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1 ♦ yellow
♦ yellow /ˈjɛləʊ/A a.1 giallo: yellow leaves, foglie gialle; yellow skin, pelle gialla; (polit.) the yellow peril, il pericolo giallo3 (fig. fam., antiq.) codardo; vile; meschinoB n.1 [uc] giallo; color giallo: Yellow is a bright colour, il giallo è un colore vivace; the yellows used by Van Gogh, i gialli usati da Van Gogh; to wear yellow, vestire di giallo3 [u] (fig. fam.) vigliaccheria; viltà● (mil.) yellow alert, preallarme □ ( slang, antiq.) yellow-bellied, pauroso; vigliacco; fifone (pop.) □ (zool.) yellow-bellied toad ( Bombina variegata), ululone dal ventre giallo □ (polit.) yellow book, pubblicazione ufficiale □ (ind. min.) yellow cake, concentrato uranifero; ( cucina) torta margherita □ ( calcio) yellow card, cartellino giallo ( ammonizione) □ (miner.) yellow copper ore, calcopirite □ (fam.) yellow dog, persona spregevole □ (stor. USA) yellow-dog contract, contratto con cui il dipendente rinuncia ad iscriversi a un sindacato □ yellow earth = yellow ochre ► sotto □ (med.) yellow fever, febbre gialla □ (naut.) yellow flag, bandiera gialla (o di quarantena) □ yellow-green, verdegiallo □ (med.) yellow gum, ittero dei neonati □ (zool.) yellow gurnard (o yellow gurnet) ( Triglia lucerna), cappone gallinella □ yellow jack, (naut.) bandiera gialla (o di quarantena); ( slang) febbre gialla □ (zool., USA) yellow jacket, vespa □ ( ciclismo) yellow jersey, maglia gialla □ (miner.) yellow lead ore, wulfenite; piombo giallo □ (autom., in GB) yellow line, riga gialla ( indica restrizioni di sosta) □ yellow metal, (metall.) lega di rame (60%) e zinco (40%); (fig.) oro □ yellow ochre, ocra gialla □ (telef.) the Yellow Pages®, le Pagine Gialle® □ the yellow press, la stampa scandalistica; la stampa sensazionale □ (miner.) yellow pyrites, calcopirite □ (geogr.) the Yellow Sea, il Mar Giallo □ (med.) yellow sickness, itterizia □ (anat.) yellow spot, macula lutea ( della retina) □ yellow sticky, post-it; giallino; (comput.) commento; post-it elettronico □ (fig.) yellow streak, tendenza alla vigliaccheria; vena di codardia □ yellow wax, cera gialla; cera d'api □ to turn yellow, ingiallire.(to) yellow /ˈjɛləʊ/v. t. e i.ingiallire; rendere giallo; diventar giallo: an old yellowed document, un vecchio documento ingiallito; the leaves that yellow in autumn, le foglie che ingialliscono in autunno. -
2 bellied
bellied /ˈbɛlɪd/a.(nei composti:) con pancia; dalla pancia: a yellow-bellied insect, un insetto dalla pancia gialla; round-bellied, panciuto. -
3 toad
[təʊd]nome zool. rospo m.* * *[təud](a kind of reptile, like a large frog.) rospo* * *toad /təʊd/n.2 (fig.) individuo disgustoso, odioso, ripugnante● toad-eater, adulatore; leccapiedi □ toad-eating (agg.) adulatorio; servile; (sost.) adulazione (servile); servilismo □ ( cucina, spec. ingl.) toad-in-the-hole, salsiccia cotta nella pastella ( uova, latte e farina) □ (zool.) yellow-bellied toad ► yellowtoadisha.di (o da) rospo.* * *[təʊd]nome zool. rospo m.
См. также в других словарях:
Yellow-bellied — may refer to:In ornithology:* Yellow bellied Elaenia, small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family * Yellow bellied Fantail, fantail found in southern Asia * Yellow bellied Flycatcher, small insect eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family *… … Wikipedia
yellow-bellied — A yellow bellied person is a coward … The small dictionary of idiomes
yellow-bellied — yellow belly ► NOUN informal ▪ a coward. DERIVATIVES yellow bellied adjective … English terms dictionary
yellow-bellied — mod. cowardly. □ You are a yellow bellied coward! □ I’m not yellow bellied! □ What yellow bellied skunk ran off with my horse? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
yellow bellied — A person who is yellow bellied is cowardly, or not at all brave. The bus was full of yellow bellied passengers who disappeared when the driver was attacked by two youths … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
yellow-bellied — old fashioned a yellow bellied person is not at all brave. You re a load of yellow bellied fools, too frightened to stand up for what you believe in! … New idioms dictionary
yellow-bellied — {adj.}, {slang} Extremely timid, cowardly. * /Joe Bennett is a yellow bellied guy, don t send him on such a tough assignment!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
yellow-bellied — {adj.}, {slang} Extremely timid, cowardly. * /Joe Bennett is a yellow bellied guy, don t send him on such a tough assignment!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
yellow-bellied — adj slang Extremely timid, cowardly. Joe Bennett is a yellow bellied guy, don t send him on such a tough assignment! … Словарь американских идиом
yellow-bellied — extremely timid, cowardly He is a yellow bellied person who is not good to have as a friend … Idioms and examples
Yellow-bellied — A yellow bellied person is a coward … Dictionary of English idioms