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1 pox
tr[pɒks]1 viruela1) chicken pox: varicela f2) syphilis: sífilis fn.• sífilis s.m.[pɒks]Nthe pox — (=VD) (la) sífilis; (=smallpox) (la) viruela
a pox on them! — †† ¡malditos sean!
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2 chicken
' ikin1) (a young bird, especially a young hen: She keeps chickens.)2) (its flesh used as food: a plate of fried chicken.)3) ((slang.) a coward.)•- chicken-pox
- chicken out
chicken n1. gallina2. pollotr['ʧɪkɪn]1 familiar gallina\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no (spring) chicken no ser ninguna niñachicken feed una miseriachicken stock caldo de gallinachicken wire alambrerachicken ['ʧɪkən] n1) fowl: pollo m2) coward: cobarde mfn.• gallina s.f.• pollo s.m.
I 'tʃɪkən, 'tʃɪkɪnto play chicken — jugar* a ver quién es más gallito
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) — no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
Phrasal Verbs:
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adjective (colloq) (pred) gallina (fam)['tʃɪkɪn]1.roast chicken — pollo m asado
- be chicken- play chickenspring 4.2.CPDchicken breast N — pechuga f de pollo
chicken drumstick N — muslo m de pollo
chicken farmer N — avicultor(a) m / f
chicken farming N — avicultura f
chicken feed N — (lit) pienso m para gallinas
chicken liver N — hígado m de pollo
chicken nuggets NPL — nuggets mpl de pollo
chicken run N — corral m
chicken wing N — alita f de pollo
chicken wire N — tela f metálica, alambrada f
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I ['tʃɪkən, 'tʃɪkɪn]to play chicken — jugar* a ver quién es más gallito
don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) — no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
Phrasal Verbs:
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adjective (colloq) (pred) gallina (fam)
См. также в других словарях:
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