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1 faisane
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2 fagiano
m pheasant* * *fagiano s.m. pheasant*: fagiano dorato, golden pheasant; fagiano cornuto, tragopan; fagiano di monte, ( Lyrurus tetrix) black grouse.* * *[fa'dʒano]sostantivo maschile pheasant** * *fagiano/fa'dʒano/sostantivo m.pheasant*. -
3 alzare
raise, liftprezzi increase, raise( costruire) build, erectalzare le spalle shrug (one's shoulders)* * *alzare v.tr.1 to lift (up), to raise; ( con fatica) to heave: aiutami ad alzare questo baule, help me to lift this trunk; alzare una tapparella, to raise a blind; alzare il sipario, to raise the curtain; alzare gli occhi, to raise one's eyes (o to look up); alzare pesi, to lift weights // alzare la bandiera, to hoist the flag // alzare le vele, to hoist the sails, ( salpare) to set sail // alzare le carte, to cut the pack // alzare le mani al cielo, to lift up one's hands; alzare le mani su qlcu., to beat s.o. // alzare le spalle, to shrug (one's shoulders) // alzare il gomito, to drink a bit too much (o to bend the elbow) // alzare i tacchi, to take to one's heels // alzare i bicchieri, to drink a toast // alzare la cresta, to get above oneself //alzare qlcu. alle stelle, to extol s.o.2 ( accrescere) to raise, to increase; ( il volume) to turn up: alza un po' il volume, la radio, turn up the volume, the radio; ogni autunno i commercianti alzano i prezzi, every autumn the tradesmen raise (o put up) prices; alza un po' il gas, turn up the gas a little // alzare i prezzi, (amer.) to hike prices // alzare la voce, to raise one's voice; alza la voce, non ci sento, speak up, I can't hear you; non alzare la voce con me, sai!, don't raise your voice with me!3 ( costruire) to build*; ( erigere) to erect: alzare un muro, to build a wall; alzare una statua, to erect a statue◘ alzarsi v.intr.pron.1 ( di vento, astro) to rise*: ora il sole si alza alle quattro, now the sun rises at four; il vento si alza, the wind is rising (o the wind is beginning to blow)2 ( crescere) ( di livello) to rise*; ( in altezza) to grow* (taller): il livello del lago si è alzato, the level of the lake has risen; il tuo ragazzo si è alzato molto, your son has grown a lot◆ v.rifl.1 ( in piedi) to stand* up, to rise* to one's feet; to get to one's feet; alzati!, stand up!; alla fine del concerto il pubblico si alzò ad applaudirlo, at the end of the concert the audience rose to their feet and cheered2 ( dal letto) to get* up: a che ora ti alzi?, at what time do you get up?* * *[al'tsare]1. vt1) (gen) to raise, (peso) to liftè troppo pesante, non riesco nemmeno ad alzarla — it's too heavy, I can't even lift it
alzare gli occhi o lo sguardo — to raise one's eyes
2) (issare: bandiera, vela) to hoist3) (costruire) to build, erect4)alzare le carte — to cut the cardsalzare la voce — (per farsi sentire) to speak up, (per intimidire, in collera) to raise one's voice
2. vr (alzarsi)(persona) to rise, get upalzarsi (in piedi) — to stand up, get to one's feet
3. vip (alzarsi)1) (sorgere: sole, luna) to rise, (vento) to rise, get up2) (aumentare: temperatura) to rise, (fiamma) to leap up* * *[al'tsare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (sollevare) [ persona] to lift (up) [ oggetto]; to raise, to lift [testa, gamba]; to shrug [ spalle]; to raise [ sopracciglia]alzare la mano — (per parlare) to put up o raise one's hand
alzare le mani su qcn. — (per colpire) to raise a hand to o lay a hand on sb.
alzare la voce — to speak up, to raise one's voice (anche fig.)
