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1 stool
[stuːl]1) (furniture) sgabello m., seggiolino m.2) (faeces) feci f.pl.••to fall between two stools — (not to belong to either of two categories) non essere né carne né pesce; (in choice) fare come l'asino di Buridano
* * *[stu:l](a seat without a back: a piano-stool; a kitchen stool.) sgabello* * *stool /stu:l/n.1 sgabello; scanno; seggiolino: folding stool, seggiolino pieghevole; a three-legged stool, uno sgabello a tre piedi3 (relig.) inginocchiatoio● stool-pigeon, piccione da richiamo; (fig.) chi fa da esca; (fam.) spia, informatore ( della polizia) □ (fig.) to fall between two stools, fare la fine dell'asino di Buridano; avere due occasioni e perderle entrambe per non saper quale scegliere.(to) stool /stu:l/v. i.2 (fisiol.) evacuare; defecare; andare di corpo* * *[stuːl]1) (furniture) sgabello m., seggiolino m.2) (faeces) feci f.pl.••to fall between two stools — (not to belong to either of two categories) non essere né carne né pesce; (in choice) fare come l'asino di Buridano
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2 perch
I [pɜːtʃ]1) (for bird) trespolo m., posatoio m.2) ant. metrol. pertica f.••II 1. [pɜːtʃ]to knock sb. off their perch — colloq. fare scendere qcn. dal piedistallo
verbo transitivo posare, appoggiare (in alto)2.verbo intransitivo [bird, person] appollaiarsiIII [pɜːtʃ]nome zool. (pesce) persico m.* * *[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) trespolo2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) trespolo2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) appollaiarsi, posarsi2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) mettere in alto* * *I [pɜːtʃ] n(fish) pesce m persicoII [pɜːtʃ]1. n2. vt3. vi(bird, person) appollaiarsi* * *perch (1) /pɜ:tʃ/ perch (2) /pɜ:tʃ/n.● (fam.) to knock sb. off his perch, sbalzar q. di sella (fig.); spodestare q. □ square perch, pertica quadrata (m2 25 circa) □ ( d'uccello) to take one's perch, appollaiarsi □ (fig.) Come off your perch!, scendi dal piedistallo! (fam.: dal pero!); non darti arie!(to) perch /pɜ:tʃ/v. i.appollaiarsi; ( d'uccelli) posarsi: The blackbird perched upon a bough, il merlo si è posato su un ramo; The little pianist perched on the stool, il piccolo pianista si è appollaiato sullo sgabello● (geol.) perched block, masso erratico in bilico □ perched groundwater, falda idrica sospesa □ perched spring, sorgente artesiana.* * *I [pɜːtʃ]1) (for bird) trespolo m., posatoio m.2) ant. metrol. pertica f.••II 1. [pɜːtʃ]to knock sb. off their perch — colloq. fare scendere qcn. dal piedistallo
verbo transitivo posare, appoggiare (in alto)2.verbo intransitivo [bird, person] appollaiarsiIII [pɜːtʃ]nome zool. (pesce) persico m.
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stool pigeon — noun A decoy or an informer, especially one who is a spy for the police. Syn: stoolie, stooly … Wiktionary
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