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1 elephant
['elɪfənt]nome elefante m.••to see pink elephants — avere le traveggole, vedere doppio
* * *['elifənt](a very large type of animal with very thick skin, a trunk and two tusks.) elefante* * *elephant /ˈɛlɪfənt/● (bot.) elephant ear (o elephant's ear), nome di varie piante con foglie larghe e a forma di cuore, spec. begonia □ (zool.) elephant fish ( Callorhynchus callorhynchus), pesce elefante □ (fig., fam., polit.) elephant in the room, questione (o fatto, problema, ecc.) fondamentale ( che non si vuole discutere) □ (zool.) elephant seal ( Mirounga leonina), elefante marino; foca elefantina □ (fam. USA) to see the elephant, vedere, conoscere il mondo.* * *['elɪfənt]nome elefante m.••to see pink elephants — avere le traveggole, vedere doppio
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2 calf
I [kɑːf] [AE kæf]1) vitello m.to be in calf — [ cow] essere gravida
calves' liver — gastr. fegato di vitello
2) (the young of buffalo, elephant, giraffe etc.) piccolo m.; (deer) cerbiatto m.; (whale) balenotto m., balenottero m.II [kɑːf] [AE kæf]* * *I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.)2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.)•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.)* * *[kɒːvs] [kɒːvs] I [kɒːf] ncalves pl1) (young cow) vitelloseal/elephant calf — piccolo di foca/elefante
2)See:II [kɒːf] n* * *calf (1) /kɑ:f/n. (pl. calves)1 (zool.) vitello3 [u] (pelle di) vitello● calf-bound, rilegato in pelle di vitello □ calf-like, da vitello; vitellino □ calf love, amore adolescenziale; cotta giovanile □ calf's teeth, denti di latte □ (fig.) the golden calf, il vitello d'oro □ ( di vacca) in (o with) calf, gravida; pregna □ (fig.) to kill the fatted calf, uccidere il vitello grasso; far festa in onore di q. □ ( di vacca) to slip one's calf, perdere il vitello; abortire.calf (2) /kɑ:f/n. (pl. calves)(anat.) polpaccio.* * *I [kɑːf] [AE kæf]1) vitello m.to be in calf — [ cow] essere gravida
II [kɑːf] [AE kæf]calves' liver — gastr. fegato di vitello
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3 ever
['evə(r)]1) (at any time) mairarely, if ever — raramente, se mai
she's a genius if ever I saw one o if ever there was one! — è un genio, se mai ne esiste uno!
the worst mistake I ever made — il peggior sbaglio della mia vita o che io abbia mai fatto
3) (at all times, always) sempreyours ever — (in letters) sempre tuo
4) (expressing anger, irritation)why ever not? — BE perché no?
6) BE (very)7) colloq. (in exclamations)do I ever! — (emphatic yes) eccome! altroché!
8) as ever come sempre9) ever more sempre più10) ever since11) ever- in composti sempre* * *['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) mai2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) sempre3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) tanto; diamine•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sempreverde- everlastingly
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- for ever / forever* * *['evə(r)]1) (at any time) mairarely, if ever — raramente, se mai
she's a genius if ever I saw one o if ever there was one! — è un genio, se mai ne esiste uno!
the worst mistake I ever made — il peggior sbaglio della mia vita o che io abbia mai fatto
3) (at all times, always) sempreyours ever — (in letters) sempre tuo
4) (expressing anger, irritation)why ever not? — BE perché no?
6) BE (very)7) colloq. (in exclamations)do I ever! — (emphatic yes) eccome! altroché!
8) as ever come sempre9) ever more sempre più10) ever since11) ever- in composti sempre -
4 trunk n
[trʌŋk](of tree, person) tronco, (also: tree trunk) tronco d'albero, (of elephant) proboscide f, (piece of luggage) baule m Am, (Auto: boot of car) bagagliaioSee:
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