2) (aumentare) to turn up [termostato, gas]; to turn up, to raise [ volume]; to raise, to push up, to put* up [ prezzi]3) (tirare su) to wind* up [ finestrino]; to raise, to hoist [ bandiera]; to raise up [ sipario]4) (costruire) to build*, to put* up, to raise, to erect [muro, casa]5) (elevare)6) gioc.2.verbo pronominale alzarsi- rsi in piedi — to stand up, to rise to one's feet
- rsi da terra — to get up off the ground, to pick oneself up
2) meteor. [ nebbia] to lift, to clear; [sole, vento] to rise*3) (dal letto) to get* up4) (aumentare) [ livello dell'acqua] to rise*; [ marea] to come* in, to come* up; [prezzi, tassi] to rise*, to go* up (di by); [febbre, temperatura] to go* up (di by)5) teatr.6) (sollevarsi)- rsi in volo — [ aereo] to climb, to rise up, to take off; [ uccello] to rise up, to soar up
* * *alzare/al'tsare/ [1]1 (sollevare) [ persona] to lift (up) [ oggetto]; to raise, to lift [testa, gamba]; to shrug [ spalle]; to raise [ sopracciglia]; alzare la mano (per parlare) to put up o raise one's hand; alzare le mani su qcn. (per colpire) to raise a hand to o lay a hand on sb.; alzare la voce to speak up, to raise one's voice (anche fig.)2 (aumentare) to turn up [termostato, gas]; to turn up, to raise [ volume]; to raise, to push up, to put* up [ prezzi]4 (costruire) to build*, to put* up, to raise, to erect [muro, casa]5 (elevare) alzare la casa di un piano to add another storey to the houseII alzarsi verbo pronominale1 (mettersi in piedi) - rsi in piedi to stand up, to rise to one's feet; - rsi da terra to get up off the ground, to pick oneself up2 meteor. [ nebbia] to lift, to clear; [sole, vento] to rise*3 (dal letto) to get* up4 (aumentare) [ livello dell'acqua] to rise*; [ marea] to come* in, to come* up; [prezzi, tassi] to rise*, to go* up (di by); [febbre, temperatura] to go* up (di by)5 teatr. si alza il sipario the curtain rises6 (sollevarsi) - rsi in volo [ aereo] to climb, to rise up, to take off; [ uccello] to rise up, to soar up. -
4 cincia
1 tit // cincia bigia, ( Parus palustris) marsh tit // cincia boreale, ( Parus atricapillus) tomtit // cincia mora, ( Parus ater) coal-mouse* (o coal-tit o tomtit)2 ( Panurus biarmicus) reed-pheasant, reedling.* * ** * *cinciapl. -ce /'t∫int∫a, t∫e/sostantivo f.titmouse*. -
5 occhio
m (pl -cchi) eyea occhio nudo to the naked eyea occhio e croce roughlydare nell'occhio attract attention, be noticeda quattr'occhi in private* * *occhio s.m.1 eye: occhi a mandorla, almond-shaped (o slanting) eyes; occhi sporgenti, bulging (o protruding) eyes; bianco dell'occhio, white of the eye; con le lacrime agli occhi, with tears in one's eyes; dagli occhi neri, black-eyed; sollevare, abbassare gli occhi, to raise, to lower one's eyes; mi piange un occhio, my eye is watering; mi fanno male gli occhi, my eyes ache (o are sore); aveva gli occhi rossi di pianto, her eyes were red with crying; sfregarsi gli occhi, to rub one's eyes; strizzare gli occhi, to squint, ( per luce forte) to screw up one's eyes; strizzar l'occhio a qlcu., to wink at s.o.; affaticarsi, consumarsi gli occhi, to strain one's eyes; avere gli occhi storti, to be cross-eyed; guardare dritto negli occhi, to look straight in the eye // occhio per occhio, dente per dente, (prov.) an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth // occhio non vede, cuore non duole, (prov.) what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over // occhio di vetro, glass eye // banca degli occhi, eye bank // non posso crederci finché non lo vedo con i miei occhi, I can't believe it until I see it with my own eyes // ormai non le sono rimasti che gli occhi per piangere, she has cried her eyes out // ho ancora davanti agli occhi la scena, I can still see the scene2 ( sguardo) look; glance: mi guardò con l'occhio assente, he looked at me absently; sotto gli occhi di qlcu., under s.o.'s eyes; cercare qlcu. con gli occhi, to look round for s.o.; distogliere gli occhi, to look away; interrogare qlcu. con gli occhi, to give s.o. a questioning look (o to look at s.o. inquiringly) // mi è caduto l'occhio su un errore, my eye fell on a mistake3 ( cosa a forma d'occhio): occhi del brodo, blobs of fat floating on the soup; gli occhi del formaggio, the holes in (gruyère) cheese; gli occhi delle penne del pavone, the eyes on a peacock's feathers5 (bot.) eye, bud, eyespot9 (tip.) typeface10 (tecn.) eye: occhio del martello, eye of the hammer; (mecc.) occhio della molla, spring eye; (arch.) occhio