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1 ♦ butter
♦ butter /ˈbʌtə(r)/n. [u]● (fam. USA, antiq.) butter-and-egg man, ricco agricoltore o uomo d'affari di provincia □ (bot.) butter-and-eggs ( Linaria vulgaris), linaria; linaiola □ (bot.) butter bean ( Phaseolus lunatus), fagiolo americano; fagiolo di Lima □ butter curler, arricciaburro □ butter dish, burriera; portaburro □ butter knife, coltellino da burro □ butter muslin, mussolina □ (bot.) butter tree ( Bassia butyracea), albero del burro □ (fam.) to look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth, avere l'aria ingenua; avere l'aria da santarellina.(to) butter /ˈbʌtə(r)/v. t.imburrare. -
2 butter up
butter [sb.] up, butter up [sb.] adulare, insaponare* * *(to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one.) adulare* * *vt + adv* * *butter [sb.] up, butter up [sb.] adulare, insaponare -
3 ■ butter up
■ butter upv. t. + avv.adulare; lisciare; dare del sapone a (fam.). -
4 butter
I ['bʌtə(r)]nome burro m.••II ['bʌtə(r)]verbo transitivo imburrare [ bread]* * *1. noun(a fatty substance made from cream by churning.) burro2. verb(to spread with butter: She buttered the bread.) imburrare- buttery- butterfingers
- butterscotch
- butter up* * *I ['bʌtə(r)]nome burro m.••II ['bʌtə(r)]verbo transitivo imburrare [ bread] -
5 butter *** but·ter
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6 butter bean
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7 butter curler
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8 butter dish
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9 butter knife
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10 bread and butter
1.1) pane m. e burro, pane m. imburrato2) fig.2.aggettivo bread-and-butter attrib. [routine, work] quotidiano, di tutti i giorni* * *((a way of earning) one's living: Writing novels is my bread and butter.) mezzo di sussistenza* * *nit's his bread and butter — (livelihood) è il suo pane
* * *1.1) pane m. e burro, pane m. imburrato2) fig.2.aggettivo bread-and-butter attrib. [routine, work] quotidiano, di tutti i giorni -
11 buttercup butter·cup n
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12 butterfingers butter·fingers n
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13 butterfly butter·fly n
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14 buttermilk butter·milk n
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15 butterscotch butter·scotch n
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16 peanut butter
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17 churn
I [tʃɜːn]1) (for butter) zangola f.2) BE (container) bidone m. del latteII 1. [tʃɜːn]1)2) fig. agitare [water, air]2.verbo intransitivo [ ideas] frullaremy stomach was churning — (with nausea) mi si rivoltava lo stomaco; (with nerves) avevo lo stomaco chiuso
- churn up* * *[ ə:n]1) (a machine for making butter.) zangola2) (a large milk can.) bidone del latte* * *[tʃɜːn]1. n(for butter) zangola, (Brit: for milk) bidone m per il latte2. vt(butter) fare (nella zangola), fig, (also: churn up) (water) agitare3. vi•* * *churn /tʃɜ:n/n.1 zangola● churn dasher (o churn staff), paletta della zangola □ (mecc.) churn drill, sonda a percussione □ churn milk, latticello; siero del latte □ (econ., market.) churn rate, tasso di abbandono ( dei clienti di un'azienda).(to) churn /tʃɜ:n/A v. t.3 ► to churn upB v. i.* * *I [tʃɜːn]1) (for butter) zangola f.2) BE (container) bidone m. del latteII 1. [tʃɜːn]1)2) fig. agitare [water, air]2.verbo intransitivo [ ideas] frullaremy stomach was churning — (with nausea) mi si rivoltava lo stomaco; (with nerves) avevo lo stomaco chiuso
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18 melt
I [melt]1) (of ice, snow) disgelo m., scioglimento m.2) AE gastr. = sandwich ricoperto da uno strato di formaggio fusoII 1. [melt]1) fondere, liquefare [ plastic]; sciogliere, liquefare [snow, butter]2) fig. intenerire, addolcire [ heart]2.1) [ plastic] fondere, fondersi, liquefarsi; [snow, butter] sciogliersi, liquefarsi2) fig. (soften) [heart, person] intenerirsi, commuoversi3) (merge)to melt into the crowd — dileguarsi o perdersi nella folla
•* * *[melt](to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) sciogliere, sciogliersi- meltdown- melting-point
