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['sʌkə(r)]1) colloq. (dupe) babbeo f. (-a), cretino m. (-a)2) bot. pollone m.3) (animal's pad) ventosa f.* * *1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) babbeo2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) succhiatore, succhiatrice, parassita3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) ventosa4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) ventosa5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) succhione* * *sucker (1) /ˈsʌkə(r)/n.2 porcellino di latte; lattonzolo3 (mecc.) tubo d'aspirazione5 (zool.) ventosa8 (bot.) succhione; pollone; rampollo10 (fam.) babbeo; cretino; gonzo; semplicione; credulone; vittima predestinata: sucker list, lista di persone da fregare; There's a sucker born every minute, la madre dei cretini è sempre incinta11 (fam.) patito; chi ha un debole (per qc. o q.)● a sucker for beautiful girls, uno che si fa infinocchiare dalle belle ragazze □ a sucker for chocolates, uno che va matto per i cioccolatini.sucker (2) /ˈsʌkə(r)/n.(to) sucker /ˈsʌkə(r)/A v. t.B v. i.* * *['sʌkə(r)]1) colloq. (dupe) babbeo f. (-a), cretino m. (-a)2) bot. pollone m.3) (animal's pad) ventosa f.
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