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♦ pet (1) /pɛt/A n.1 animale d'affezione (o da compagnia): to keep a rabbit as a pet, tenere un coniglio come animale da compagnia2 ( di persona o animale) favorito; beniamino; prediletto; cocco (fam.): Jane is her teacher's pet, Jane è la beniamina della sua insegnanteB a. attr.1 preferito; prediletto; favorito2 che sta più a cuore; a cui si tiene di più: It's his pet project, è il progetto che gli sta più a cuore● pet animals, animali d'affezione; animali da compagnia □ (fam.) pet aversion = pet hate ► sotto □ pet carrier, borsa per il trasporto di animali da compagnia □ (tecn.) pet-cock, valvola (o rubinetto) di sfogo □ pet door, gattaiola □ the pet duck, l'anatroccolo prediletto ( dai bambini) □ pet food, prodotti alimentari per animali da compagnia □ (di albergo, negozio, ecc.) pet-friendly, che accetta animali da compagnia; pet-friendly □ (fam.) pet hate (o pet peeve), cosa che si detesta di più □ pet lamb, agnellino □ pet name, vezzeggiativo; nomignolo affettuoso □ ( USA) pet port, gattaiola □ pet shop, negozio d'uccelli, gatti, cagnolini, ecc. □ pet-sitter, chi bada a un animale da compagnia ( in assenza del padrone) □ (psic.) pet therapy, terapia che si avvale degli effetti positivi della presenza di un animale da compagnia; ‘pet therapy’.pet (2) /pɛt/n.collera; malumore; stizza● to be in a pet, essere stizzito.(to) pet /pɛt/A v. t.2 (fam.) sbaciucchiare; pomiciare con (q.)B v. i.(fam.) sbaciucchiarsi; pomiciare, limonare (fam.). -
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I 1. [nek]1) collo m.2) (collar) collo m., colletto m.; (neckline) scollatura f.with a high, low neck — col collo alto, scollato
3) gastr. (of lamb, beef) collo m.4) (of bottle, vase) collo m.5) geogr. istmo m.2.long-necked, short-necked — dal collo lungo, corto
high-necked, low-necked — accollato, scollato
••to be a pain in the neck — colloq. essere un rompiscatole
he's up to his neck in debt — colloq. è indebitato fino al collo
II [nek]to get o catch it in the neck colloq. prendersi una lavata di capo; to risk one's neck colloq. rischiare l'osso del collo; to stick one's neck out colloq. esporsi (alle critiche); to win by a neck vincere con un distacco minimo; in this neck of the woods colloq. da queste parti, nei paraggi; to be dead from the neck up — colloq. essere una testa vuota
verbo intransitivo colloq. sbaciucchiarsi, pomiciare* * *I [nek] noun1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.)2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.)3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.)•- necklace- neckline
- necktie
- neck and neck II [nek] verb(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.)* * *I 1. [nek]1) collo m.2) (collar) collo m., colletto m.; (neckline) scollatura f.with a high, low neck — col collo alto, scollato
3) gastr. (of lamb, beef) collo m.4) (of bottle, vase) collo m.5) geogr. istmo m.2.long-necked, short-necked — dal collo lungo, corto
high-necked, low-necked — accollato, scollato
••to be a pain in the neck — colloq. essere un rompiscatole
he's up to his neck in debt — colloq. è indebitato fino al collo
II [nek]to get o catch it in the neck colloq. prendersi una lavata di capo; to risk one's neck colloq. rischiare l'osso del collo; to stick one's neck out colloq. esporsi (alle critiche); to win by a neck vincere con un distacco minimo; in this neck of the woods colloq. da queste parti, nei paraggi; to be dead from the neck up — colloq. essere una testa vuota
verbo intransitivo colloq. sbaciucchiarsi, pomiciare
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