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1 ♦ pig
♦ pig /pɪg/n. [cu]1 (zool., Sus) porco ( in genere); ( Sus scrofa) maiale; suino: roast pig, maiale arrostito; carne di maiale arrosto NOTA D'USO: - pig o pork?-2 (fig., spreg.) maiale; porco: to make a pig of oneself, mangiare come un porco; ingozzarsi; greedy pig, maiale; mangione; dirty pig, maiale; sudicione5 (fis. nucl.) contenitore schermato● (metall.) pig bed, letto di colata per lingotti □ ( gergo naut., USA) pig-boat, sottomarino □ pig breeder (o farmer), allevatore di maiali □ pig breeding, allevamento di suini □ pig-eyed, dagli occhi porcini □ ( cucina) pig's feet, zampetti di maiale □ (fam.) pig-headed, cocciuto; testardo □ (metall.) pig iron, ghisa ( di prima fusione), ghisa grezza; ( anche) ghisa in pani □ pig-making, il preparare (salare, tritare, insaccare, ecc.) la carne di maiale □ (fam.) a pig of a job, un lavoraccio; un compito ingrato □ pig production, produzione della carne di maiale □ pig pudding, migliaccio; sanguinaccio □ pig's wash ► pigwash □ (fig.) to bring one's pigs to the wrong market, far fiasco; fare un cattivo affare; fallire in un'impresa □ (fig.) to buy a pig in a poke, comprare alla cieca (o a scatola chiusa) □ (fam.) to make a pig's ear of st., incasinare qc. □ to be an obstinate pig, essere testardo come un mulo □ (fam.) Don't be a pig!, non fare la carogna! □ ( per esprimere incredulità, meraviglia) Pigs might fly, ma sì: quando gli asini voleranno!(to) pig /pɪg/A v. t.B v. i.● (fam.) to pig it, vivere come maiali ( nella sporcizia, nella miseria) □ ( slang USA) to pig out, mangiare come un maiale; abbuffarsi; ingozzarsi; strippare: to pig out on chocolates, ingozzarsi di cioccolatini.
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Pig-headed — Pig head ed, a. Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. B. Jonson. {Pig head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pig-headedness — Pig headed Pig head ed, a. Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. B. Jonson. {Pig head ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pig´-head´ed|ness — pig head|ed «PIHG HEHD ihd», adjective. stupidly obstinate or stubborn. –pig´ head´ed|ly, adverb. –pig´ head´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pig´-head´ed|ly — pig head|ed «PIHG HEHD ihd», adjective. stupidly obstinate or stubborn. –pig´ head´ed|ly, adverb. –pig´ head´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pig-head|ed — «PIHG HEHD ihd», adjective. stupidly obstinate or stubborn. –pig´ head´ed|ly, adverb. –pig´ head´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pig-headed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ stupidly obstinate … English terms dictionary
pig-headed — adj stubborn, obstinate, perverse, self willed, stiff necked, inflexible, contrary, mulish, stupid, unyielding, wilful, wrong headed, headstrong, bull headed OLD froward FORMAL intractable, intransigent ≠ flexible, tractable * * * ˌpig ˈheaded… … Useful english dictionary
pig — n. & v. n. 1 a any omnivorous hoofed bristly mammal of the family Suidae, esp. a domesticated kind, Sus scrofa. b US a young pig; a piglet. c (often in comb.) any similar animal (guinea pig). 2 the flesh of esp. a young or sucking pig as food… … Useful english dictionary
pig-headed — also pigheaded ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as pig headed, you are critical of them because they refuse to change their mind about things, and you think they are unreasonable. She, in her pig headed way, insists that she is… … English dictionary
pig-headed — adjective stupidly obstinate. Derivatives pig headedly adverb pig headedness noun … English new terms dictionary
pig-headed — a. Obstinate, stupidly obstinate, foolish … New dictionary of synonyms