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♦ mug (1) /mʌg/n.mug (2) /mʌg/n.(fam.) babbeo; gonzo; semplicione; sciocco● a mug's game, un lavoro da fessi; fatica sprecata.mug (3) /mʌg/n. ( slang)1 sgobbone2 esame difficile.(to) mug (1) /mʌg/A v. i.( slang) sgobbare; studiare moltoB v. t.(to) mug (2) /mʌg/A v. t.1 aggredire e derubare; pestare; rapinareB v. i.3 (teatr.) recitare con una mimica facciale esagerata. -
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I [mʌg]1) (for tea, coffee) mug m., tazzone m.; (for beer) boccale m.2) colloq. (face) muso m.3) BE (fool) gonzo m. (-a)II [mʌg] III [mʌg]verbo transitivo (anche mug up) (forma in -ing ecc. - gg-) BE colloq. mettersi a studiare [qcs.] di brutto [ subject]* * *I noun(a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides: a mug of coffee.)- mugfulII noun(a slang word for the face.)III past tense, past participle - mugged; verb(to attack and usually rob: He was mugged when coming home late at night.)- mugger* * *[mʌɡ]1. n1) (cup) tazzone m, (for beer) boccale m2) Brit, (fam: fool) salame m, scemo (-a)3) (fam: face) muso2. vt(attack and rob) aggredire, assalire•- mug up* * *I [mʌg]1) (for tea, coffee) mug m., tazzone m.; (for beer) boccale m.2) colloq. (face) muso m.3) BE (fool) gonzo m. (-a)II [mʌg] III [mʌg]verbo transitivo (anche mug up) (forma in -ing ecc. - gg-) BE colloq. mettersi a studiare [qcs.] di brutto [ subject]
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