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1 piggy
['pɪgɪ] 1.nome infant. porcellino m.2.to have piggy eyes — spreg. avere gli occhi porcini
••to be piggy in the middle — BE essere preso fra due fuochi
* * *plural - piggies; noun (a child's word for a (little) pig.) porcellino, maialino* * *piggy /ˈpɪgɪ/ (fam.)A n.porcellino; maialinoB a.2 (fig.) ingordo; avido● (GB) piggy-in-the-middle, gioco del «chi sta in mezzo» ( due giocatori si lanciano la palla e quello in mezzo cerca di prenderla); (fig.) chi si trova involontariamente in mezzo a due litiganti.* * *['pɪgɪ] 1.nome infant. porcellino m.2.to have piggy eyes — spreg. avere gli occhi porcini
••to be piggy in the middle — BE essere preso fra due fuochi
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2 piggy in the middle pig·gy in the middle ['pɪɡɪ-]
(game) palla prigionieraEnglish-Italian dictionary > piggy in the middle pig·gy in the middle ['pɪɡɪ-]
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3 piggy bank pig·gy bank n
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4 piggy bank
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5 piggyback piggy·back n
['pɪɡɪˌbæk]to give sb a piggyback — portare qn in groppa, portare qn a cavalluccio
I can't give you a piggyback, you're too heavy — non posso portarti in groppa or a cavalluccio, sei troppo pesante
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6 RAID
I [reɪd]1) (military) raid m., incursione f. (on su); (on bank) assalto m., rapina f. (on a); (on home) furto m., svaligiamento m. (on di, in); (by police, customs) irruzione f. (on in)2) econ. (on stock market) scalata f. (on a)II [reɪd]1) (attack) [ military] fare un raid su [ town]; [ robbers] assaltare, rapinare [ bank]; svaligiare [ house]; [ police] fare irruzione in [pub, house]* * *[reid] 1. noun(a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack: The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.) raid, incursione, irruzione2. verb1) (to make a raid on: The police raided the gambling club.) (fare un'incursione in)2) (to take things from: I'm hungry - let's raid the fridge.) (saccheggiare)•- raider* * *RAIDsigla(comput., redundant array of inexpensive disks) RAID (meccanismo di memorizzazione di dati su più dischi per aumentare l'affidabilità e/o le prestazioni).* * *I [reɪd]1) (military) raid m., incursione f. (on su); (on bank) assalto m., rapina f. (on a); (on home) furto m., svaligiamento m. (on di, in); (by police, customs) irruzione f. (on in)2) econ. (on stock market) scalata f. (on a)II [reɪd] -
7 pig
I [pɪg]1) (animal) maiale m., porco m.2) colloq. fig. spreg. (greedy, dirty) maiale m.; (nasty) porco m.3) colloq. spreg. (policeman) sbirro m.••in a pig's eye! — AE colloq. neanche per sogno!
II [pɪg]to make a pig's ear of sth. — fare un macello di o con qcs
- pig out* * *[piɡ] 1. noun1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) maiale2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) porco•- piggy2. adjective(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) porcino- piglet- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly* * *I [pɪg]1) (animal) maiale m., porco m.2) colloq. fig. spreg. (greedy, dirty) maiale m.; (nasty) porco m.3) colloq. spreg. (policeman) sbirro m.••in a pig's eye! — AE colloq. neanche per sogno!
II [pɪg]to make a pig's ear of sth. — fare un macello di o con qcs
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8 pig n
[pɪɡ]1) maiale m, porcoto buy a pig in a poke fig — fare un acquisto alla cieca or a scatola chiusa
2) (fam: person: nasty) stronzo (-a), (greedy, dirty) porco, maiale mto make a pig of o.s. — mangiare (e bere) come un porco
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9 pig in the middle n
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10 piggies
plural; see piggy
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