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1 porphyrio
porphyrĭo, ōnis, m., = porphuriôn, a species of water-fowl, the sultana-hen, porphyrton [p. 1400] (Fulica porphyrio, Linn.), Plin. 10, 16, 63, § 129; Vulg. Lev. 11, 18. -
2 gallina
f hen* * *gallina s.f.1 hen; ( la carne) fowl, chicken: brodo di gallina, chicken broth; gallina lessa, boiled chicken; il coccodè di una gallina, the cackle of a hen; gallina che chioccia, cackler; gallina che cova, sitter // avere il cervello di una gallina, to be bird-brained (o pea-brained) // avere il coraggio di una gallina, to be chicken-hearted (o chicken-livered o lily-livered) // zampe di gallina, (fig.) ( rughe intorno agli occhi) crow's feet; ( scrittura incomprensibile) scrawl (o illegible handwriting) // andare a letto con le galline, (fig.) to go to bed very early // gallina dalle uova d'oro, (fig.) the goose that lays the golden egg // essere, credersi figlio di gallina bianca, (fig.) to think oneself a cut above everyone else // avere, sentirsi la pelle di gallina, (fig.) to have goose pimples (o gooseflesh) // (prov.): gallina vecchia fa buon brodo, an old hen makes good broth; meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; gallina che canta ha fatto l'uovo, qui s'excuse, s'accuse; chi di gallina nasce convien che razzoli, what's bred in the bone comes out in the flesh2 (zool.): gallina domestica, barndoor; gallina faraona, ( Numida meleagris) guinea-fowl (o guinea-hen o galeeny); gallina prataiola, ( Otis tetrax) little bustard; gallina ovaiola, layer; gallina sultana, sultana* * *[gal'lina]sostantivo femminile hen••andare a letto con le -e — = to go to bed very early
gallina vecchia fa buon brodo — prov. good broth can be made in an old pot
* * *gallina/gal'lina/sostantivo f.hen\andare a letto con le -e = to go to bed very early; gallina dalle uova d'oro golden goose; gallina vecchia fa buon brodo prov. good broth can be made in an old pot. -
3 жена
1) General subject: apron, bedfellow, better half, frow (обыкн. о голландке или немке), goodwife, helpmate, hen, leman, little woman, lovey dovey, lovey-dovey, partner, rib, splice, sultana, the better half, the old lady, wife, woman2) Colloquial: lady, old lady (в обращении в третьем лице)3) American: squaw4) Jocular: bedmate, dutch, the missis7) Australian slang: cheese and kisses, missus, the old ball and chain8) Jargon: baggage, kicksie-wicksie, kinxiwinx, mouse, old woman (чаще собственная), slave-puncher, the little woman, weaver, ball and chain, headache, plates and dishes, slave-driver, wif, wiff9) Taboo: 'er indoors, bread knife (см. bread), cook, frau (нем.), hat, jam-tart, lawful blanket, ma (часто употребляется в качестве обращения), mama, missis, old Batalax, old bag, pillow-mate, poker-breaker, rib (библейская аллюзия), spare rib, trouble (см. trouble and strife)
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