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1 sheepdog
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2 sheepdog sheep·dog n
['ʃiːpˌdɒɡ]cane m (da) pastore -
3 pup
I [pʌp]••II [pʌp]to be sold a pup — colloq. farsi imbrogliare, lasciarsi bidonare
* * *1) ((also puppy - plural puppies) a young dog: a sheepdog pup(py).) cucciolo2) (the young of certain other animals: a seal pup.) cucciolo* * *pup /pʌp/n.● pup tent, tenda canadese □ ( di cagna) to be in (o with) pup, essere gravida □ (fig.) to buy a pup, prendere una fregatura; farsi bidonare (pop.) □ (fig.) to sell sb. a pup, imbrogliare q.; raggirare q.; bidonare q. (pop.).(to) pup /pʌp/A v. i.B v. t.* * *I [pʌp]••II [pʌp]to be sold a pup — colloq. farsi imbrogliare, lasciarsi bidonare
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4 sheltie
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5 sheep
[ʃiːp]black sheep — fig. pecora nera
lost sheep — fig. pecorella smarrita
••to count sheep — fig. contare le pecore
to make sheep's eyes at sb. — fare gli occhi dolci a qcn.
may as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb — = se le conseguenze sono ugualmente negative, tanto vale commettere la mancanza più grave
* * *[ʃi:p]plural - sheep; noun(a kind of animal related to the goat, whose flesh is used as food and from whose wool clothing is made: a flock of sheep.) pecora- sheepish- sheepishly
- sheepdog* * *[ʃiːp]black sheep — fig. pecora nera
lost sheep — fig. pecorella smarrita
••to count sheep — fig. contare le pecore
to make sheep's eyes at sb. — fare gli occhi dolci a qcn.
may as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb — = se le conseguenze sono ugualmente negative, tanto vale commettere la mancanza più grave
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