-
1 ♦ milk
♦ milk /mɪlk/n. [u]1 latte: full-cream milk, latte intero; semi-skimmed milk, latte parzialmente scremato; dried (o powdered) milk, latte in polvere; coconut milk, latte di cocco; almond milk, latte di mandorle● (fig.) milk and honey, grande possibilità di divertimenti (o di divertirsi) □ milk-and-water, insipido, sciocco; melenso; blando; all'acqua di rose (fig.) □ milk bar, bar bianco; latteria; gelateria □ milk chocolate, cioccolato al latte □ (med.) milk crust, crosta lattea; lattime □ milk diet, dieta lattea □ (med.) milk fever, febbre da latte □ milk float, furgoncino ( a motore elettrico) del lattaio ( per consegne in città) □ milk fund, fondo alimentale per l'infanzia bisognosa (spec. di paesi stranieri) □ (zool.) milk gland, ghiandola mammaria □ milk glass, vetro opalino □ milk jug, lattiera ( per servire il latte a tavola) □ (med.) milk leg, flemmasia □ milk loaf, pane (bianco) al latte □ (fig.) the milk of human kindness, gentilezza (o generosità) connaturata all'uomo □ (chim.) milk of magnesia, latte di magnesia □ milk powder, latte in polvere □ milk pudding, budino (di riso) al latte □ milk punch, bevanda di latte misto a liquore □ ( sport) the Milk Race, il Giro ciclistico dell'Inghilterra ( per professionisti e dilettanti, insieme) □ milk round, giro del lattaio ( per le consegne); (fig. fam.) giro di visite ( di dirigenti per assumere neolaureati per le loro aziende) □ milk run, (ferr.) corsa con molte fermate; (aeron.) volo con molti scali; (aeron., mil.) missione di routine □ milk shake, frullato; frappè □ (med.) milk sickness, malattia da latte □ (chim.) milk sugar, lattosio □ milk tooth, dente di latte □ (fam.) milk train, treno locale del primo mattino □ milk van, furgone del lattaio ( per consegne fuori città) □ (bot.) milk vetch ( Astragalus), astragalo □ milk-white, bianco come il latte □ (prov.) It's no use crying over spilt milk, è inutile piangere sul latte versato.(to) milk /mɪlk/A v. t.2 (fig.) spillare denaro a; mungere: Colonies were milked by the Romans, le colonie venivano munte dai romani3 (fig.) sfruttare ( una situazione, ecc.); spremere: He is determined to milk the story for every last drop of horror, è deciso a sfruttare la storia in tutto il suo orrore4 (fig.) riuscire a ottenere da (q. una reazione favorevole); accattivarsi; lavorarsi: to milk sb. for sympathy, riuscire a ottenere la solidarietà di q.7 (arc.) succhiare il latte diB v. i.dare latte; produrre latte: Our cows are milking very well, le nostre vacche danno molto latte● (fig.) to milk the bull (o the ram), cavar sangue da una rapa.
См. также в других словарях:
A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow — ( Cailin Deas ag Crúite na mBo Irish Gaelic Title) is a traditional 18th Century Irish Ballad attributed to Thomas Moore (1770 1852), [ Thomas Moore: Ireland s Minstrel , Linda Kelly, I.B. Tauris and Co. Ltd. , June 2006, ISBN 10 1845 1125 20] .… … Wikipedia
milking stool — a low, usually three legged stool with a flat seat in the shape of a half circle, used by a person when milking a cow. [1820 30] * * * … Universalium
milking stool — noun low three legged stool with a half round seat; used to sit on while milking a cow (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑stool … Useful english dictionary
Milking the Sacred Cow — Compilation album by Dead Kennedys Released Octob … Wikipedia
Milking Shorthorn — cows in Prince Edward Island, Canada The Milking Shorthorn or Dairy Shorthorn is a breed of dairy cattle that originated in Great Britain. It developed from the Shorthorn, which itself came from County Durham, Northumberland and Yorkshire in… … Wikipedia
Cow blowing — Cow blowing,[1] Kuhblasen,[2] phooka, or doom dev,[3] is a process which is used in many countries according to ethnographers, in which forceful blowing of air into a cow s vagina (or sometimes anus) is applied to induce her to produce more milk … Wikipedia
Milking Bank Primary School — Type Community School Location Aintree Way Milking Bank Dudley West Midlands DY1 2SL England … Wikipedia
Milking pipeline — A milking pipeline or milk pipeline is a component of a dairy farm animal milking operation, which is used to transfer milk from the animals to a cooling and storage bulk tank. Contents 1 Setup 2 Transfer from pipeline to bulk tank 3 Pipeline… … Wikipedia
Milking — Hand milking Kvens milking reindeer in the 19t … Wikipedia
milking cow — /ˈmɪlkɪŋ kaʊ/ (say milking kow) noun 1. a cow which is in milk. 2. an unending source of money. Also, milch cow …
milking shorthorn — noun breed evolved from shorthorn beef cattle • Hypernyms: ↑dairy cattle, ↑dairy cow, ↑milch cow, ↑milk cow, ↑milcher, ↑milker * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized M&S : a breed of Shorthorn cattle developed … Useful english dictionary