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1 sgusciare
1. v/t shell2. v/i slip awaymi è sgusciato di mano it slipped out of my hand* * *sgusciare1 v. intr. to slip away, to slip out of (sthg.), to steal* away: lo afferrai per il braccio, ma sgusciò via, I caught him by the arm, but he slipped out of my grasp; la saponetta mi sgusciò dalle mani, the bar of soap slipped out of my hands.* * *I [zɡuʃ'ʃare] vt(uovo, piselli) to shellII [zɡuʃ'ʃare] visgusciare via — (scappare) to escape, slip o slink away
* * *I [zguʃ'ʃare]II [zguʃ'ʃare]sgusciare fuori da qcs. — to wriggle out of sth
verbo transitivo to hull, to shell, to shuck AE [noci, piselli]; to shell, to peel [ gamberetto]* * *sgusciare1/zgu∫'∫are/ [1](aus. essere) (sfuggire) to slip (out), to wriggle (out); sgusciare fuori da qcs. to wriggle out of sth.————————sgusciare2/zgu∫'∫are/ [1]to hull, to shell, to shuck AE [noci, piselli]; to shell, to peel [ gamberetto]. -
2 натуральные яйца
General subject: shell eggs (не порошок) -
3 huevo
m.egg.huevo duro hard-boiled egghuevo escalfado/frito poached/fried egghuevo pasado por agua soft-boiled egghuevo de Pascua Easter egghuevos al plato = eggs cooked in the oven in an earthenware dishhuevos revueltos scrambled eggs* * *1 egg2 COSTURA darning egg\costar un huevo familiar to cost an arm and a legestar hasta los huevos familiar to be pissed off (de, with)hacer algo por huevos familiar to do something even if it kills oneparecerse como un huevo a una castaña figurado to be as different as chalk and cheeseponer a huevo familiar to hand on a plateser el huevo de Colón figurado to be easier than it seemstener huevos familiar to have balls¡y un huevo! familiar like hell!huevo duro hard-boiled egghuevo escalfado poached egghuevo estrellado / huevo frito fried egghuevo pasado por agua soft-boiled egghuevos revueltos scrambled eggs* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Bio, Culin) eggponer algo a huevo —
nos lo han puesto a huevo — * they've made it easy for us
huevo a la copa — And, Chile boiled egg
huevo amelcochado — CAm (soft-)boiled egg
huevo de color — LAm brown egg
huevo de Paslama — CAm turtle's egg
huevo fresco — freshly-laid egg, new-laid egg
huevos al plato — fried egg in tomato sauce served with ham and peas
huevos pericos, huevos revueltos — scrambled eggs
huevo tibio — And, CAm, Méx soft-boiled egg
2) *** (=testículo) ball ***-me debes diez euros -¡un huevo! — "you owe me ten euros" - "bollocks!" ***
estar hasta los huevos de algo o algn —
estar hasta los huevos de hacer algo —
3)un huevo — *** [como adv] (=mucho) a hell of a lot **
el ordenador me costó un huevo — the computer cost me an arm and a leg *, the computer cost me a bomb *
4) (Cos) darning egg* * *1) (Biol, Coc, Zool) egga huevo: tuve que leer el libro a huevo (Méx vulg) I had no damn o (BrE) bloody choice but to read the book (sl); comprar/vender a huevo (Andes fam) to buy/sell for peanuts (colloq); mirar a huevo (Chi fam) to look down on; un huevo: me costó un huevo — (Esp vulg) it cost me an arm and a leg (colloq)
2) (vulg) ( testículo) ball (vulg); para modismos ver cojones 1)y un huevo! — (Esp vulg) like hell! (sl)
* * *= egg.Ex. The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.----* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* cartón de huevos = egg carton.* cáscara de huevo = eggshell [egg shell].* clara de huevo = egg white, egg albumen.* debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo = eggshell thinning.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* hinchar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.* huevo escalfado = poached egg.* huevo podrido = addled egg, rotten egg.* huevos revueltos = scrambled eggs.* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.* pisarse los huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* producción de huevos = egg production.* puesta de huevos = egg-laying.* rascarse los huevos = sit on + Posesivo + butt, sit on + Posesivo + backside.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* yema de huevo = egg yolk.* * *1) (Biol, Coc, Zool) egga huevo: tuve que leer el libro a huevo (Méx vulg) I had no damn o (BrE) bloody choice but to read the book (sl); comprar/vender a huevo (Andes fam) to buy/sell for peanuts (colloq); mirar a huevo (Chi fam) to look down on; un huevo: me costó un huevo — (Esp vulg) it cost me an arm and a leg (colloq)
2) (vulg) ( testículo) ball (vulg); para modismos ver cojones 1)y un huevo! — (Esp vulg) like hell! (sl)
* * *= egg.Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* cartón de huevos = egg carton.* cáscara de huevo = eggshell [egg shell].* clara de huevo = egg white, egg albumen.* debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo = eggshell thinning.* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina = chicken and egg situation.* hinchar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* huevo duro = hard-boiled egg.* huevo escalfado = poached egg.* huevo podrido = addled egg, rotten egg.* huevos revueltos = scrambled eggs.* pasta de clara de huevo = glair.* pisarse los huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* poner huevos = lay + eggs, oviposit.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* producción de huevos = egg production.* puesta de huevos = egg-laying.* rascarse los huevos = sit on + Posesivo + butt, sit on + Posesivo + backside.