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1 paglia
f straw* * *paglia s.f.1 straw: cappello di paglia, straw hat; ( di Firenze) leghorn; letto di paglia, straw bed; color paglia, straw-colour: capelli color paglia, straw-coloured hair; imbottito di paglia, stuffed with straw; tetto di paglia, thatch: una casetta col tetto di paglia, a thatched cottage; dormire sulla paglia, to sleep on straw // fuoco di paglia, flash in the pan // uomo di paglia, man of straw // avere la coda di paglia, to have a guilty conscience // mettere la paglia vicino al fuoco, to tempt fate (o providence) // col tempo e con la paglia maturano le nespole, (prov.) everything comes to him who waits* * *['paʎʎa] 1.sostantivo femminile straw2.uomo di paglia — fig. man of straw, frontman, straw man AE
aggettivo invariabilepaglia di ferro — steel o wire wool
paglia e fieno — gastr. = yellow and green tagliatelle
* * *paglia/'paλλa/ ⇒ 3I sostantivo f.straw; cappello di paglia straw hat; filo di paglia straw; uomo di paglia fig. man of straw, frontman, straw man AE(color) paglia straw-coloured -
2 giallo
1. adj yellow2. m yellow(libro, film) thriller* * *giallo agg. yellow: un maglione giallo, a yellow sweater // farina gialla, maize flour (o meal) // le razze gialle, the yellow races; pericolo giallo, yellow peril // la stampa gialla, ( scandalistica) the gutter press // libro giallo, thriller (o detective story); film giallo, detective (o mystery) film (o thriller) // sindacato giallo, ( creato dai datori di lavoro) company union // (med.) febbre gialla, yellow fever // (biochim.) enzimi gialli, yellow enzymes◆ s.m.1 yellow: giallo limone, lemon yellow; giallo ocra, yellow ochre (o oxide yellow); giallo paglierino, straw yellow; adoro il giallo, I love yellow; il giallo ti dona, yellow suits you // questo prodotto toglie il giallo dalla biancheria, this product takes the yellow colour out of linen2 ( film) detective film, mystery film, thriller; ( libro) thriller, detective story: legge sempre gialli in vacanza, he always reads thrillers on his holidays; questo caso giudiziario è un giallo che appassiona l'opinione pubblica, this case has become a mystery that has inflamed public opinion3 ( di semaforo) amber light: rallenta quando vedi il giallo, slow down when you see the amber light; è passato con il semaforo giallo, he went through the amber (o orange) light4 giallo d'uovo, yolk* * *['dʒallo] giallo (-a)1. agg1) (colore) yellow, (carnagione) sallow2)film/libro giallo — detective film/novel
2. sm1) (colore) yellow, (di semaforo) amber* * *['dʒallo] 1.1) (colore) yellow2) (poliziesco) [film, romanzo] crime attrib., detective attrib.2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (colore) yellow2) (d'uovo) (egg) yolk3) (di semaforo) amber BE, yellow AE* * *giallo/'dʒallo/ ⇒ 31 (colore) yellow2 (poliziesco) [film, romanzo] crime attrib., detective attrib.(f. -a)1 (colore) yellow2 (d'uovo) (egg) yolk3 (di semaforo) amber BE, yellow AE; attraversare con il giallo to go through when the light is amber o yellow
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straw-colour — strawˈ colour noun and adjective Delicate brownish yellow • • • Main Entry: ↑straw … Useful english dictionary
straw colour — /ˈstrɔ kʌlə/ (say straw kuluh) noun a pale yellow similar to the colour of straw. Also, straw color. –straw coloured, adjective …
straw colour — … Useful english dictionary
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straw — strawless, adj. strawlike, adj. /straw/, n. 1. a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley. 2. a mass of such stalks, esp. after drying and threshing, used as fodder. 3. material, fibers, etc.,… … Universalium
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straw — 1. noun /strɔː/ a) A dried stalk of a cereal plant. b) Such dried stalks considered collectively. 2. adjective /strɔː/ a) Made of straw. straw hat … Wiktionary
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