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1 the lion's share
(the largest share.) la parte del leone -
2 ♦ lion
♦ lion /ˈlaɪən/n.1 (zool., Felis leo) leone; (fig.) persona coraggiosa: They fought like lions, si batterono da leoni; Lions roared, i leoni ruggivano2 (fig.) persona celebre; celebrità ( la cui presenza è ricercata nelle riunioni mondane): He's the lion of the day, è la celebrità del giorno● lion-hearted, che ha un cuore di leone; coraggioso; temerario □ lion-hunter, cacciatore di leoni; (fig.) anfitrione che conta sulla presenza di celebrità ai suoi ricevimenti □ (fig.) a lion in the way (o in the path), un ostacolo, un pericolo (spec. immaginario) □ (fig.) the lion's share, la parte del leone □ lion's skin, pelle del leone; (fig.) (ostentazione di) finto coraggio □ (fig.) to be in the lion's mouth, essere in una posizione molto pericolosa □ (fig.) to beard a lion in his den, affrontare una persona influente (spec. per chiedere un favore). -
3 lion
['laɪən]1) leone m.2)3) astrol.••to take the lion's share — fare la parte del leone, prendersi la fetta più grossa
* * *feminine - lioness; noun(a type of large, flesh-eating animal of the cat family, the male of which has a long, coarse mane.) leone, leonessa* * *['laɪən]1) leone m.2)3) astrol.••to take the lion's share — fare la parte del leone, prendersi la fetta più grossa
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4 lion n
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