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1 muck about
to muck about with — trafficare con [ appliance]; pasticciare [ object]; muck [sb.] about menare [qcn.] per il naso
* * *fam1. vt + adv2. vi + adv1) (lark about) fare lo (la)stupido (-a), (do nothing in particular) non fare niente di speciale, gingillarsi2) (tinker) armeggiare* * *to muck about with — trafficare con [ appliance]; pasticciare [ object]; muck [sb.] about menare [qcn.] per il naso
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2 muck around
* * *fam1. vt + adv2. vi + adv1) (lark about) fare lo (la)stupido (-a), (do nothing in particular) non fare niente di speciale, gingillarsi2) (tinker) armeggiare* * * -
3 ■ muck around
■ muck around► muck about. -
4 ■ muck about
■ muck aboutA v. i. + avv.(fam.) bighellonare; gingillarsi; non combinare niente; fare l'imbecille (o lo scemo)B v. t. + avv. -
5 ■ muck about with
■ muck about withv. i. + avv. + prep.(fam.) mettere sottosopra; manomettere. -
6 muck
I [mʌk]2) colloq. fig. schifezza f., porcheria f.II [mʌk]- muck in- muck out- muck up* * *(dung, filth, rubbish etc: farm yard muck.) letame; sporcizia- mucky- muck about/around
- muck out* * *muck /mʌk/n. [u]1 concime animale; letame; sterco2 sudiciume; sporcizia3 (fam.) robaccia; schifezza; porcheria4 (fam.) confusione; pasticcio; casino (fam.)6 (fig.) sporco dell'industria● muck-heap, mucchio di letame; letamaio; concimaia □ muck-rake, rastrello per il letame □ (agric.) muck spreader, spandiletame □ (agric.) muck spreading, spargimento del letame; concimazione (con letame) □ to make a muck of, insudiciare, sporcare; sciupare, guastare □ (prov.) Where there's muck, there's money (o brass), dove c'è sporco (dell'industria), c'è denaro ( cioè, dove ci sono fabbriche, c'è benessere).(to) muck /mʌk/v. t.2 insudiciare; sporcare.* * *I [mʌk]2) colloq. fig. schifezza f., porcheria f.II [mʌk]- muck in- muck out- muck up -
7 muck n
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8 muck about/around
1) (to do things without any definite plan.) gingillarsi2) (to fool around.) bighellonare
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