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1 suck
I [sʌk]to give sth. a suck — succhiare qcs.
II 1. [sʌk]to have a suck of — dare un'assaggiatina a [ drink]
1) (drink in) aspirare [liquid, air] ( through con); (extract) succhiareto suck sb. dry — fig. (of money) succhiare il sangue a qcn., spremere tutti i soldi a qcn
2.to be sucked down o under essere risucchiato; to get sucked into — fig. essere risucchiato in
verbo intransitivo [ baby] poppareto suck at — succhiare [ ice]
to suck on — aspirare da [ pipe]
- suck in- suck out- suck up* * *1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) succhiare; bere2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) succhiare3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) aspirare; assorbire4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) fare schifo2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) succhiata- sucker- suck up to* * *[sʌk]1. vt(gen) succhiare, (subj: baby) poppare, succhiare, (pump, machine) aspirareto suck dry — (fig: person: of money) ripulire, (of energy) esaurire
2. vi(baby) succhiare, poppare•- suck in- suck out- suck up* * *suck /sʌk/n.2 gorgoglio; rumore fatto succhiando♦ (to) suck /sʌk/A v. t.1 succhiare; suggere (poet.); poppare: to suck milk, succhiare il latte; poppare; Hundreds of bees were sucking nectar from the flowers, centinaia d'api suggevano il nettare dai fiori; to suck one's mother's breast, succhiare il latte materno; to suck toffees, succhiare caramelle3 (fig.) assorbire; imbeversi di; sorbire: to suck (in) culture, assorbire cultura; imbeversi di sapere4 aspirare; inalare; inspirare: The pump was sucking the water from the hold, la pompa aspirava l'acqua della stiva; He sucked air into his lungs, inspirò aria nei polmoni6 (volg.) succhiareB v. i.1 succhiare; aspirare2 poppare4 ( slang USA) rompere (pop. fig.); essere fastidioso (o sgradevole); fare schifo: It sucks, che rottura!5 (volg.) fare del sesso orale● to suck at one's pipe, succhiare la pipa □ to suck away at a lollipop, succhiare un lecca lecca □ (fig.) to suck sb. 's brains, sfruttare le idee di q. □ to suck dry, succhiare sino in fondo; assorbire (qc.) completamente; (fig.) esaurire, sfiancare, spossare □ to suck an egg, bere un uovo □ ( slang USA) to suck eggs, essere di cattivo umore; arrabbiarsi facilmente □ to suck one's teeth, pulirsi i denti con la lingua; (fig.) fare una smorfia di perplessità, dubbio o incertezza □ to suck one's thumb, succhiarsi il pollice □ (fig.) a sucked orange, un limone spremuto; una cosa svuotata d'ogni contenuto, senza valore.* * *I [sʌk]to give sth. a suck — succhiare qcs.
II 1. [sʌk]to have a suck of — dare un'assaggiatina a [ drink]
1) (drink in) aspirare [liquid, air] ( through con); (extract) succhiareto suck sb. dry — fig. (of money) succhiare il sangue a qcn., spremere tutti i soldi a qcn
2.to be sucked down o under essere risucchiato; to get sucked into — fig. essere risucchiato in
verbo intransitivo [ baby] poppareto suck at — succhiare [ ice]
to suck on — aspirare da [ pipe]
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2 ♦ egg
♦ egg /ɛg/n.1 [cu] uovo: to suck an egg, bere un uovo; The black hen has laid three eggs, la gallina nera ha fatto tre uova; You've got egg on your shirt, hai dell'uovo sulla camicia; fried eggs, uova al tegame; boiled eggs, uova sode; soft-boiled eggs, uova alla coque2 (biol.) uovo; ovulo3 (archit.) ovolo5 ( slang antiq.) individuo; tipo; uomo: a bad egg, un tipaccio; un poco di buono; a good egg, una brava persona; un bravo ragazzo● egg-and-spoon race, corsa delle uova (fatta reggendo un cucchiaio su cui posa un uovo che non si deve lasciar cadere) □ egg beater ► eggbeater □ (biol.) egg case (o capsule), ooteca, ovoteca □ (biol.) egg cell, ovulo □ (biol.) egg cleavage, lo schiudersi delle uova □ egg-cosy, copriuovo □ egg crate, scatola per uova; portauova □ egg cup ► eggcup □ egg custard, crema ( a base di latte e uova) □ (GB) egg flip (o egg-nog), bevanda alcolica a base di birra, sidro o vino, con uovo sbattuto e zucchero □ ( cucina cinese, USA) egg roll, involtino primavera (fritto, con ripieno di carne, verdura, gamberetti, ecc.) □ egg-shaped, a forma d'uovo; ovoidale □ (pitt.) egg tempera, tempera al rosso d'uovo □ ( cucina) egg