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I [gɪl]••II [dʒɪl]green about the gills — colloq. pallido come un cencio
nome gill m.* * *[ɡil]1) (one of the openings on the side of a fish's head through which it breathes.) branchia2) (a leaf-like structure on the lower side of the top of a mushroom.) lamella•* * *I [ɡɪl] n(of fish) branchiaII [dʒɪl] n(measure) 0,142 l* * *gill (1) /gɪl/n. (di solito al pl.)2 (zool.) bargiglio; bargiglione3 (pl.) (scherz.) pappagorgia; mento5 (mecc.) aletta● (zool.) gill cover, opercolo branchiale □ ( pesca) gill net, tramaglio □ (fam.) to be blue (o green) about the gills, essere verde per un malessere o per lo spavento; ( USA) essere sbronzo (o ubriaco) □ (fam.) to get (o to go) green [white, blue] around the gills, diventare verde [sbiancare] per la paura (un malessere, ecc.) □ (fig.: di persona) rosy around the gills, dall'aspetto sano; rubicondo.gill (2) /gɪl/n.1 forra; gola2 torrentello.gill (3) /dʒɪl/n.2 recipiente che contiene un «gill».gill (4) /dʒɪl/n. (abbr. di Gillian; spreg.)ragazza; giovane donna; fidanzata.(to) gill /gɪl/v. t.* * *I [gɪl]••II [dʒɪl]green about the gills — colloq. pallido come un cencio
nome gill m.
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Gill net — Gill Gill (g[i^]l), n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw. g[ a]l, Icel. gj[ o]lnar gills; cf. AS. geagl, geahl, jaw.] 1. (Anat.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia. [1913 Webster] Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gill-net — gill net, a net, suspended vertically in the water, to catch by the gills a fish that has thrust its head through. gill net «GIHL NEHT», transitive verb, intransitive verb, net|ted, net|ting. to catch fish by means of a gill net … Useful english dictionary
gill net — gill′ net [[t]gɪl[/t]] n. a curtainlike net, suspended vertically in the water, with meshes of such a size as to catch by the gills a fish that has thrust its head through • Etymology: 1790–1800, amer … From formal English to slang
gill net — ☆ gill net [gil ] n. a net set upright in the water to catch fish by entangling their gills in its meshes … English World dictionary
gill net — noun a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills • Hypernyms: ↑fishnet, ↑fishing net * * * noun Etymology: gill (III) : a flat net suspended vertically in the water with meshes that allow the head of a fish to … Useful english dictionary
single gill net — set gill net … Dictionary of ichthyology
stake gill net — a gill net hanging from poles or stakes in estuaries and shallow bays. Also called fixed gillnet, set gill net … Dictionary of ichthyology
surface gill net — a set gill net fixed to fish near the surface. Also called anchor surface net … Dictionary of ichthyology
circle gill net — a gill net in shallow water drawn around a school of fish so that the fish may be scared into gilling themselve … Dictionary of ichthyology
diver gill net — a gill net that drifts along the bottom, its weights being calculated to allow this, e.g. used in rivers for salmon … Dictionary of ichthyology
floating gill net — a gill net anchored to the sea bed or attached to a boat or other structure but positioned in midwater or near the surface … Dictionary of ichthyology
