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1 ♦ pig
♦ pig /pɪg/n. [cu]1 (zool., Sus) porco ( in genere); ( Sus scrofa) maiale; suino: roast pig, maiale arrostito; carne di maiale arrosto NOTA D'USO: - pig o pork?-2 (fig., spreg.) maiale; porco: to make a pig of oneself, mangiare come un porco; ingozzarsi; greedy pig, maiale; mangione; dirty pig, maiale; sudicione5 (fis. nucl.) contenitore schermato● (metall.) pig bed, letto di colata per lingotti □ ( gergo naut., USA) pig-boat, sottomarino □ pig breeder (o farmer), allevatore di maiali □ pig breeding, allevamento di suini □ pig-eyed, dagli occhi porcini □ ( cucina) pig's feet, zampetti di maiale □ (fam.) pig-headed, cocciuto; testardo □ (metall.) pig iron, ghisa ( di prima fusione), ghisa grezza; ( anche) ghisa in pani □ pig-making, il preparare (salare, tritare, insaccare, ecc.) la carne di maiale □ (fam.) a pig of a job, un lavoraccio; un compito ingrato □ pig production, produzione della carne di maiale □ pig pudding, migliaccio; sanguinaccio □ pig's wash ► pigwash □ (fig.) to bring one's pigs to the wrong market, far fiasco; fare un cattivo affare; fallire in un'impresa □ (fig.) to buy a pig in a poke, comprare alla cieca (o a scatola chiusa) □ (fam.) to make a pig's ear of st., incasinare qc. □ to be an obstinate pig, essere testardo come un mulo □ (fam.) Don't be a pig!, non fare la carogna! □ ( per esprimere incredulità, meraviglia) Pigs might fly, ma sì: quando gli asini voleranno!(to) pig /pɪg/A v. t.B v. i.● (fam.) to pig it, vivere come maiali ( nella sporcizia, nella miseria) □ ( slang USA) to pig out, mangiare come un maiale; abbuffarsi; ingozzarsi; strippare: to pig out on chocolates, ingozzarsi di cioccolatini.
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