- melting pot* * *[mɛlt]1. vt1) (gen) sciogliere, struggere, (metal) fondere2. vi1) (gen) sciogliersi, struggersi, (metals) fondersi2) (fig: anger, determination) svanire, (heart) intenerirsi•* * *melt /mɛlt/n. [u] (metall.)1 fusione; colata● to be on the melt, essere in fusione.♦ (to) melt /mɛlt/A v. t.1 fondere ( anche metall.); liquefare; sciogliere: to melt a metal, fondere un metallo; The sun has melted the ice, il sole ha sciolto il ghiaccio2 (fig.) far struggere; intenerire; commuovere: Her grief melted my heart, il suo dolore mi commosseB v. i.1 fondere; fondersi; liquefarsi; sciogliersi: Butter melts when heated, il burro si liquefà quando lo si scalda; This cake melts in your mouth, questa torta si scioglie in bocca2 (fig.) struggersi; intenerirsi: She melted when the child began to cry, si è intenerita quando il bambino si è messo a piangere.* * *I [melt]1) (of ice, snow) disgelo m., scioglimento m.2) AE gastr. = sandwich ricoperto da uno strato di formaggio fusoII 1. [melt]1) fondere, liquefare [ plastic]; sciogliere, liquefare [snow, butter]2) fig. intenerire, addolcire [ heart]2.1) [ plastic] fondere, fondersi, liquefarsi; [snow, butter] sciogliersi, liquefarsi2) fig. (soften) [heart, person] intenerirsi, commuoversi3) (merge)to melt into the crowd — dileguarsi o perdersi nella folla
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19 ♦ bread
♦ bread /brɛd/n. [u]1 pane: a loaf of bread, una pagnotta; un pane; bread and cheese, pane e formaggio; bread roll, panino; to bake bread, cuocere il pane; fare il pane; DIALOGO → - In a sandwich bar- white bread, pane bianco; brown (o wholemeal) bread, pane integrale; crusty bread, pane crostoso3 (relig.) pane; ostia● bread and butter, pane imburrato; (fig.) mezzi di sussistenza, (il) pane: to earn one's bread and butter, guadagnarsi il pane □ bread-and-butter letter, lettera di ringraziamento per ospitalità ricevuta □ ( cucina) bread-and-butter pudding, dolce al forno fatto con fette di pane imburrate, uvetta, latte e uova □ bread and circuses, panem et circenses (lat.) □ bread-basket, cestino del pane; (fig.) regione che produce molto grano, granaio; ( slang) stomaco □ bread bin ( USA: bread box), contenitore per il pane; scatola del pane □ ( cucina) bread coating, impanatura □ bread knife, coltello per il pane □ ( cucina) bread pudding, budino di pane □ ( cucina) bread sauce, salsa al latte addensata con pane grattugiato □ bread-stick ► breadstick □ (relig.) to break bread, somministrare la comunione; ( anche) comunicarsi, fare la comunione □ (form.) to break bread with sb., mangiare con q. □ to cast one's bread upon the waters, dare senza attendersi nulla in cambio □ to know which side one's bread is buttered (on), saper fare il proprio interesse; saper bene dalla parte di chi conviene stare □ to be on bread and water, essere a pane e acqua □ to take the bread out of sb. 's mouth, levare il pane di bocca a q. □ to want one's bread buttered on both sides, volere più del dovuto; volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca □ (prov.) Man cannot live by bread alone, non si vive di solo pane.(to) bread /brɛd/v. t.breadeda.breadingn. [u]impanatura. -
20 dab
I [dæb] II [dæb]to dab (at) — sfiorarsi [one's eyes, mouth]; tamponare [wound, stain]
III [dæb]to dab sth. off — togliere qcs. tamponando
* * *[dæb] 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb(to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.) sfregare lievemente2. noun1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) un poco2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) tocco lieve* * *I [dæb]1. n(light stroke) colpetto, tocco, (of paint) pennellata, (small amount) pochino, punta, (of glue) goccio2. adjto be a dab hand at sth/at doing sth fam — essere in gambissima in qc/a fare qc
3. vtII [dæb] n(apply: paint, cream)
to dab sth on sth — applicare qc con colpetti leggeri su qc(fish) limanda* * *dab (1) /dæb/n.● (fam.) to be a dab hand (at st., at doing st., with st.), essere un mago (in qc., nel fare qc., con qc.): He's a dab hand with a screwdriver, è un mago con un cacciavite; She's a dab hand at dressmaking, è una sarta provetta.dab (2) /dæb/n. (zool.)(to) dab /dæb/v. t. e i.1 dare lievi colpetti a; tamponare: to dab (at) one's eyes with a handkerchief, tamponarsi gli occhi con un fazzoletto; Dab the stain with a clean cloth, tamponare la macchia con un panno pulito2 applicare con lievi tocchi: to dab paint on the canvas, applicare il colore sulla tela con lievi tocchi; She was dabbing moisturizer on her face, si stava applicando sul viso una crema idratante con lievi tocchi; Dab off the excess polish with a dry cloth, rimuovi l'eccesso di lucido tamponando con un panno asciutto.* * *I [dæb] II [dæb]to dab (at) — sfiorarsi [one's eyes, mouth]; tamponare [wound, stain]
III [dæb]to dab sth. off — togliere qcs. tamponando
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