della voluta, eye of the volute; (edil., fot.) occhio di bue, bull's eye // (mar.): occhio di coperta, deck light; occhio di cubia, hawse-hole; (rad. fam.) occhio magico, magic eye◆ FRASEOLOGIA: occhio!, mind! (o watch out! o look out!); occhio al portafoglio!, watch your wallet! // non bisogna comprare niente a occhi chiusi, never buy anything with your eyes closed; saprei andarci, farlo a occhi chiusi, I could go there, do it blindfold; di lui ti puoi fidare a occhi chiusi, you can trust him blindly // la nuova stella è troppo piccola per poterla vedere a occhio nudo, the new star is too small to be seen with the naked eye; si vede a occhio nudo che è falso, you can tell at a glance that it is false // quattr'occhi, (scherz.) ( persona con gli occhiali) four-eyes; quattro occhi vedono meglio di due, two pairs of eyes are better than one; a quattr'occhi, in private (o in confidence): una conversazione a quattr'occhi, a tête-à-tête // la pianura si estende a perdita d'occhio, the plain stretches out as far as the eye can see; crescere a vista d'occhio, to grow by leaps and bounds (o visibly) // in un batter d'occhio, in a trice (o in the twinkling of an eye) // agli occhi miei ha ragione, in my opinion he is right // aveva gli occhi fuori dalla testa, his eyes were popping out of his head // darei un occhio ( della testa) per avere quell'auto, I'd give anything (in the world) to have that car // ma dove hai gli occhi?, watch what you're doing // non l'ha fatto certo per i suoi begli occhi!, he didn't do it for love! (o for nothing!) // la notte scorsa non ho potuto chiudere occhio, I didn't sleep a wink last night // quello che è successo mi ha aperto gli occhi, what happened (really) opened my eyes; quando aprirai gli occhi capirai che ti sta prendendo in giro, when you open your eyes you'll understand he's pulling your leg // avere gli occhi dappertutto, to have eyes in the back of one's head // avere occhio per qlco., to have an eye for sthg. // avere gli occhi pesanti, to be drowsy (o sleepy) // avere, tenere gli, stare a occhi aperti, to keep one's eyes open (o skinned o peeled); sognare a occhi aperti, to daydream // chiudere un occhio su qlco., (fig.) to turn a blind eye to sthg.: non può chiudere un occhio per questa volta?, couldn't you turn a blind eye (just) for this time? // mi si chiudono gli occhi, ( dal sonno) I can hardly keep my eyes open // dormire con gli occhi aperti, to sleep with one eye open; ( avere il sonno leggero) to sleep very lightly // essere tutt'occhi e tutt'orecchie, to be all eyes and ears // fare gli occhi neri, un occhio nero a qlcu., to give s.o. a black eye // c'è da cavarsi gli occhi a leggere con questa luce, reading in this light would ruin your eyesight; gli caverei gli occhi a quello!, (fam.) I'd scratch that fellow's eyes out! // guardare qlcu. con la coda dell'occhio, to look at s.o. out of the corner of one's eye // leggo nei tuoi occhi che stai mentendo, I can tell by your eyes that you are lying // mettere qlco. sotto gli occhi a qlcu., to bring (o to draw) sthg. to s.o.'s attention // sgranare gli occhi, to open one's eyes wide (o to goggle) // lo vedo come il fumo negli occhi, I can't bear the sight of him // vedere qlco. di buon occhio, di mal occhio, to look favourably, unfavourably on sthg. // la differenza salta all'occhio, the difference leaps out at you; salta all'occhio che non ha voglia di venire, it's clear as crystal that he doesn't want to come // dare nell'occhio, to attract attention: ci mescolammo agli invitati senza dare nell'occhio, we mingled with the guests without attracting attention // fare l'occhio a qlco., to get used to sthg. // perdere d'occhio qlcu., qlco., to lose sight of s.o., sthg. // tenere d'occhio qlcu., to keep an eye on s.o. // a colpo d'occhio, at first sight: ho capito la situazione al primo colpo d'occhio, I took the situation in at a glance; vedere qlco. al primo colpo d'occhio, to see sthg. at a glance // a occhio ( e croce), roughly (o about o approximately) // misurare qlco. a occhio, to measure sthg. by sight (o at a glance) // mettere gli occhi addosso a qlco., qlcu., to have one's eye on sthg., s.o.; non aveva occhi che per lei, non le toglieva gli occhi di dosso, he couldn't take his eyes off her // dare un occhio a qlco., to have a look at sthg. // fare gli occhi dolci a qlcu., to make (sheep's) eyes at s.o. // gettare l'occhio su qlco., to run (o to cast) one's eyes over sthg. (o to glance at sthg.) // mangiarsi qlco., qlcu. con gli occhio, to devour sthg., s.o. with one's eyes // la cucina cinese mi esce dagli occhi, I'm fed up to the back teeth with Chinese cooking.* * *1) eye- chi a mandorla — almond o slanting eyes
