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1 rice paper
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2 ♦ rice
♦ rice /raɪs/n. [u]1 (bot., Oryza sativa) riso: long-[short-]grain rice, riso a chicco lungo [piccolo]; basmati rice, riso basmati● (zool.) rice-bird, ( Padda oryzivora) padda; ( USA, Dolichonix oryzivorus) bobolink, doliconice □ rice field (o rice paddy), risaia □ rice flour, farina di riso; riso in polvere □ rice mill, pileria di riso □ rice paper, carta di riso □ rice pudding, budino di riso □ polished rice, riso brillato □ rice weeder, mondariso, mondina. -
3 grain
[greɪn]1) (commodity) cereali m.pl.2) (seed) (of rice, wheat) chicco m.3) (of sand, salt) granello m., grano m.4) fig. (of hope, comfort) briciolo m.5) (pattern) (in wood, stone) venatura f.; (in leather, paper, fabric) grana f., filo m.6) fot. grana f.••* * *[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grano, chicco2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) grano3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) granello4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) filo, venatura5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grano•* * *[greɪn]1) (commodity) cereali m.pl.2) (seed) (of rice, wheat) chicco m.3) (of sand, salt) granello m., grano m.4) fig. (of hope, comfort) briciolo m.5) (pattern) (in wood, stone) venatura f.; (in leather, paper, fabric) grana f., filo m.6) fot. grana f.•• -
4 plain
[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente••* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) semplice2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) chiaro3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) franco4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) chiaro, evidente5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) insignificante, comune2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) pianura2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) diritto•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English* * *[pleɪn] 1.1) (simple) [dress, language] semplice; [ food] semplice, non elaborato; [building, furniture] semplice, sobrio; [ man] semplice, alla buona2) (of one colour) [background, fabric, dress] in tinta unita; [ envelope] bianco; [ paper] (unheaded) non intestato; (unlined) senza righe4) (obvious) chiaro, evidentehe's jealous, it's plain to see — è geloso, è evidente
to make it plain to sb. that — fare capire chiaramente a qcn. che
5) (direct) [answer, language] franco, schiettoin plain English, this means that — in parole povere, significa che
7) (unflavoured) [ yoghurt] bianco; [ crisps] non aromatizzato; [ rice] in bianco8) (in knitting) [stitch, row] diritto2.nome geogr. pianura f.3.1) (completely) [stupid, wrong] completamente, del tutto2) (directly) [ speak] chiaramente•• -
5 stick
I 1. [stɪk]1) (piece of wood) bastone m.; (for kindling) bastoncino m., pezzo m. di legno; (for ice cream, lollipop) stecchino m., bastoncino m.2) (anche walking stick) bastone m. (da passeggio)a stick of (French) bread — un bastone, una baguette
4) sport (in hockey, polo) mazza f.5) (conductor's baton) bacchetta f.6) colloq. (piece of furniture) mobile m.7) AE colloq. (person)8) colloq. (criticism)2.to get o take (some) stick beccarsi dure critiche; to give sb. (some) stick — criticare qcn. violentemente
••II 1. [stɪk]to have o get hold of the wrong end of the stick prendere un abbaglio, capire fischi per fiaschi; to up sticks and leave — colloq. prendere armi e bagagli e partire
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)2) (put)stick your coat on the chair — colloq. molla il cappotto sulla sedia
to stick an advert in the paper — colloq. mettere un annuncio sul giornale
to stick sb. in a home — colloq. mettere o ficcare qcn. in un ospizio
3) (fix) incollare, attaccare [ stamp] (in in; on su; to a); attaccare, affiggere [ poster] (in in; on a)"stick no bills" — "divieto di affissione"
4) BE colloq. (bear) sopportare, reggere [person, situation]5) colloq. (impose)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)1) (be pushed)the nail stuck in my foot — mi si è piantato o conficcato un chiodo nel piede
2) (be fixed) [stamp, glue] tenere, attaccareto stick to the pan — [sauce, rice] attaccarsi alla pentola
3) (jam) [drawer, door, lift] bloccarsi4) (remain) restare, rimanereto stick in sb.'s memory o mind restare impresso nella memoria di qcn.; we've caught the murderer, but now we have to make the charges stick — abbiamo preso l'assassino, ora dobbiamo provare la sua colpevolezza
•- stick at- stick by- stick to- stick up* * *I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!)2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.)3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.)4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.)•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.)2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.)3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.)•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *I 1. [stɪk]1) (piece of wood) bastone m.; (for kindling) bastoncino m., pezzo m. di legno; (for ice cream, lollipop) stecchino m., bastoncino m.2) (anche walking stick) bastone m. (da passeggio)a stick of (French) bread — un bastone, una baguette