* tocar los huevos = piss + Nombre + off.* yema de huevo = egg yolk.* * *parecerse como un huevo a una castaña ( fam); to be like chalk and cheeseCompuestos:( Chi) boiled egg( Chi) prairie oysterEaster egghard-boiled eggpoached eggboiled egg( RPl) poached eggmpl eggs baked with tomato, chorizo and peas( Ven) hard-boiled eggmpl dessert made with eggs, cognac and syrupmpl scrambled eggs (pl)(Col, Méx) boiled eggC ( vulg)(uso expletivo): ¿que yo le debo dinero a él? ¡y un huevo! I owe him money? like hell I do! ( colloq)a huevo ( Méx vulg): tuve que leer el libro a huevo I had no damn o ( BrE) bloody choice but to read the book (sl)a huevo hay que pagarlo we'll have to pay it whether we damn well like it or not ( colloq)¿ganaron? — ¡a huevo! did they win? — you bet your sweet ass, they did! ( AmE vulg), did they win? — you bet they bloody did! ( BrE sl)ponerle algo a algn a huevo ( fam) (muy cerca) to put sth right under sb's nose ( colloq) (muy fácil) to make sth easy o simple for sbun huevo: me costó un huevo ( vulg); it cost a bomb ( colloq), it cost me an arm and a leg ( colloq)sabe un huevo de vinos he knows stacks o loads about wine ( colloq), he knows an incredible amount about wine* * *
huevo sustantivo masculino
1 (Biol, Coc, Zool) egg;◊ huevo a la copa (Chi) boiled egg;
huevo de Pascua Easter egg;
huevo duro or (Ven) sancochado hard-boiled egg;
huevo escalfado or (Méx, RPl) poché poached egg;
huevo estrellado ( frito) fried egg;
huevo pasado por agua or (Col, Méx) tibio soft boiled egg;
huevos revueltos or (Col) pericos scrambled eggs (pl);
a huevo: tuve que leer el libro a huevo (Méx vulg) I had no damn o (BrE) bloody choice but to read the book (sl);
comprar/vender a huevo (Andes fam) to buy/sell for peanuts (colloq);
mirar a huevo (Chi fam) to look down on
2 (vulg) ( testículo) ball (vulg);
para modismos ver cojones 1
huevo sustantivo masculino
1 egg
huevo duro, hard-boiled egg
huevo escalfado, poached egg
huevo frito, fried egg
huevo pasado por agua, soft-boiled egg
huevos revueltos, scrambled eggs
2 vulgar (usu pl) balls pl
♦ Locuciones: vulgar a huevo, convenient, opportune: me lo ha puesto a huevo, he gave me a perfect cue
ir pisando huevos, to go very slowly/gingerly
vulgar tener huevos, to have guts: no tengo más huevos que operarme, there was nothing for it but to have an operation
' huevo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cáscara
- cascarón
- clara
- cualquiera
- hilada
- hilado
- rebozar
- reventarse
- yema
- cascar
- poner
- quebrado
English:
angel food cake
- chalk
- crack
- different
- Easter egg
- egg
- egg white
- egg yolk
- eggshell
- hard-boiled
- poach
- runny
- shell
- stiff
- unbroken
- white
- yolk
- Easter
- fried
- Scotch
* * *♦ nm1. [de animales] egg;Fames el huevo de Colón it's so blindingly obvious that no one had thought of itAndes huevo a la copa soft-boiled egg;huevo duro hard-boiled egg;huevo escalfado poached egg;Méx huevo estrellado fried egg;huevo frito fried egg;huevo de granja free-range egg;Andes huevo pasado soft-boiled egg;huevo pasado por agua soft-boiled egg;huevo de Pascua [de chocolate] Easter egg;Col huevos pericos scrambled eggs;huevos al plato = eggs cooked in the oven in an earthenware dish;RP huevo poché poached egg; Méx huevos rancheros ranch-style eggs, = tortilla topped with fried eggs, tomato sauce and chilli;huevos revueltos scrambled eggs;Ven huevo sancochado hard-boiled egg; Méx huevo tibio soft-boiled egg2. [cigoto] zygote, egg3. CompFamle puso el gol a huevo he laid on an absolute sitter for him;Méx muy Fam muy Famcostar un huevo to cost a heck of a lot, Br to be bloody expensive;muy Fam muy Fam¡y un huevo! Br my arse!, US my ass!1. [testículos] balls, nuts;¡estoy hasta los huevos! I'm Br bloody o US goddamn sick of it!;manda huevos: [m5] manda huevos que estando enfermo tenga que hacerlo yo Br bloody o US goddamn great o can you Br bloody o US goddamn believe it, I'm the one who has to do it even though I'm ill!;Famse le pusieron los huevos de corbata he really freaked out;tu comentario le sentó como una patada en los huevos Br what you said really pissed him off, US he was really pissed about what you said;tocarse los huevos: [m5] se ha pasado todo el día tocándose los huevos Br he's done bugger-all all day, US he hasn't done a shit all day;¡no me toques los huevos, y déjame en paz! why can't you just damn well o Br bloody well leave me alone!;¡tiene huevos la cosa! it's a Br bloody o US goddamn disgrace!;¡qué huevos tiene, insultarme delante de todos! what a Br bloody o US goddamn nerve, insulting me in front of everyone!;le echó huevos al asunto, y le confesó la verdad he showed he had balls by telling her the truth* * *m1 egg¡y un huevo! pop no way! fam ;un huevo de pop a load of fam ;costar un huevo pop cost an arm and a leg fam* * *huevo nm: egghuevos revueltos: scrambled eggs* * *huevo n egg -
4 EGG
• Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow - Лучше сегодня яичко, чем курица завтра (Л)• Broken egg cannot be put back together (A) - Порванную веревку как ни вяжи, а все узел будет (П), Трещина в горшке скоро скажется (Т)• Don't carry (put) all your eggs in one basket - На одном гвозде всего не повесишь (H), Не ставь все на одну карту (H)• Don't put all your eggs in (into) one basket - На одном гвозде всего не повесишь (H), Не ставь все на одну карту (H)• Eggs can't teach the hen - Яйца курицу не учат (Я)• Egg today is worth a hen tomorrow (An) - Лучше сегодня яичко, чем курица завтра (Л)• Half an egg is better than an empty shell (than the shell) - Лучше мало, чем совсем ничего (Л)• It is very hard to shave an egg - Голой овцы не стригут (Г), Захотел молочка от бычка (3), Как с быком ни биться, а молока от него не добиться (K)• Other people's eggs have two yolks - Хороша рыба на чужом блюде (X)• Rotten egg spoils the pudding (A) - Ложка дегтя испортит бочку меда (Л), Одна паршивая овца все стадо портит (O)• Show him an egg and instantly the whole air is full of feathers - Дурни думкой богатеют (Д)• There's always a bad egg in every crowd - В семье не без урода (B)• 'Tis very hard to shave an egg - Захотел молочка от бычка (3)• You can't unscramble eggs - Сделанного не воротишь (C) -
5 Ei
Interj.1. oh!; ei, ei! iro. (well,) what do you know!, Brit. auch well fancy that!; ei, wer kommt denn da? look who’s here!2. Kindersprache: ei ei machen (bes. die Wange streicheln) pet; beim Hund etc. ei (ei) machen stroke the dog etc.; ei ei! beim Streicheln: nice doggy etc.; tröstend etc. zu Kind: there there* * *das Eiegg* * *[ai]nt -(e)s, -er1) (= Vogelei, Schlangenei) egg; (PHYSIOL) egg, ovumdas Ei des Kolumbus finden — to come up with just the thing
das ist das Ei des Kolumbus — that's just the thing or just what we want
jdn wie ein rohes Ei behandeln (fig) — to handle sb with kid gloves
wie auf Eiern gehen (inf) — to step gingerly
wie aus dem Ei gepellt aussehen (inf) — to look spruce
sie gleichen sich or einander wie ein Ei dem anderen — they are as alike as two peas (in a pod)
kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte Eier! (inf) — don't cross your bridges before you come to them! (prov)
das sind ungelegte Eier! (inf) — we'll cross that bridge when we come to it (prov)
See:→ dickein Tritt in die Eier — a kick in the balls (sl)
4) (RUGBY sl) ball, pill (inf)* * *das1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) egg2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) egg* * *Ei<-[e]s, -er>[ˈai]nt1. (Vogelei, Schlangenei) eggfaules \Ei rotten eggein hartes/hart gekochtes \Ei a hard-boiled eggein weiches/weich gekochtes \Ei a soft-boiled eggaus dem \Ei kriechen to hatch [out]ein \Ei legen to lay an eggrussische \Eier egg mayonnaise, eggs Russian style\Eier legend egg-laying, oviparous spec2. (Eizelle) ovumjdm einen Tritt in die \Eier geben [o versetzen] to kick sb [or give sb a kick] in the balls sldas kostet dich 500 \Eier! that'll cost you 500 quid!5.▶ wie auf \Eiern gehen (fam: ungeschickt gehen) to teeter around BRIT; (vorsichtig, ängstlich gehen) to walk carefully [or BRIT gingerly]▶ das \Ei will klüger sein als die Henne! [don't] try and teach your grandmother to suck eggs!▶ das ist das \Ei des Kolumbus that's just the thing▶ jdn wie ein rohes \Ei behandeln to handle sb with kid gloves▶ das sind doch noch ungelegte \Eier, kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte \Eier we'll cross that bridge when we come to it* * *das; Ei[e]s, Eier1) egg; (Physiol., Zool.) ovumaus dem Ei schlüpfen — hatch [out]
verlorene od. pochierte Eier — poached eggs
russische Eier — egg mayonnaise; Russian eggs
sie geht wie auf [rohen] Eiern — (fig.) she is walking very carefully
ach, du dickes Ei! — (ugs.) dash it! (Brit. coll.); darn it! (Amer. coll.)
das Ei des Kolumbus — (fig.) an inspired discovery
wie aus dem Ei gepellt sein — (fig.) be dressed to the nines
sich gleichen wie ein Ei dem anderen — be as like as two peas in a pod; s. auch Apfel
* * *Ei n; -(e)s, -er1. egg;ein Ei legen lay an egg;Eier legend ZOOL egg-laying, oviparous;aus dem Ei schlüpfen hatch (out);ein Ei aufschlagen/trennen crack/separate an egg;ein weiches/hartes oderweich/hart gekochtes Ei a soft-/hard-boiled egg;wie auf (rohen) Eiern gehen tread carefully;sich gleichen wie ein Ei dem andern be as like as two peas (in a pod);jemanden/etwas wie ein rohes Ei behandeln handle sb/sth with kid gloves;empfindlich sein wie ein rohes Ei be really touchy;aussehen wie aus dem Ei gepellt look very smart, look as if one has just stepped out of a fashion magazine2. fig:das ist das Ei des Kolumbus! that’s it(, why didn’t I oder we think of that before?), that’s the answer ( oder solution) we’ve all been looking for;das sind noch ungelegte Eier we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it;kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte Eier you can worry about that when the time comes, we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it;ach du dickes Ei! umg well I never, my goodness!;das ist ja ein dickes Ei! umg that’s a bit thick (US a raw deal);ein Ei legen umg (etwas austüfteln) think up something; (einen Plan ausbrüten) work out a plan; (Darm entleeren) have a dump ( oder shit sl);das Ei will klüger sein als die Henne you etc are trying to teach your grandmother to suck eggs;3. PHYSIOL ovum4.5.jemandem in die Eier treten kick sb in the balls;der Typ geht mir auf die Eier! that guy gets on my tits (US nerves)* * *das; Ei[e]s, Eier1) egg; (Physiol., Zool.) ovumaus dem Ei schlüpfen — hatch [out]
verlorene od. pochierte Eier — poached eggs
russische Eier — egg mayonnaise; Russian eggs
sie geht wie auf [rohen] Eiern — (fig.) she is walking very carefully
ach, du dickes Ei! — (ugs.) dash it! (Brit. coll.); darn it! (Amer. coll.)
