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1 ♦ meat
♦ meat /mi:t/n.1 carne ( di bestia macellata): I rarely eat meat, mangio carne di rado; tinned (o canned) meat, carne in scatola; frozen meat, carne congelata; DIALOGO → - Complaining about the food- This meat doesn't smell too good, questa carne non ha un ottimo odore3 (fig.) succo, sostanza, nocciolo: the meat of the story, il succo del racconto; the meat of the problem, il nocciolo del problema4 ( slang USA) persona (o cosa) che fa al proprio caso; cosa (o persona) preferita; passione (fig.): Sunbathing is my meat, prendere il sole è la mia passione● (fig.) meat and drink, cosa da andarci a nozze; motivo di gran piacere: This was meat and drink to him, fu per lui un grande piacere (o una grande soddisfazione); ci andò a nozze □ (fig. USA) meat and potatoes, aspetti fondamentali; la sostanza; il sodo □ meat-and-potatoes, fondamentale; di base; concreto □ (market.) meat centre, centro (delle) carni □ ( cucina) meat chopper, tritacarne □ meat course, secondo ( a tavola) □ (relig.) meat day, giorno di grasso □ ( slang USA) meat eater, sfruttatore; poliziotto corrotto □ meat farm, allevamento di bestie da macello □ ( slang) meat-flasher, esibizionista □ (zool.) meat fly ( Sarcophaga carnaria), mosca carnaria □ ( cucina) meat grinder, tritacarne □ ( slang) meat house, bordello; casa di tolleranza □ meat-loaf, ( cucina) polpettone di carne □ meat market, mercato della carne; ( slang USA) luogo ( bar, locale notturno, ecc.) dove cercare un partner sessuale; locale per single □ ( cucina, GB) meat pie, pasticcio di carne □ meat-producing countries, paesi esportatori di carni □ (market.) meat products, carni □ meat safe, moscaiola □ ( cucina) meat sauce, ragù; sugo di carne (fam.) □ ( slang USA) meat shot, primo piano di genitali □ ( slang USA) meat show, spogliarello □ meat type poultry, polli da carne □ ( slang USA) meat wagon, ambulanza; carro funebre; ( anche) furgone cellulare □ (volg.) to beat the meat, masturbarsi; farsi una sega (volg.) □ cold meat, carne fredda; ( slang USA) cadavere □ ( cucina) cold meats, piatto freddo ( di varie carni); salumi misti □ ( cucina) roast meat, arrosto. -
2 chop
I [tʃɒp]1) (blow) colpo m.2) gastr. costoletta f., braciola f.••II [tʃɒp]to get the chop — [ person] essere licenziato; [scheme, service] essere abolito
to chop sth. into cubes — tagliare qcs. a cubetti
to chop sth. to pieces o bits tagliare qcs. a pezzetti; to chop sth. finely — tritare qcs. finemente
2) fig. (cut, reduce) ridurre [service, deficit]; (cut out) tagliare [quote, footage]•- chop off- chop up••III [tʃɒp]chop chop! — BE colloq. sbrigati! sbrigatevi!
••to chop and change — [ person] essere una banderuola; [ situation] cambiare in continuazione
* * *I 1. [ op] past tense, past participle - chopped; verb((sometimes with up) to cut (into small pieces): He chopped up the vegetables.)2. noun(a slice of mutton, pork etc containing a rib.)- chopper- choppy
- choppiness
- chop and change
- chop down II [ op] noun((in plural) the jaws or mouth, especially of an animal: the wolf's chops.)* * *I [tʃɒp]1) (blow) colpo m.2) gastr. costoletta f., braciola f.••II [tʃɒp]to get the chop — [ person] essere licenziato; [scheme, service] essere abolito
to chop sth. into cubes — tagliare qcs. a cubetti
to chop sth. to pieces o bits tagliare qcs. a pezzetti; to chop sth. finely — tritare qcs. finemente
2) fig. (cut, reduce) ridurre [service, deficit]; (cut out) tagliare [quote, footage]•- chop off- chop up••III [tʃɒp]chop chop! — BE colloq. sbrigati! sbrigatevi!
••to chop and change — [ person] essere una banderuola; [ situation] cambiare in continuazione
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