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I 1. [pʌlp]1) (soft centre) polpa f.2) (crushed mass) (of food) pappa f., poltiglia f.; (of wood) pasta f.to beat sb. to a pulp — colloq. spappolare qcn., ridurre qcn. in poltiglia
3) colloq. spreg. (trashy books) letteratura f. scadente, dozzinale2.modificatore [literature, novel] scadente, dozzinale; [ magazine] scandalisticoII [pʌlp]1) (crush) ridurre in poltiglia [fruit, vegetable]; ridurre in pasta [wood, cloth]; mandare al macero [newspapers, books]2) colloq. fig. (in fight) spappolare [person, head]* * *1. noun1) (the soft, fleshy part of a fruit.) polpa2) (a soft mass of other matter, eg of wood etc from which paper is made: wood-pulp.) polpa, pasta2. verb(to make into pulp: The fruit was pulped and bottled.) spappolare, ridurre in polpa- pulpy* * *[pʌlp]1. n1) (for paper) pasta (di legno or stracci etc)2) (of fruit, vegetable) polpa3) (fiction) romanzi di qualità scadente2. vt(fruit, vegetables) spappolare, (paper, book) mandare al macero* * *pulp /pʌlp/n. [u]1 polpa3 (ind. min.) torbida5 (spreg.) libro (rivista, giornale, ecc.) scadente, di bassa qualità: pulp novel, romanzaccio; pulp fiction, narrativa di bassa qualità● to reduce (o to crush) to (a) pulp, ridurre in polpa; spappolare; (fig.) ridurre male (o ai minimi termini).(to) pulp /pʌlp/A v. t.B v. i.ridursi in polpa; diventare polposo; spappolarsi● to pulp old books, mandare al macero libri vecchi.* * *I 1. [pʌlp]1) (soft centre) polpa f.2) (crushed mass) (of food) pappa f., poltiglia f.; (of wood) pasta f.to beat sb. to a pulp — colloq. spappolare qcn., ridurre qcn. in poltiglia
3) colloq. spreg. (trashy books) letteratura f. scadente, dozzinale2.modificatore [literature, novel] scadente, dozzinale; [ magazine] scandalisticoII [pʌlp]1) (crush) ridurre in poltiglia [fruit, vegetable]; ridurre in pasta [wood, cloth]; mandare al macero [newspapers, books]2) colloq. fig. (in fight) spappolare [person, head] -
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■ reduce tov. t. + prep.ridurre a: to reduce sb. to tears, ridurre q. in lacrime; to reduce st. to powder [to a pulp], ridurre qc. in polvere [in poltiglia]; The house was reduced to a pile of broken bricks, la casa era ridotta a un mucchio di mattoni rotti; to reduce sb. to obedience, ridurre q. all'obbedienza; He was reduced to skin and bones, si era ridotto a pelle e ossa; He was reduced to living on the charity of his neighbours, era ridotto a vivere della carità dei vicini; ( calcio) to be reduced to ten men, rimanere in dieci.
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pulp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa flesh, pulp Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) the soft, succulent part of a fruit usually composed of mesocarp (2) stem pith when soft and spongy b. a soft mass of vegetable matter (as of… … New Collegiate Dictionary