das Ei des Kolumbus — (fig.) an inspired discovery
wie aus dem Ei gepellt sein — (fig.) be dressed to the nines
sich gleichen wie ein Ei dem anderen — be as like as two peas in a pod; s. auch Apfel
* * *-er n.egg n.ovum n.(§ pl.: ova) -
6 ei
Interj.1. oh!; ei, ei! iro. (well,) what do you know!, Brit. auch well fancy that!; ei, wer kommt denn da? look who’s here!2. Kindersprache: ei ei machen (bes. die Wange streicheln) pet; beim Hund etc. ei (ei) machen stroke the dog etc.; ei ei! beim Streicheln: nice doggy etc.; tröstend etc. zu Kind: there there* * *das Eiegg* * *[ai]nt -(e)s, -er1) (= Vogelei, Schlangenei) egg; (PHYSIOL) egg, ovumdas Ei des Kolumbus finden — to come up with just the thing
das ist das Ei des Kolumbus — that's just the thing or just what we want
jdn wie ein rohes Ei behandeln (fig) — to handle sb with kid gloves
wie auf Eiern gehen (inf) — to step gingerly
wie aus dem Ei gepellt aussehen (inf) — to look spruce
sie gleichen sich or einander wie ein Ei dem anderen — they are as alike as two peas (in a pod)
kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte Eier! (inf) — don't cross your bridges before you come to them! (prov)
das sind ungelegte Eier! (inf) — we'll cross that bridge when we come to it (prov)
See:→ dickein Tritt in die Eier — a kick in the balls (sl)
4) (RUGBY sl) ball, pill (inf)* * *das1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) egg2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) egg* * *Ei<-[e]s, -er>[ˈai]nt1. (Vogelei, Schlangenei) eggfaules \Ei rotten eggein hartes/hart gekochtes \Ei a hard-boiled eggein weiches/weich gekochtes \Ei a soft-boiled eggaus dem \Ei kriechen to hatch [out]ein \Ei legen to lay an eggrussische \Eier egg mayonnaise, eggs Russian style\Eier legend egg-laying, oviparous spec2. (Eizelle) ovumjdm einen Tritt in die \Eier geben [o versetzen] to kick sb [or give sb a kick] in the balls sldas kostet dich 500 \Eier! that'll cost you 500 quid!5.▶ wie auf \Eiern gehen (fam: ungeschickt gehen) to teeter around BRIT; (vorsichtig, ängstlich gehen) to walk carefully [or BRIT gingerly]▶ das \Ei will klüger sein als die Henne! [don't] try and teach your grandmother to suck eggs!▶ das ist das \Ei des Kolumbus that's just the thing▶ jdn wie ein rohes \Ei behandeln to handle sb with kid gloves▶ das sind doch noch ungelegte \Eier, kümmere dich nicht um ungelegte \Eier we'll cross that bridge when we come to it* * *das; Ei[e]s, Eier1) egg; (Physiol., Zool.) ovumaus dem Ei schlüpfen — hatch [out]
verlorene od. pochierte Eier — poached eggs
russische Eier — egg mayonnaise; Russian eggs
sie geht wie auf [rohen] Eiern — (fig.) she is walking very carefully
ach, du dickes Ei! — (ugs.) dash it! (Brit. coll.); darn it! (Amer. coll.)
das Ei des Kolumbus — (fig.) an inspired discovery
wie aus dem Ei gepellt sein — (fig.) be dressed to the nines
sich gleichen wie ein Ei dem anderen — be as like as two peas in a pod; s. auch Apfel
* * *ei int1. oh!;ei, wer kommt denn da? look who’s here!2. Kindersprache:ei ei machen (besonders die Wange streicheln) pet;beim Hund etcei (ei) machen stroke the dog etc;* * *das; Ei[e]s, Eier1) egg; (Physiol., Zool.) ovumaus dem Ei schlüpfen — hatch [out]
verlorene od. pochierte Eier — poached eggs
russische Eier — egg mayonnaise; Russian eggs
sie geht wie auf [rohen] Eiern — (fig.) she is walking very carefully
ach, du dickes Ei! — (ugs.) dash it! (Brit. coll.); darn it! (Amer. coll.)
