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1 ♦ beard
♦ beard /bɪəd/n.1 barba ( d'uomo o d'animale): to grow a beard, farsi crescere la barba; to wear a beard, portare la barba; unkempt beard, barba incolta; He's got a thick beard, ha la barba folta NOTA D'USO: - farsi la barba-4 (astron.) chiomabeardeda.1 barbuto2 (bot.) aristatobeardlessa.1 senza barba; imberbe2 senza barba; sbarbato.(to) beard /bɪəd/v. t.affrontare; sfidare● (fig.) to beard the lion in his den, affrontare q. risolutamente. -
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 Beard
I ['bɪəd]1) (on man) barba f.2) (tuft, barbel) (on dog, goat) barbetta f.; (on wheat) resta f.II ['bɪəd]verbo transitivo affrontare, sfidare* * *[biəd]1) (the hair that grows on the chin: a man's beard; a goat's beard.) barba2) (a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn: the beard on barley.) resta•- bearded* * *[bɪəd]1. n2. vt* * *(Surnames) Beard /bɪəd/* * *I ['bɪəd]1) (on man) barba f.2) (tuft, barbel) (on dog, goat) barbetta f.; (on wheat) resta f.II ['bɪəd]verbo transitivo affrontare, sfidare
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beard the lion in his den — If you visit someone important in the place where they work, in order to challenge him/her or obtain something, you beard the lion in his den. If he continues to refuse my calls, I ll have to beard the lion in his den … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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