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1 toad in the hole
An English dish consisting of pieces of meat or sausages covered with batter and baked in the oven. -
2 sea toad
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3 rospo
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4 rospo
m toad* * *rospo s.m.1 (zool.) toad: rospo marino, ( Bufo marinus) frog fish; rospo calamita, ( Bufo calamita) natterjack; rospo ostetrico, ( Alytes obstetricans) midwife toad (o nurse frog) // ingoiare un rospo, to swallow a bitter pill // avanti, sputa il rospo!, come on, spit it out!2 (fig.) ( persona poco socievole) unsociable person; ( persona ripugnante) hideous person, loathsome person, (fam.) creep.* * *['rɔspo]sostantivo maschile zool. toad••ingoiare il rospo — to bite (on) the bullet, to lump it
* * *rospo/'rɔspo/sostantivo m.zool. toad\ingoiare il rospo to bite (on) the bullet, to lump it; sputa il rospo! spit it out! -
5 botta
f blow( rumore) bangfare a botte come to blows* * *botta1 s.f.1 ( colpo) blow, stroke; (fam.) whack: dare un sacco di botte a qlcu., to whack s.o. (o to give s.o. a through thrashing); menar botte da orbi, to deal a volley of blows; fare a botte, to come to blows3 (fig.) blow, shock: fu una terribile botta, it was a terrible blow (o shock) // a botta calda, on the spur of the moment4 ( d'arma da fuoco) report, shot, bang5 ( scherma) pass, thrust, lunge6 ( battuta) sarcastic remark, witty retort: (rad., tv) spettacolo di botta e risposta, quiz programme (o giveaway show) // botta e risposta, tit for tat (o quick repartee o cut and thrust).* * *['bɔtta] 1.sostantivo femminile1) (colpo) knock, bangprendere una botta — [persona, macchina] to get a knock
dare una botta a qcn. — to hit sb.
2) (livido) bruise3) colloq. fig. (batosta) blow, shock4) (rumore) bang2.sostantivo femminile plurale botteprendere a -e qcn. — to beat up sb.
dare un sacco di -e o -e da orbi a qcn. to give sb. a good beating o thrashing, to beat the living daylights out of sb.; prendere un sacco di -e — to get a good beating o thrashing
••a botta calda — on the spot, off the cuff
una botta di fortuna, sfortuna — a stroke of luck, bad luck
botta e risposta — crosstalk, snip-snap
* * *botta/'bɔtta/I sostantivo f.1 (colpo) knock, bang; prendere una botta [ persona, macchina] to get a knock; dare una botta a qcn. to hit sb.; prendere una botta in testa to get a bang on the head2 (livido) bruise4 (rumore) bangII botte f.pl.fare a -e to come to blows; prendere a -e qcn. to beat up sb.; dare un sacco di -e o -e da orbi a qcn. to give sb. a good beating o thrashing, to beat the living daylights out of sb.; prendere un sacco di -e to get a good beating o thrashinga botta calda on the spot, off the cuff; una botta di fortuna, sfortuna a stroke of luck, bad luck; dare una bella botta a un lavoro to break the back of a task; botta e risposta crosstalk, snip-snap. -
6 pipa
f pipefumare la pipa smoke a pipe* * *pipa1 s.f.1 pipe: pipa di gesso, clay pipe; pipa di radica, briar pipe; la cannuccia della pipa, the stem of the pipe; accendere la pipa, to light one's pipe; caricare la pipa, to fill one's pipe; fumare la pipa, to smoke a pipe2 ( quantità di tabacco contenuta in una pipa) pipe (ful)3 (mecc.) lug* * *['pipa]sostantivo femminile pipe* * *pipa/'pipa/sostantivo f. -
7 raganella
raganella s.f.2 ( strumento di legno) rattle, clapper.* * *[raga'nɛlla]sostantivo femminile1) zool. tree frog2) mus. gioc. rattle* * *raganella/raga'nεlla/sostantivo f.1 zool. tree frog2 mus. gioc. rattle. -
8 trasformare
transformtechnology processnel rugby convert* * *trasformare v.tr.1 to transform, to change, to turn; ( convertire) to convert: trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, to turn water into ice; trasformare le materie prime in prodotti finiti, to convert raw materials into finished products; la strega lo trasformò in rospo, the witch turned him into a toad; il successo l'ha trasformato, success has changed him // (fin.) trasformare titoli in liquidità, to convert securities into cash◘ trasformarsi v.intr.pron. to transform oneself, to be transformed, to change (into sthg.), to turn (into sthg.): il bruco si trasforma in farfalla, the caterpillar changes into a butterfly; allo stadio si trasforma e perde ogni timidezza, at the football ground he is transformed and loses all his shyness.* * *[trasfor'mare]1. vt1) (gen) to change, alter, (radicalmente) to transform2) Rugby to convert2. vip (trasformarsi)(embrione, larva) to be transformed, transform itself, (energia) to be converted, (persona, paese) to change, alter, (radicalmente) to be transformed* * *[trasfor'mare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (mutare) to transform, to change, to turn (in into); (alterare) to change, to alter2) chim. to convert [ sostanza] (in into)3) ind. to process [ materie prime]2.verbo pronominale trasformarsi1) [ persona] to change, to transform oneself, to be* transformed2) biol. [larva, germoglio] to turn (in into)3) chim. to be* converted (in into)* * *trasformare/trasfor'mare/ [1]1 (mutare) to transform, to change, to turn (in into); (alterare) to change, to alter; trasformare il latte in formaggio to make milk into cheese; trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio to turn water into ice; il lavoro l'ha trasformata work has changed her; trasformare un garage in ufficio to convert a garage into an office2 chim. to convert [ sostanza] (in into)3 ind. to process [ materie prime]II trasformarsi verbo pronominale1 [ persona] to change, to transform oneself, to be* transformed; - rsi in to turn o be transformed into; quando gioca a tennis si trasforma when he plays tennis he's a different man2 biol. [larva, germoglio] to turn (in into)3 chim. to be* converted (in into). -
9 rospo sm
['rɔspo]Zool toadè un rospo — (pegg : persona) she (o he) is hideous
ingoiare un o il rospo fig — to swallow a bitter pill
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10 alite
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11 trasformato
trasformato agg. transformed, changed: un principe trasformato in rospo, a prince transformed (o turned) into a toad // (sport) un rigore trasformato, a goal scored from a penalty. -
12 ululone
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13 rospo
sm ['rɔspo]Zool toadè un rospo — (pegg : persona) she (o he) is hideous
ingoiare un o il rospo fig — to swallow a bitter pill
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