noun 1. The egg of a goose 2. A swelling on the head due to an injury (N American) 3. A zero score (US) • • • Main Entry: ↑goose … Useful english dictionary
Goose egg — 1. In games, a zero; a score or record of naught; so named in allusion to the egglike outline of the zero sign 0. Called also {duck egg}. [Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A bump on the skin caused by a blow, especially one on the head. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goose egg — goose′ egg n. inf the numeral zero, esp. as a score in a game … From formal English to slang
goose egg — n. Slang ☆ 1. zero or a score of zero 2. a large swelling or lump, esp. one caused by a blow … English World dictionary
goose egg — noun a quantity of no importance it looked like nothing I had ever seen before reduced to nil all the work we had done we racked up a pathetic goose egg it was all for naught I didn t hear zilch about it • Syn: ↑nothing, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
goose egg — 1. n. a score of zero. □ We got a goose egg in the second inning. □ It was double goose eggs for the final score. 2. n. a bump on the head. □ Youve got quite a goose egg there. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
goose egg — noun a) Zero; nothing. I missed every question on the quiz and got a goose egg. b) A swelling or bump on the head … Wiktionary
goose egg — zero, no score, skunked They got three goals. We got the goose egg … English idioms
goose egg — n. zero; score of zero. My score on the test: goose egg … English slang
Goose Egg Island — ist der Name mehrerer Inseln in den Vereinigten Staaten: Goose Egg Island (Canyon County, Idaho) Goose Egg Island (Malheur County, Idaho) Goose Egg Island (Oregon) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben… … Deutsch Wikipedia
goose egg — Informal. 1. the numeral zero, often used to indicate the failure of a team to score in a game or unit of a game: a pitchers duel, with nothing but goose eggs on the scoreboard. 2. a lump raised by a blow, esp. on the head. [1350 1400; 1885 90,… … Universalium