-chi chiari, scuri — light-coloured, dark eyes
un bambino dagli o con gli -chi blu a blue-eyed child; non riesco a tenere gli -chi aperti I can't keep my eyes open; sognare a occhio aperti to daydream; aprire gli -chi to open one's eyes; fig. to get wise; tenere gli -chi bene aperti fig. to keep one's eyes skinned o peeled; aprire gli -chi a qcn. su qcs. to awaken sb. to sth.; apri gli -chi! wake up! chiudere un occhio su qcs. fig. to turn a blind eye to sth.; trovare la strada a -chi chiusi fig. to find the way blindfold o with one's eyes closed; potrei farlo a -chi chiusi fig. I could do it in my sleep o with my eyes closed; non ho chiuso occhio (tutta la notte) I didn't sleep a wink (all night); tenere d'occhio qcn. to keep an eye on sb.; visibile a occhio nudo visible to the naked eye; ce l'ho sotto gli -chi I have it in front of me; sotto gli -chi di tutti for all the world to see; proprio davanti ai nostri -chi before our very eyes; non credevo ai miei -chi I couldn't believe my eyes; cercare qcs. con gli -chi to look around for sth.; mettere gli -chi su o addosso a qcn., qcs. to have one's eye on sb., sth., to set one's sights on sb., sth.; non staccare o togliere gli -chi di dosso a qcn. not to take one's eyes off sb.; non avere -chi che per qcn. to only have eyes for sb.; guardarsi negli -chi to gaze into each other's eyes; dare nell'occhio to attract attention, to be showy, to stand out a mile; guardare qcn. con la coda dell'occhio to see sb. out of the corner of one's eye; a colpo d'occhio at a glance; vedere qcn., qcs. di buon occhio to look with favour on sb., sth., to look on sb., sth. with favour o favourably; sotto l'occhio vigile di under the watchful eye of; guardare qcn. dritto negli -chi to look sb. straight in the eye o face; guardare qcs. con occhio critico to take a critical look at sth.; dove hai gli -chi? are you blind? agli -chi del mondo in the eyes of the world; vedere qcs. con altri -chi to take a different view of sth.; a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni roughly speaking I would say that he is about 30; dimagrisce a vista d'occhio he's getting thinner before our very eyes; in un batter d'occhio — in the bat of an eye, in less than no time
•occhio di bue — arch bull's-eye; fot. snoot
all'occhio di bue — [ uovo] sunny side up
occhio clinico — discerning o expert eye
occhio di pernice — (tessuto) bird's eye pattern; (callo) = small corn between toes
occhio di pesce — tecn. fisheye
••fare gli -chi dolci a qcn. — to make eyes o flutter one's eyelashes at sb., to make sheep's eyes at sb.
fare l'occhio a qcs. — to get used to sth.
fare un occhio nero a qcn. — to black BE o blacken AE sb.'s eye
cavare gli -chi a qcn. — to claw o gouge sb.'s eyes out
anche l'occhio vuole la sua parte — = you should also please the eye
saltare o balzare agli -chi to leap out at sb., to stand out a mile; buttare o gettare l'occhio su to clap eyes on, to have o take a look-see; rifarsi gli -chi con qcs. to feast one's eyes on sth.; avere occhio per to have an eye for [dettagli, colore]; avere gli -chi foderati di prosciutto to go around with one's eyes shut; a perdita d'occhio as far as the eye can see; a quattr'-chi [discutere, parlare] face to face, one-to-one; costare un occhio (della testa) to cost the earth, to cost an arm and a leg; avere -chi di lince to be lynx-eyed; occhio per occhio, dente per dente prov. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; lontano dagli -chi, lontano dal cuore prov. out of sight, out of mind; occhio non vede cuore non duole prov. what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over; essere nell'occhio del ciclone — to be in the eye of the storm