das Ei des Kolumbus — (fig.) an inspired discovery
wie aus dem Ei gepellt sein — (fig.) be dressed to the nines
sich gleichen wie ein Ei dem anderen — be as like as two peas in a pod; s. auch Apfel
* * *-er n.egg n.ovum n.(§ pl.: ova) -
7 яйца, обработанные минеральным маслом
Makarov: protected eggs, shell protected eggs, shell treated eggsУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > яйца, обработанные минеральным маслом
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8 corteza
f.1 bark.2 crust.cortezas de cerdo pork scratchings3 crust (geology) (terrestre).4 cortex (anatomy).5 rind, cheese crust.6 earth's crust, crust.* * *1 (de árbol) bark2 (de pan) crust3 (de fruta) peel, skin4 (de queso) rind5 figurado (apariencia) outside appearance, outward appearance\corteza cerebral cerebral cortexla corteza terrestre the earth's crust* * *noun f.1) bark2) crust3) peel* * *SF1) [de árbol] bark; [de pan] crust; [de fruta] peel, skin; [de queso, tocino] rind2) (=exterior) outside, outward appearance3) (=grosería) roughness, coarseness* * *b) ( de átomo) shellc) cortezas femenino plural (Coc) (Esp) pork rinds o scratchings (pl)* * *= bark, cortex, crust.Ex. Analysis of the text and identification of the tree bark and the writing ink provided a better understanding of the production and these bark manuscripts.Ex. Chapter 1, on memory and the brain, explains brain cells, the cortex, function of the cerebral lobes, and other brain structures.Ex. And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.----* corteza cerebral = cerebral cortex.* corteza de limón = lemon peel.* cortezas = pork scratchings.* cortezas de cerdo = pork scratchings.* corteza visual = visual cortex.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* * *b) ( de átomo) shellc) cortezas femenino plural (Coc) (Esp) pork rinds o scratchings (pl)* * *= bark, cortex, crust.Ex: Analysis of the text and identification of the tree bark and the writing ink provided a better understanding of the production and these bark manuscripts.
Ex: Chapter 1, on memory and the brain, explains brain cells, the cortex, function of the cerebral lobes, and other brain structures.Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.* corteza cerebral = cerebral cortex.* corteza de limón = lemon peel.* cortezas = pork scratchings.* cortezas de cerdo = pork scratchings.* corteza visual = visual cortex.* de la corteza = crustal, cortical.* * *2 (de un átomo) shellCompuestos:cerebral cortexla corteza terrestre the earth's crust* * *
corteza sustantivo femenino ( de árbol) bark;
( del pan) crust;
( del queso) rind;
(de naranja, limón) peel, rind;
corteza sustantivo femenino
1 (del pan) crust
(del queso) rind
cortezas (de cerdo), pork scratchings, US pork rinds
2 (de un tronco) bark
3 Anat corteza cerebral, cortex
4 Geol la corteza terreste, the earth's crust
' corteza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
terrestre
English:
bark
- crust
- pith
- rind
* * *corteza nf1. [del árbol] bark2. [de pan] crust;[de queso, tocino, limón] rind; [de naranja] peel cortezas de cerdo Br pork scratchings, US pork cracklings o rinds la corteza terrestre the earth's crust4. Anat cortexcorteza cerebral cerebral cortex* * ** * *corteza nf1) : bark2) : crust3) : peel, rind4) : cortexcorteza cerebral: cerebral cortex* * *corteza n1. (de árbol) bark2. (de fruta) peel3. (de pan) crust4. (de queso) rind -
9 huevera
f.1 egg cup.2 egg box.3 eggcup, egg cup.* * *1 (copa) egg cup2 (cartón) egg box* * *SF1) [para guardar huevos] egg box2) ** (=suspensorio) jockstrap* * *1) ( para guardar huevos) egg box; ( para servir huevos) eggcup2) (Per) ( huevas) roe* * *= egg cup.Ex. Hard-boiled eggs can also be eaten warm in an egg cup without removing the shell complety.* * *1) ( para guardar huevos) egg box; ( para servir huevos) eggcup2) (Per) ( huevas) roe* * *= egg cup.Ex: Hard-boiled eggs can also be eaten warm in an egg cup without removing the shell complety.
* * *A1 (para guardar huevos) egg box2 (para servir huevos) eggcup* * *
huevera sustantivo femenino
1 ( para guardar huevos) egg box;
( para servir huevos) eggcup
2 (Per) ( huevas) roe
' huevera' also found in these entries:
English:
egg cup
- egg
* * *huevera nf1. [para servir] egg cup2. [para guardar] egg box* * * -
10 huevo duro
m.hard boiled egg.* * *hard-boiled egg* * *(n.) = hard-boiled eggEx. Hard-boiled eggs can also be eaten warm in an egg cup without removing the shell completely.* * *(n.) = hard-boiled eggEx: Hard-boiled eggs can also be eaten warm in an egg cup without removing the shell completely.
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11 яичный
прил. от яйцояичный белок — white (of egg), white-egg, albumen, eggwhite, glair
яичный желток — yolk (of egg), vitellus
яичный порошок — dried eggs, powdered eggs, dehydrated eggs мн. ч.; egg powder
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12 ovum
ōvum, i, n. [ôon, i. e. ÔWON].I.Lit., an egg:II.ovum parere,
to lay, Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 57; Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 8:edere,
Col. 8, 3, 4:ponere,
Ov. M. 8, 258:efferre,
Verg. G. 1, 379:eniti,
Col. 8, 11, 8 sq.:facere,
Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 17:pullos ex ovis excuderunt,
to hatch, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130 B. and K. (al. excluserunt):incubare ova,
to sit on, brood on, hatch, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 8; 12;for which: incubare ovis,
Col. 8, 11, 14:suppovere ova,
id. 8, 6, 1:an pulli rostellis ova percuderint... nam saepe propter crassitudinem putaminum erumpere non queunt,
Col. 8, 5, 14:quatenus in pullos animalis vertier ova cernimus alituum,
Lucr. 2, 927.—Also of the spawn of fish, etc.:etsi pisces, ova cum genuerunt relinquunt,
Cic. N. D. 2, 51, 129:testudines autem et crocodilos dicunt... obruere ova,
id. ib. 2, 52, 129:saepius et tectis penetralibus extulit ova... formica,
Verg. G. 1, 380; Plin. 10, 52, 74, § 145:ovi putamen,
an eggshell, Col. 8, 5, 14:cortex ovi,
Ser. Samm. 28, 531.—The Romans usually began their meals with eggs and ended them with fruit; hence, integram famem ad ovum affero, until the egg, i. e. the beginning of the meal, Cic. Fam. 9, 20, 1; and:ab ovo Usque ad mala citaret, Io Bacche!