timer, contaminuti per uova □ (biol.) egg tooth, protuberanza sul becco dell'embrione d'un uccello ( che servirà per rompere il guscio dell'uovo) □ egg whisk, sbattiuovo; frullino; frusta □ egg white, albume; chiara d'uovo (fam.) □ (bot. fam.) eggs and bacon, pianta con fiore giallo screziato di arancione o rosso □ (fam.) as sure as eggs is eggs, senza possibilità di dubbio; sicuro come l'oro □ (fam. USA) to lay an egg, far cilecca; far fiasco □ (fam.) to have egg on one's face, fare la figura dello sciocco ( con una gaffe, un errore, ecc.); fare una magra figura; essere imbarazzatissimo □ to put all one's eggs in one basket, puntare tutto su una carta sola; rischiare tutto in un colpo solo □ to teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, dare consigli a chi ha più esperienza di noi □ to tread upon eggs, camminare sulle uova; muoversi in punta di piedi (fig.).(to) egg /ɛg/v. t.– to egg on, incitare; istigare; stimolare. -
3 egg
[eg] 1.nome uovo m.2.modificatore [ sandwich] con l'uovo; [ collector] di uova; [ farm] produttore di uova; [ sauce] con le uova; [ noodles] all'uovo••to have egg on one's face — colloq. fare una figuraccia
* * *I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.)2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?)3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.)•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg] 1.nome uovo m.2.modificatore [ sandwich] con l'uovo; [ collector] di uova; [ farm] produttore di uova; [ sauce] con le uova; [ noodles] all'uovo••to have egg on one's face — colloq. fare una figuraccia
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4 sponge
I [spʌndʒ]1) (for cleaning) spugna f.2) U (material) spugna f.3) zool. spugna f.4) (anche sponge cake) pan m. di Spagna5) med. (pad) tampone m. di garzaII 1. [spʌndʒ]1) (wipe) pulire con la spugna [garment, stain]; lavare con la spugna [ surface]; detergere, tamponare [ wound]; assorbire [ excess liquid]2) colloq. spreg.2.to sponge sth. off o from sb. — scroccare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo colloq. spreg.to sponge off o on — vivere alle spalle di [family, State]
* * *1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) spugna2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) spugna3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) (pan di Spagna)4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) (passata di spugna)2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) pulire con una spugna2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) (vivere alle spalle di)•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *[spʌndʒ]1. nspugna, Culin, (also: sponge cake) pan m di Spagna2. vt(wash) lavare con una spugna3. vi(fam: scrounge) scroccareto sponge off or on sb — vivere alle spalle di qn
•* * *sponge /spʌndʒ/n.2 (med.) tampone di garza5 (fig. fam.) parassita; scroccone● sponge bag, borsa per oggetti da toeletta □ sponge bath, spugnatura □ ( cucina) sponge cake, pan di Spagna: DIALOGO → - Dessert- We've got a chocolate sponge cake, abbiamo un pan di Spagna al cioccolato □ sponge cloth, tessuto di spugna; spugna □ sponge-diver (o sponge-fisher), pescatore di spugne □ (metall.) sponge iron, spugna di ferro □ sponge rubber, gomma-spugna; gomma spugnosa □ to have a sponge-down, fare una spugnatura □ ( anche fig.) to pass the sponge over st., passar la spugna su qc. □ to throw in (o up) the sponge, ( boxe) gettare la spugna; (fig.) arrendersi, darsi per vinto.(to) sponge /spʌndʒ/A v. t.1 asciugare (o inumidire, pulire, ecc.) con una spugna; passare la spugna su (qc.); spugnare ( coralli, ecc.)2 (ind. tess.) decatizzareB v. i.2 (fam.) vivere a scrocco; fare lo scroccone.* * *I [spʌndʒ]1) (for cleaning) spugna f.2) U (material) spugna f.3) zool. spugna f.4) (anche sponge cake) pan m. di Spagna5) med. (pad) tampone m. di garzaII 1. [spʌndʒ]1) (wipe) pulire con la spugna [garment, stain]; lavare con la spugna [ surface]; detergere, tamponare [ wound]; assorbire [ excess liquid]2) colloq. spreg.2.to sponge sth. off o from sb. — scroccare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo colloq. spreg.to sponge off o on — vivere alle spalle di [family, State]
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