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♦ flesh /flɛʃ/n. [u]1 carne (spec. di animale vivo): firm [soft] flesh, carne soda [morbida]; The metal tore into his flesh, il metallo gli è penetrato nella carne; flesh-eating plant, pianta carnivora3 (fig.) la carne; l'essere umano; l'uomo; l'umanità: The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak, lo spirito è forte, ma la carne è debole; (relig.) to become flesh, diventare carne; incarnarsi4 (fig.) carne; sensualità; (i) sensi: the pleasures of the flesh, i piaceri della carne (o carnali)● flesh and blood, essere umano, esseri umani; persona vera; la natura umana; il sangue: more than flesh and blood can stand, più di quanto un essere umano possa sopportare; I'm only flesh and blood!, sono un essere umano anch'io!; one's (own) flesh and blood, persona (o persone) del proprio sangue; sangue del proprio sangue □ flesh and bone, carne e ossa; (il) corpo umano □ flesh colour, color carne; (color) incarnato □ flesh-coloured, (di) color carne; carnicino □ (zool.) flesh-eater, animale carnivoro □ (zool.) flesh fly ( Sarcophaga), mosca carnaria □ flesh pink, (color) rosa carne; carnicino □ ( USA) flesh-tone = flesh-coloured ► sopra □ flesh wound, ferita superficiale □ (fig.) to demand one's pound of flesh, esigere il pagamento d'un debito fino all'ultimo centesimo (come Shylock nel ‘Mercante di Venezia’ di Shakespeare) □ to go the way of all flesh, (lett.) morire, fare la fine di tutti; (fig. scherz.) finire, scomparire, rompersi, essere distrutto □ in the flesh, in carne e ossa; in persona; di persona □ to make sb. 's flesh creep, fare accapponare la pelle a q.; far venire la pelle d'oca a q. □ (fig.) neither flesh nor fowl (nor good red herring), né carne né pesce □ to be one flesh, essere due anime in un corpo solo □ ( di politico) to press the flesh, andare in giro a stringere la mano a tutti; fare un bagno di folla □ to put flesh on st., dare più contenuto (o più sostanza) a qc. (un testo, ecc.); rimpolpare qc. □ to put on flesh, metter su carne (o peso); ingrassare.(to) flesh /flɛʃ/v. t.3 (fig.) indurire; temprare● fleshing machine, scarnatrice. -
2 flesh
I [fleʃ]nome (of human, animal) carne f.; (of fruit) polpa f.; fig.••II [fleʃ]verbo transitivo scarnire [skin, hide]* * *[fleʃ]1) (the soft substance (muscles etc) that covers the bones of animals.) carne2) (the soft part of fruit: the golden flesh of a peach.) polpa•- fleshy- flesh and blood
- in the flesh* * *I [fleʃ]nome (of human, animal) carne f.; (of fruit) polpa f.; fig.••II [fleʃ]verbo transitivo scarnire [skin, hide] -
3 flesh n
[flɛʃ](gen) carne f, (of fruit) polpa
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