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1 ♦ pig
♦ pig /pɪg/n. [cu]1 (zool., Sus) porco ( in genere); ( Sus scrofa) maiale; suino: roast pig, maiale arrostito; carne di maiale arrosto NOTA D'USO: - pig o pork?-2 (fig., spreg.) maiale; porco: to make a pig of oneself, mangiare come un porco; ingozzarsi; greedy pig, maiale; mangione; dirty pig, maiale; sudicione5 (fis. nucl.) contenitore schermato● (metall.) pig bed, letto di colata per lingotti □ ( gergo naut., USA) pig-boat, sottomarino □ pig breeder (o farmer), allevatore di maiali □ pig breeding, allevamento di suini □ pig-eyed, dagli occhi porcini □ ( cucina) pig's feet, zampetti di maiale □ (fam.) pig-headed, cocciuto; testardo □ (metall.) pig iron, ghisa ( di prima fusione), ghisa grezza; ( anche) ghisa in pani □ pig-making, il preparare (salare, tritare, insaccare, ecc.) la carne di maiale □ (fam.) a pig of a job, un lavoraccio; un compito ingrato □ pig production, produzione della carne di maiale □ pig pudding, migliaccio; sanguinaccio □ pig's wash ► pigwash □ (fig.) to bring one's pigs to the wrong market, far fiasco; fare un cattivo affare; fallire in un'impresa □ (fig.) to buy a pig in a poke, comprare alla cieca (o a scatola chiusa) □ (fam.) to make a pig's ear of st., incasinare qc. □ to be an obstinate pig, essere testardo come un mulo □ (fam.) Don't be a pig!, non fare la carogna! □ ( per esprimere incredulità, meraviglia) Pigs might fly, ma sì: quando gli asini voleranno!(to) pig /pɪg/A v. t.B v. i.● (fam.) to pig it, vivere come maiali ( nella sporcizia, nella miseria) □ ( slang USA) to pig out, mangiare come un maiale; abbuffarsi; ingozzarsi; strippare: to pig out on chocolates, ingozzarsi di cioccolatini. -
2 greedy
['griːdɪ]1) [ person] (for food) goloso, ghiotto; (stronger) ingordo; [ look] avidohe's a greedy pig — colloq. mangia come un maiale
2) (for money, power) avido, bramoso ( for di)* * *adjective avido; goloso* * *greedy /ˈgri:dɪ/a.1 avido; bramoso; cupido: to be greedy for gold [fame], essere avido d'oro [bramoso di fama]2 ghiotto; goloso; ingordogreedilyavv.2 golosamente.* * *['griːdɪ]1) [ person] (for food) goloso, ghiotto; (stronger) ingordo; [ look] avidohe's a greedy pig — colloq. mangia come un maiale
2) (for money, power) avido, bramoso ( for di) -
3 pig
I [pɪg]1) (animal) maiale m., porco m.2) colloq. fig. spreg. (greedy, dirty) maiale m.; (nasty) porco m.3) colloq. spreg. (policeman) sbirro m.••in a pig's eye! — AE colloq. neanche per sogno!
II [pɪg]to make a pig's ear of sth. — fare un macello di o con qcs
- pig out* * *[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) maiale2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) porco•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) porcino- piglet- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly* * *I [pɪg]1) (animal) maiale m., porco m.2) colloq. fig. spreg. (greedy, dirty) maiale m.; (nasty) porco m.3) colloq. spreg. (policeman) sbirro m.••in a pig's eye! — AE colloq. neanche per sogno!
II [pɪg]to make a pig's ear of sth. — fare un macello di o con qcs
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4 pig n
[pɪɡ]1) maiale m, porcoto buy a pig in a poke fig — fare un acquisto alla cieca or a scatola chiusa
2) (fam: person: nasty) stronzo (-a), (greedy, dirty) porco, maiale mto make a pig of o.s. — mangiare (e bere) come un porco
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