i. e. from the beginning to the end, Hor. S. 1, 3, 6.—Acc. to the myth, Leda became pregnant by Jupiter, who visited her in the shape of a swan; she laid two eggs, one by Jupiter, and the other by Tyndarus; from the former of which were born Pollux and Helen, and from the latter Castor and Clytaemnestra;hence, nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo,
Hor. A. P. 147: Castor gaudet equis, ovo prognatus eodem Pugnis, from the same egg, i. e. of the same parentage, id. S. 2, 1, 26.—In the circus seven wooden eggs were set up, one of which was removed at the completion of each circuit;hence, non modo ovum illud sublatum est, quod, etc.,
Varr. R. R. 1, 2:ova ad notas curriculis numerandis,
Liv. 41, 27, 6.—Transf.A.An egg-shell (as a measure), an egg-shellful, Plin. 22, 25, 67, § 137.—B. -
13 bombardieren
v/t1. bomb, bombard; mit Granaten: auch shell3. fig. mit Bitten, Fragen etc.: bombard, assail (with)* * *to bombard; to blitz; to bomb* * *bom|bar|die|ren [bɔmbar'diːrən] ptp bombardiertvt(= mit Bomben belegen) to bomb; (= mit Granaten beschießen, fig) to bombard* * *1) (to drop bombs on: London was bombed several times.) bomb2) (to attack with artillery: They bombarded the town.) bombard3) ((with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone): He peppered them with bullets.) pepper* * *bom·bar·die·ren *[bɔmbarˈdi:rən]vt1. (auf ein Ziel abwerfen)▪ jdn/etw \bombardieren to bomb sb/sthetw mit Napalm \bombardieren to bomb sth with napalm, to napalm sthjdn/etw mit Granaten \bombardieren to shell sb/sthdie Stadt wurde heute Nacht ununterbrochen mit Granaten bombardiert the town was under continuous shelling [or was being shelled continuously] last nightdie Demonstranten bombardierten die Polizei mit Eiern und Tomaten the demonstrators threw eggs and tomatoes at the police* * *transitives Verb1) (Milit) bomb2) (fig. ugs.) bombard* * *bombardieren v/t1. bomb, bombard; mit Granaten: auch shell2. fig (bewerfen) pelt (mit with)3. fig mit Bitten, Fragen etc: bombard, assail (with)* * *transitives Verb1) (Milit) bomb2) (fig. ugs.) bombard* * *v.to bombard v. -
14 яичный
egg (attr.)яичный белок — white (of egg), egg-white
яичный порошок — dried eggs pl.; egg powder; powdered eggs pl.
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15 jaje
egg, sirovo jaje raw egg, jaje na ok fried egg, kajgana scrambled eggs, tvrdo/meko kuhano jaje hard-/soft-boiled egg, izleći se iz jajeta hatch, leći jaja lay eggs, ljuska jajeta egg-shell* * *• egg• ovum -
16 kiesze|ń
f 1. (na ubraniu, torbie, plecaku) pocket- kieszeń spodni/płaszcza a trouser/coat pocket- tylna kieszeń spodni a hip pocket- wyciągnął portfel z kieszeni he took his wallet out of his pocket2. (zasoby pieniężne) pocket przen.- wyłożył na to z własnej kieszeni he paid for it out of his own pocket- obywatele z zasobnymi kieszeniami citizens with deep pockets- pusta kieszeń an empty pocket■ bić a. uderzać kogoś po kieszeni pot. to be hard on the pocket pot., to put a. burn a hole in sb’s budget pot.- nie na czyjąś kieszeń pot. too expensive for sb; too rich for sb’s blood pot.; not for one’s budget- mieć kogoś w kieszeni pot. to have sb in one’s pocket- zwycięstwo mają w kieszeni they will win as sure as eggs is eggs pot.- mieć węża w kieszeni pot. to be tight-fisted, to be close-fisted- siedzieć u kogoś w kieszeni pot. to be in sb’s pocket- trzymać się za kieszeń pot. to tighten the purse strings- wypchać a. napchać a. nabić sobie/komuś kieszeń a. kieszenie pot. to line one’s/sb’s pocket(s) pot.- znać kogoś/coś jak własną kieszeń to know sb/sth like the back of one’s hand, to know sb/sth inside outThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kiesze|ń
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17 egg
I [eg] noun1) an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched:بَيْضَهThe female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.
2) such an object laid by a hen, used as food:بَيْضَة الدَّجاجWould you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?
3) in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum:بَوَيْضَه II [eg]The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.