4) sport (in hockey, polo) mazza f.5) (conductor's baton) bacchetta f.6) colloq. (piece of furniture) mobile m.7) AE colloq. (person)8) colloq. (criticism)2.to get o take (some) stick beccarsi dure critiche; to give sb. (some) stick — criticare qcn. violentemente
••II 1. [stɪk]to have o get hold of the wrong end of the stick prendere un abbaglio, capire fischi per fiaschi; to up sticks and leave — colloq. prendere armi e bagagli e partire
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)2) (put)stick your coat on the chair — colloq. molla il cappotto sulla sedia
to stick an advert in the paper — colloq. mettere un annuncio sul giornale
to stick sb. in a home — colloq. mettere o ficcare qcn. in un ospizio
3) (fix) incollare, attaccare [ stamp] (in in; on su; to a); attaccare, affiggere [ poster] (in in; on a)"stick no bills" — "divieto di affissione"
4) BE colloq. (bear) sopportare, reggere [person, situation]5) colloq. (impose)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)1) (be pushed)the nail stuck in my foot — mi si è piantato o conficcato un chiodo nel piede
2) (be fixed) [stamp, glue] tenere, attaccareto stick to the pan — [sauce, rice] attaccarsi alla pentola
3) (jam) [drawer, door, lift] bloccarsi4) (remain) restare, rimanereto stick in sb.'s memory o mind restare impresso nella memoria di qcn.; we've caught the murderer, but now we have to make the charges stick — abbiamo preso l'assassino, ora dobbiamo provare la sua colpevolezza
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6 staple
I ['steɪpl]1) (for paper) graffetta f., punto m. metallicoII 1. ['steɪpl]1) (basic food) alimento m. base, alimento m. principale2) econ. (crop, product) prodotto m. principale; (industry) industria f. principale3) fig. (topic, theme) argomento m. principale4) tess. (fibre) fibra f.2.aggettivo attrib. [food, product] principale; [crop, meal] baseIII ['steɪpl]* * *['steipl] I noun1) (a chief product of trade or industry.)2) (a chief or main item (of diet etc).)II 1. noun1) (a U-shaped type of nail.)2) (a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.)2. verb(to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.)- stapler* * *staple (1) /ˈsteɪpl/n.● staple gun, (pistola) sparapunti.staple (2) /ˈsteɪpl/A n.1 (econ.) prodotto principale ( di un luogo): the staples of British industry, i prodotti principali dell'industria britannica3 (econ.) materia prima5 (market.) merce a domanda costante6 (fig.) argomento principale ( di conversazione, ecc.); pezzo forte; Soccer is the staple of our sports section, il calcio è il pezzo forte delle nostre pagine sportive7 (stor.) fondacoB a. attr.1 (econ.) principale; più importante: Sugar is the staple product of Cuba, lo zucchero è il prodotto principale di Cuba2 (ind. tess.) di fiocco3 (fig.) tipico; standard; solito● staple commodities, merci di prima necessità □ a staple diet of rice, una dieta alimentare (o un'alimentazione) a base di riso □ staple food, alimento base □ staple foodstuffs, prodotti alimentari principali □ (econ.) staple industry, industria di base; industria fondamentale.(to) staple (1) /ˈsteɪpl/v. t.(to) staple (2) /ˈsteɪpl/v. t.(ind. tess.) classificare, cernere secondo la qualità della fibra (o del fiocco).* * *I ['steɪpl]1) (for paper) graffetta f., punto m. metallicoII 1. ['steɪpl]1) (basic food) alimento m. base, alimento m. principale2) econ. (crop, product) prodotto m. principale; (industry) industria f. principale3) fig. (topic, theme) argomento m. principale4) tess. (fibre) fibra f.2.aggettivo attrib. [food, product] principale; [crop, meal] baseIII ['steɪpl] -
7 ♦ brown
♦ brown /braʊn/A a.1 (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: a brown hat, un cappello marrone; brown eyes, occhi marroni (o castani); brown hair, capelli castano scuri; brown-haired, dai capelli castani2 ( di pelle, carnagione) scuro; abbronzato: to get brown, abbronzarsi; brown-skinned, scuro di pelle; di pelle scura3 ( di farina, riso, ecc.) integrale: brown bread, pane integrale; pane nero; brown rice, riso integrale; riso non brillatoB n.1 [u] (color) marrone; bruno; castano scuro: Brown is my favourite colour, il marrone è il mio colore preferito; chocolate brown, color cioccolata; to wear brown, vestire di marrone; dressed in brown, vestito di marrone● (GB) brown ale, birra scura □ (bot.) brown algae (pl.), alghe brune □ (as) brown as a berry, abbronzatissimo □ brown bag, sacchetto di carta (marrone); ( USA) sacchetto della colazione □ (zool.) brown bear ( Ursus arctos), orso bruno □ ( sport) brown belt, cintura marrone (di judo o karate) □ brown coal, lignite □ (astron.) brown dwarf, stella nana marrone □ brown envelope, busta di carta marroncina; ( per estens., GB) lettera ufficiale ( mandata da un ufficio pubblico) □ (comm.) brown goods, televisori, stereo, computer, ecc. ( di contro agli elettrodomestici per la casa) □ brown paper, carta da imballaggio, carta da pacchi □ (volg. USA) brown-nose ► brown-noser □ brown-out ► brownout □ (zool.) brown owl, allocco; gufo selvatico □ ( scoutismo) Brown Owl, capo branco ( delle lupette) □ (agric.) brown rot, muffa delle piante □ (stor.) Brown Shirt, camicia bruna; nazista □ brown sugar, zucchero greggio; zucchero scuro; ( slang USA) eroina □ (zool.) brown trout, trota salmonata □ in a brown study, assorto nei propri pensieri; meditabondo.(to) brown /braʊn/A v. t.B v. i.2 abbronzarsi.
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