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1 ♦ vegetable
♦ vegetable /ˈvɛdʒtəbl/A a.B n.1 vegetale; pianta2 (pl.) verdure; ortaggi: root vegetable, radice commestibile: fresh vegetables, verdura fresca; raw vegetables, verdura cruda● vegetable butter, burro vegetale; margarina □ vegetable diet, dieta vegetale □ vegetable garden, orto □ vegetable marrow, zucchino □ ( cucina) vegetable pie, tortino di verdura □ vegetable salad, insalata mista □ vegetable silk, seta vegetale □ ( cucina) vegetable soup, zuppa di verdura □ (bot.) vegetable spaghetti ( Cucurbita pepo), zucca spaghetti □ vegetable sponge, spugna vegetale □ vegetable wax, cera vegetale. -
2 kingdom
['kɪŋdəm]nome regno m. (anche fig.)the plant, animal kingdom — il regno vegetale, animale
••to send sb. to kingdom come — spedire qcn. all'altro mondo
* * *1) (a state having a king (or queen) as its head: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; He rules over a large kingdom.) regno2) (any of the three great divisions of natural objects: the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.) regno* * *['kɪŋdəm]nome regno m. (anche fig.)the plant, animal kingdom — il regno vegetale, animale
••to send sb. to kingdom come — spedire qcn. all'altro mondo
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