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♦ bin /bɪn/n.1 contenitore; ricettacolo; deposito; bidone; cassonetto; silo: bread bin, scatola del pane; portapane; coal bin, cassa del carbone; litter bin, portarifiuti; ore bin, silo per minerale2 (GB, = rubbish bin) pattumiera; secchio (o bidone) dell'immondizia: wheelie bin, bidone dell'immondizia (su ruote): to throw st. in the bin, buttare qc. nella pattumiera; fit for the bin, da buttare; buono per l'immondizia● (GB) bin bag, sacco (di plastica) per l'immondizia □ (GB) bin-liner, sacchetto per pattumiera □ ( enologia) special bin, riserva speciale.(to) bin /bɪn/v. t.1 gettare via; buttare2 cestinare; buttare via; respingere -
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['luːnɪ] 1.1) (eccentric) tipo m. (-a) strambo (-a)2) (crazy) pazzo m. (-a); spreg. (mentally ill) pazzo m. (-a), matto m. (-a)2.aggettivo matto, pazzo* * ** * *loony /ˈlu:nɪ/a. e n. (fam., abbr. di lunatic)1 matto; pazzo; mentecatto2 mattoide; svitato; scentrato● (fam.) loony bin, manicomio.* * *['luːnɪ] 1.1) (eccentric) tipo m. (-a) strambo (-a)2) (crazy) pazzo m. (-a); spreg. (mentally ill) pazzo m. (-a), matto m. (-a)2.aggettivo matto, pazzo
См. также в других словарях:
loony bin — (l[=oo]n [y^] b[i^]n) n. An institution for the confinement or treatment of insane persons, such as an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital. [slang] Syn: mental institution. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loony bin — n informal an expression meaning a hospital for people who are mentally ill, usually considered offensive = psychiatric hospital … Dictionary of contemporary English
loony bin — loony ,bin noun count an offensive word for a hospital for mentally ill people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loony bin — [n] mental health facility bughouse*, funny farm*, insane asylum, madhouse*, mental hospital, mental institution, nut house*, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric ward, sanatorium; concepts 312,439,516 … New thesaurus
loony bin — n. Slang an institution for the mentally ill … English World dictionary
loony bin — noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum • Syn: ↑Bedlam, ↑booby hatch, ↑crazy house, ↑cuckoo s nest, ↑funny farm, ↑funny house, ↑madhouse, ↑nut house, ↑nuthouse, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
loony bin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms loony bin : singular loony bin plural loony bins an offensive word for a hospital for mentally ill people … English dictionary
loony bin — n. an insane asylum; a mental hospital. □ I feel like I’m about ready for the loony bin. □ Today’s loony bins are far different from those of just a few decades ago … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
loony bin — mental hospital, nut house If you ride that giraffe downtown they ll put you in the loony bin … English idioms
loony bin — np Insane asylum. Loan you $5? You should be locked up in aloony bin! 1910s … Historical dictionary of American slang
loony bin — n a hospital for the insane or mentally sub normal, an insane asylum . The most common slang expression for such an institution in the English speaking world since the end of the 19th century. In modern British parlance it is usually shortened to … Contemporary slang