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♦ flesh /flɛʃ/n. [u]1 carne (spec. di animale vivo): firm [soft] flesh, carne soda [morbida]; The metal tore into his flesh, il metallo gli è penetrato nella carne; flesh-eating plant, pianta carnivora3 (fig.) la carne; l'essere umano; l'uomo; l'umanità: The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak, lo spirito è forte, ma la carne è debole; (relig.) to become flesh, diventare carne; incarnarsi4 (fig.) carne; sensualità; (i) sensi: the pleasures of the flesh, i piaceri della carne (o carnali)● flesh and blood, essere umano, esseri umani; persona vera; la natura umana; il sangue: more than flesh and blood can stand, più di quanto un essere umano possa sopportare; I'm only flesh and blood!, sono un essere umano anch'io!; one's (own) flesh and blood, persona (o persone) del proprio sangue; sangue del proprio sangue □ flesh and bone, carne e ossa; (il) corpo umano □ flesh colour, color carne; (color) incarnato □ flesh-coloured, (di) color carne; carnicino □ (zool.) flesh-eater, animale carnivoro □ (zool.) flesh fly ( Sarcophaga), mosca carnaria □ flesh pink, (color) rosa carne; carnicino □ ( USA) flesh-tone = flesh-coloured ► sopra □ flesh wound, ferita superficiale □ (fig.) to demand one's pound of flesh, esigere il pagamento d'un debito fino all'ultimo centesimo (come Shylock nel ‘Mercante di Venezia’ di Shakespeare) □ to go the way of all flesh, (lett.) morire, fare la fine di tutti; (fig. scherz.) finire, scomparire, rompersi, essere distrutto □ in the flesh, in carne e ossa; in persona; di persona □ to make sb. 's flesh creep, fare accapponare la pelle a q.; far venire la pelle d'oca a q. □ (fig.) neither flesh nor fowl (nor good red herring), né carne né pesce □ to be one flesh, essere due anime in un corpo solo □ ( di politico) to press the flesh, andare in giro a stringere la mano a tutti; fare un bagno di folla □ to put flesh on st., dare più contenuto (o più sostanza) a qc. (un testo, ecc.); rimpolpare qc. □ to put on flesh, metter su carne (o peso); ingrassare.(to) flesh /flɛʃ/v. t.3 (fig.) indurire; temprare● fleshing machine, scarnatrice.
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make one's flesh creep — ► make one s flesh creep cause one to have an unpleasant sensation like that of something crawling over the skin. Main Entry: ↑creep … English terms dictionary
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creep — [krēp] vi. crept, creeping [ME crepen < OE creopan, to creep, lit., go bent down; akin to Swed krypa < IE base * ger : see CRADLE] 1. to move along with the body close to the ground, as on hands and knees 2. to move slowly, stealthily,… … English World dictionary
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creep — v 1. crawl, crawl on all fours; squirm, wriggle, wiggle, writhe; worm, inch along, go at a snail s pace, advance slowly, drag oneself along, pull oneself along; trail, lag behind, follow behind. 2. skulk, slink, move stealthily, steal; sneak up… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
creep — [[t]krip[/t]] v. crept or, sometimes, creeped; creep•ing, n. 1) to move slowly with the body close to the ground, on hands and knees, or the like 2) to approach slowly and stealthily (often fol. by up) 3) to advance slowly and often with… … From formal English to slang
creep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. crawl, worm, grovel. See slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. crawl, slither, writhe, worm along, sneak, steal, slink, edge; see also crawl 1 , sneak . See Synonym Study at crawl . • make one s flesh… … English dictionary for students