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18 COCK
• As the old cock crows, so crows the young - Маленькая собачка лает - большой подражает (M), Щенок лает, от больших слышит (Щ)• As the old cock crows, the young cock learns (so the young bird chirrups) - Маленькая собачка лает - большой подражает (M), Щенок лает, от больших слышит (Щ)• Cock is /always/ bold on his own dunghill (A) - На своей улочке храбра и курочка (H), На своем пепелище и курица бьет (H), У своего гнезда и ворон бьет орла (У)• Cock is master of (on) his own dunghill (The) - Всяк кулик на своем болоте велик (B), Всяк петух на своем пепелище хозяин (B)• Cock is mighty in his own backyard (A) - Всяк кулик на своем болоте велик (B), Всяк петух на своем пепелище хозяин (B), На своей печи сам себе голова (H), На своей улочке храбра и курочка (H), На своем пепелище и курица бьет (H), У своего гнезда и ворон бьет орла (У)• Cock is valiant on his own dunghill (А) - На своей улочке храбра и курочка (Н), У своего гнезда и ворон бьет орла (У)• Every cock crows the loudest upon his own dunghill - Всяк кулик на своем болоте велик (B), Всяк петух на своем пепелище хозяин (B)• Every cock is proud on his own dunghill - Всяк кулик на своем болоте велик (B)• Every cock sings in his own manner - Всякая курица своим голосом поет (B), Всякий молодец на свой образец (B), У каждой пичужки свой голо сок (У)• If you are a cock, crow; if a hen, lay eggs - Берись за то, к чему ты годен (Б), Ласточка лепит гнезда, пчелка - соты (Л), Не в свои сани не садись a (H)• It will be a forward cock that crows in the shell - Из молодых, да ранний (И)• Let the cock crow or not, the day will come - Прокукарекает петух или нет, а день будет (П)• That cock won't fight - Этот номер не пройдет (3)• Young cock crows as he hears the old one (The) - Маленькая собачка лает - большой подражает (M) -
19 hueco
adj.1 hollow.2 soulless.3 empty, meaningless.m.hole, gap, cavity, chuckhole.* * *► adjetivo1 hollow■ pared hueca hollow wall, stud wall2 (vacío) empty3 (cóncavo) concave5 (mullido) spongy, soft6 figurado (presumido) vain, conceited7 (estilo etc) affected, empty1 (cavidad) hollow, hole2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space4 ARQUITECTURA opening\dejar un hueco to leave a gaphacer un hueco a alguien to make room for somebodyllenar un hueco figurado to fill a need, fill a gaphueco de la escalera stairwellhueco de la ventana window recesshueco del ascensor lift shaft, (US elevator shaft)————————1 (cavidad) hollow, hole2 (de tiempo) slot, free time; (de espacio) empty space4 ARQUITECTURA opening* * *1. (f. - hueca)adj.2. noun m.1) hole, hollow2) space* * *1. ADJ1) [árbol, tubo] hollow2) [lana, tierra] soft3) [blusa, chaqueta] loose4) [sonido] hollow; [voz] booming, resonant5) (=insustancial) [palabras, promesas, retórica] empty6) (=pedante) [estilo, lenguaje] pompous7) [persona] (=orgulloso) proud; (=engreído) conceited, smugel niño se puso muy hueco cuando lo nombraron ganador — the boy was very proud when he was declared the winner
la típica rubia hueca — pey the usual blonde bimbo *
2. SM1) (=agujero) [en valla, muro] holeel hueco del ascensor — the lift o (EEUU) elevator shaft
2) (=espacio libre) space; [entre árboles] gap, openingel hueco que quedaba entre las dos mesas — the gap o space between the two tables
solo hay huecos en la primera fila — the only places o spaces are in the front row
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hacer (un) hueco a algn — to make space for sb¿me haces un hueco? — can you make some room for me?
3) [en texto] gap, blank4) [en mercado, organización] gapen el mercado hay un hueco para una revista de este tipo — there is a gap in the market for this type of magazine
aspiran a abrirse un hueco en el mundo de la música pop — they are hoping to carve o create a niche for themselves in the pop world
5) (=cavidad) hollowel hueco de la mano — the hollow of the o one's hand
6) (=nicho) recess, alcove7) (=en una empresa) vacancy8) [de tiempo]en cuanto tenga un hueco hablará contigo — he will talk to you as soon as he has a gap in his schedule o as soon as he can fit you in
hizo un hueco en su programa para recibirlos — he made space in his schedule to see them, he managed to fit them into his schedule
9) Méx ** (=homosexual) queer **, faggot (EEUU) *** * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollowtienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficiald) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant2) ( orgulloso) proudII1)a) ( cavidad)b) ( espacio libre) spacehacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?
c) ( en una organización) gap¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?
2) ( concavidad) hollow3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole* * *I- ca adjetivo1)a) [estar] <árbol/bola> hollow; < nuez> empty, hollowtienes la cabeza hueca — (fam & hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
b) [ser] ( vacío) < palabras> empty; < estilo> superficial; < persona> shallow, superficiald) <sonido/tos> hollow; < voz> resonant2) ( orgulloso) proudII1)a) ( cavidad)b) ( espacio libre) spacehacedme un hueco para sentarme — can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?
c) ( en una organización) gap¿no puedes hacer un huequito para verlo hoy? — can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today?
2) ( concavidad) hollow3) (Andes, Ven) (agujero, hoyo) hole; ( en la calle) hole, pothole* * *hueco11 = gap, slot, hollow, recess, alcove, cavity.Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.* dejar un hueco = leave + gap.* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.* hacer hueco = make + room (for).* hacerse un hueco en la vida = get on in + life.* hueco de la escalera = stairwell.* hueco de servicio = service core.* llenar un hueco = fill + gap, fill in + gap, fill + the breach.hueco22 = hollow.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The other helpful procedure is venoclysis, the slow drop-by-drop introduction into a vein, through a hollow needle, of a salt or a sugar solution.
* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* en hueco = punched.* * *A1 [ ESTAR] ‹árbol/bola› hollow; ‹nuez› empty, hollow2 [ SER] (vacío) ‹palabras› empty; ‹estilo› superficial; ‹persona› shallow, superficial3 (esponjoso) ‹lana› soft; ‹colchón› soft, spongy4 ‹sonido› hollow; ‹voz› resonant; ‹tos› hollowB ( Esp) (orgulloso) proudiba tan hueco con sus nietos he looked so proud as he walked along with his grandchildrenA1(cavidad): detrás de la tabla hay un hueco there's a cavity behind the board, it's hollow behind the boardaquí la pared suena a hueco the wall sounds hollow hereel hueco del ascensor the lift shaftel hueco de la escalera the stairwellel hueco de la puerta the doorway2 (espacio libre) spaceun hueco para aparcar a parking spaceeste hueco es para la lavadora this space is for the washing machinea ver si me hacen un hueco para sentarme can you make a bit of space o room so I can sit down?si no entiendes alguna palabra, deja un hueco if you don't understand a word, just leave a blank o a space3(en una organización): para llenar el hueco existente en este campo to fill the gap which exists in this fielddeja un hueco que será difícil llenar he leaves a gap which will be hard to filltengo un hueco entre las dos clases I have a free period between the two classes¿no puedes hacer un huequito or un huequecito para verlo hoy? can't you make a bit of time to see him today?, can't you squeeze o fit him in somewhere today? ( colloq)B (concavidad) hollowen el hueco de la mano in the hollow of his/her handhacer un hueco en la harina make a well o hollow in the flourel acné le dejó la cara llena de huecos his face was pitted by acnelos huecos que dejaron las balas en la pared the bulletholes left in the wall* * *
hueco 1◊ -ca adjetivo
‹ nuez› empty, hollow;◊ tienes la cabeza hueca (fam &
hum) you've got a head full of sawdust (colloq & hum)
‹ estilo› superficial;
‹ persona› shallow, superficial
‹ colchón› soft, spongy
‹ voz› resonant
hueco 2 sustantivo masculino
( de ascensor) shaft;
el hueco de la escalera the stairwell
( entre dos dientes) gap;
hazme un hueco make room for me;
llenar un hueco en el mercado to fill a gap in the market
hueco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (vacío) empty, hollow
cabeza hueca, empty-headed
palabras huecas, empty words
2 (voz, sonido) resonant
II sustantivo masculino
1 (cavidad vacía) hollow, hole
2 (rato libre) free time
3 (sitio libre) empty space
♦ Locuciones: hacer un hueco, (de tiempo) to make time
(de espacio) to make room
' hueco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hueca
- mella
- montante
- rellenar
- tapiar
- vacía
- vaciar
- vacío
- escalera
- rendija
- sonar
- tapar
- tubo
English:
bay
- gap
- gaping
- hollow
- niche
- recess
- shaft
- solid
- stairwell
- well
- alcove
- neatly
- socket
- stair
* * *hueco, -a♦ adj1. [vacío] hollow2. [sonido] resonant, hollow3. [sin ideas] empty;su discurso fue hueco there was no substance to his speech;eso no son más que palabras huecas those are just empty words;Fames una cabeza hueca she's an airhead4. [mullido, esponjoso] [bizcocho] light and fluffy;lleva el pelo muy hueco she has a very bouffant hairstylese puso muy hueco cuando anunciaron su triunfo he swelled with pride when they announced his victory♦ nm1. [cavidad] hole;[en pared] recess;suena a hueco it sounds hollow2. [espacio libre] space, gap;[de ascensor] shaft;el hueco de la escalera the stairwell;no había ni un hueco en el teatro there wasn't an empty seat in the theatre;hazme un hueco en el sofá make a bit of room for me on the sofa;deja un hueco para poder insertar los gráficos leave a space for the graphs;estoy buscando un hueco para aparcar I'm looking for a parking space;la marcha de los hijos dejó un hueco en sus vidas the children leaving left a gap in their lives;deja un hueco que será difícil de llenar she leaves a gap that will be hard to fill;se abrió hueco entre la masa de curiosos he made his way through the crowd of onlookers;un producto que se ha abierto un hueco en el mercado a product that has carved out a niche in the market3. [rato libre] spare moment;tengo un hueco a la hora del almuerzo I've got a moment at lunchtime;te puedo hacer un hueco esta tarde I can fit o squeeze you in this afternoon4. [vacante] vacancy;ha quedado un hueco vacante en la cúpula del partido there's a vacancy in the party leadership* * *II m* * *hueco, -ca adj1) : hollow, empty2) : soft, spongy3) : hollow-sounding, resonant4) : proud, conceited5) : superficialhueco nm1) : hole, hollow, cavity2) : gap, space3) : recess, alcove* * *hueco1 adj hollowhueco2 n1. (espacio) space2. (abertura, espacio en blanco) gap3. (sitio) room4. (rato libre) timesi tengo un hueco, te llamaré I'll phone you if I have time -
20 s-a găsit oul să înveţe pe găină / gâscă
don't teach you grandmother to suck eggsit will be a forward cock that croweth in the shell.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > s-a găsit oul să înveţe pe găină / gâscă
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