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1 soft-shell
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2 snail
sneil(a kind of soft-bodied small crawling animal with a coiled shell: Snails leave a silvery trail as they move along.) caracolsnail n caracoltr[sneɪl]1 caracol nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat a snail's pace a paso de tortugasnail ['sneɪl] n: caracol mn.• caracol s.m.sneɪlnoun caracol m[sneɪl]at a snail's pace — a paso de tortuga
1.N caracol m2.CPDsnail mail * N — hum correo m normal
snail shell N — concha f de caracol
* * *[sneɪl]noun caracol mat a snail's pace — a paso de tortuga
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3 huevo
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 -
4 egg
I eɡ noun1) (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.) huevo2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) huevo3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) óvulo•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
II eɡ- egg onegg n huevotr[eg]1 (laid by birds etc) huevo2 SMALLBIOLOGY/SMALL (ovum) óvulo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a bad egg ser una mala persona, ser un sinvergüenzato have egg on one's face quedar en ridículoto put all one's eggs in one basket jugárselo todo a una cartaboiled egg huevo pasado por aguaegg cup hueveraegg custard natillas nombre femenino pluralegg timer reloj nombre masculino de arenaegg white clara de huevoegg whisk batidor nombre masculinoegg yolk yema de huevofried egg huevo fritohard-boiled egg huevo duropoached egg huevo escalfadoscrambled eggs huevos nombre masculino plural revueltos————————tr[eg]1 animar, incitaregg ['ɛg] vtto egg on : incitar, azuzar, provocaregg n1) : huevo m2) ovum: óvulo mn.• huevo s.m.egnoun huevo ma good egg — (colloq & dated)
he's a good egg — es buena gente (AmL), es un tipo bien (Esp fam)
to put all one's eggs in one basket — jugárselo* todo a una carta
Phrasal Verbs:- egg on[eɡ]1. N1) huevo m, blanquillo m (Mex); (=cell) óvulo mfried/scrambled/soft-boiled/hard-boiled egg — huevo m frito/revuelto/pasado por agua/duro
boiled egg — huevo m pasado por agua, huevo m a la copa (And, S. Cone)
- have egg on one's face2) * (=person)bad egg — sinvergüenza mf
2.CPDegg beater N — batidor m de huevos; (US) * helicóptero m
egg custard N — natillas fpl
egg roll N — (=sandwich) panecito m de huevo duro; (=paté) paté a base de huevo con carne de cerdo y legumbres
- egg on* * *[eg]noun huevo ma good egg — (colloq & dated)
he's a good egg — es buena gente (AmL), es un tipo bien (Esp fam)
to put all one's eggs in one basket — jugárselo* todo a una carta
Phrasal Verbs:- egg on
См. также в других словарях:
Soft-shell — Soft shelled Soft shelled , a. Having a soft or fragile shell. [1913 Webster] {Soft shell clam} (Zo[ o]l.), the long clam. See {Mya}. {Soft shelled crab}. (Zo[ o]l.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1. {Soft shelled turtle}. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Soft t … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soft-shell — soft′ shell adj. 1) zool. Also, soft′ shelled′. having a soft, flexible, or fragile shell, as a crab that has recently molted 2) zool. a soft shell animal, esp. a soft shell crab • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
soft-shell — ☆ soft shell [sôf′shel΄ ] adj. 1. having a soft shell 2. having an unhardened shell as the result of recent molting: Also soft shelled n. a soft shell animal; esp., a crab that has recently molted … English World dictionary
soft-shell — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: soft (I) + shell 1. : having a soft or fragile shell especially as a result of recent shedding 2. : moderate in policy or doctrine : avoiding extreme principles or measures the sort of soft shell left of center… … Useful english dictionary
soft-shell — /sawft shel , soft /, adj. 1. Also, soft shelled. having a soft, flexible, or fragile shell, as a crab that has recently molted. n. 2. a soft shell animal, esp. a soft shell crab. [1795 1805] * * * … Universalium
soft-shell — or soft shelled adjective Date: 1805 having a soft or fragile shell especially as a result of recent shedding < soft shell crabs > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Soft-shell clam — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Soft-shell clam — Soft shell Soft shell , Soft shelled Soft shelled , a. Having a soft or fragile shell. [1913 Webster] {Soft shell clam} (Zo[ o]l.), the long clam. See {Mya}. {Soft shelled crab}. (Zo[ o]l.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1. {Soft shelled turtle}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soft-shell crab — in New Orleans, Louisiana Soft shell crab is a culinary term for crabs which have recently molted their old exoskeleton and are still soft.[1] In the United States, the main species is the blue crab , Callin … Wikipedia
soft-shell crab — soft′ shell crab′ n. ivt a crab, esp. the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
soft-shell turtle — soft′ shell tur′tle n. ram any aquatic turtle of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin • Etymology: 1880–90 … From formal English to slang