* * *occhiopl. - chi /'ɔkkjo, ki/ ⇒ 4sostantivo m.1 eye; - chi a mandorla almond o slanting eyes; -chi chiari, scuri light-coloured, dark eyes; avere gli -chi storti to be cross-eyed; un bambino dagli o con gli -chi blu a blue-eyed child; non riesco a tenere gli -chi aperti I can't keep my eyes open; sognare a occhio aperti to daydream; aprire gli -chi to open one's eyes; fig. to get wise; tenere gli -chi bene aperti fig. to keep one's eyes skinned o peeled; aprire gli -chi a qcn. su qcs. to awaken sb. to sth.; apri gli -chi! wake up! chiudere un occhio su qcs. fig. to turn a blind eye to sth.; trovare la strada a -chi chiusi fig. to find the way blindfold o with one's eyes closed; potrei farlo a -chi chiusi fig. I could do it in my sleep o with my eyes closed; non ho chiuso occhio (tutta la notte) I didn't sleep a wink (all night); tenere d'occhio qcn. to keep an eye on sb.; visibile a occhio nudo visible to the naked eye; ce l'ho sotto gli -chi I have it in front of me; sotto gli -chi di tutti for all the world to see; proprio davanti ai nostri -chi before our very eyes; non credevo ai miei -chi I couldn't believe my eyes; cercare qcs. con gli -chi to look around for sth.; mettere gli -chi su o addosso a qcn., qcs. to have one's eye on sb., sth., to set one's sights on sb., sth.; non staccare o togliere gli -chi di dosso a qcn. not to take one's eyes off sb.; non avere -chi che per qcn. to only have eyes for sb.; guardarsi negli -chi to gaze into each other's eyes; dare nell'occhio to attract attention, to be showy, to stand out a mile; guardare qcn. con la coda dell'occhio to see sb. out of the corner of one's eye; a colpo d'occhio at a glance; vedere qcn., qcs. di buon occhio to look with favour on sb., sth., to look on sb., sth. with favour o favourably; sotto l'occhio vigile di under the watchful eye of; guardare qcn. dritto negli -chi to look sb. straight in the eye o face; guardare qcs. con occhio critico to take a critical look at sth.; dove hai gli -chi? are you blind? agli -chi del mondo in the eyes of the world; vedere qcs. con altri -chi to take a different view of sth.; a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni roughly speaking I would say that he is about 30; dimagrisce a vista d'occhio he's getting thinner before our very eyes; in un batter d'occhio in the bat of an eye, in less than no time2 (come esclamazione) occhio! watch out! mind!fare gli -chi dolci a qcn. to make eyes o flutter one's eyelashes at sb., to make sheep's eyes at sb.; fare l'occhio a qcs. to get used to sth.; fare un occhio nero a qcn. to black BE o blacken AE sb.'s eye; cavare gli -chi a qcn. to claw o gouge sb.'s eyes out; anche l'occhio vuole la sua parte = you should also please the eye; la pasta mi esce dagli -chi I've had it up to here with pasta; saltare o balzare agli -chi to leap out at sb., to stand out a mile; buttare o gettare l'occhio su to clap eyes on, to have o take a look-see; rifarsi gli -chi con qcs. to feast one's eyes on sth.; avere occhio per to have an eye for [dettagli, colore]; avere gli -chi foderati di prosciutto to go around with one's eyes shut; a perdita d'occhio as far as the eye can see; a quattr'-chi [discutere, parlare] face to face, one-to-one; costare un occhio (della testa) to cost the earth, to cost an arm and a leg; avere -chi di lince to be lynx-eyed; occhio per occhio, dente per dente prov. an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; lontano dagli -chi, lontano dal cuore prov. out of sight, out of mind; occhio non vede cuore non duole prov. what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over; essere nell'occhio del ciclone to be in the eye of the storm\occhio di bue arch bull's-eye; fot. snoot; all'occhio di bue [ uovo] sunny side up; occhio clinico discerning o expert eye; occhio di pernice (tessuto) bird's eye pattern; (callo) = small corn between toes; occhio di pesce tecn. fisheye; occhio di tigre tiger's eye; occhio di vetro glass eye. -
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11 choucroute
( FRANCE)sauerkraut; often served with sausages, smoked bacon, pork loin and potatoesSaurkraut pickeled with salt & fermented♦ An Alsatian speciality consisting of sauerkraut that is simmered with assorted fresh and smoked meats and sausages. This is a grand dish served on huge platters so that diners may witness all of the components displayed at one time. The kraut is first washed, then seasoned with garlic, caraway seeds, and white wine. The meats are layered in the casserole with the kraut and cooked until all the meat is tender and the flavors have blended together. Pork sausages, smoked pork shanks and shoulders, and fresh pork loin are all used. A variation of this, though not actually called a choucroute, is a whole pheasant cooked in sauerkraut with champagne. There are other recipes that consist of solely fish in with the sauerkraut. This can be quite delicious if properly prepared. -
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