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egg [eggs] (approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development) noun [UK: eɡ] [US: ˈeɡ] | uovonoun |
egg donation (donation of ova) noun | ovodonazionenoun |
egg of Columbus (brilliant idea or discovery that seems simple after the fact) noun | uovo di Colombonoun |
egg on one's face (suffer embarrassment or humiliation) noun | |
egg pasta (pasta made with eggs) noun | pasta all'uovonoun |
eggcup (a small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten) noun [UK: ˈɛgˌkʌp] [US: ˈɛgˌkʌp] | portauovonoun |
egghead [eggheads] (pejorative: bald person) noun [UK: ˈeɡ.hed] [US: ˈeg.ˌhed] | zucca pelatanoun |
egghead [eggheads] (pejorative: intellectual) noun [UK: ˈeɡ.hed] [US: ˈeg.ˌhed] | secchionenoun |
eggnog (egg-based beverage) noun [UK: ˈɛgˌnɔg] [US: ˈɛgˌnɔg] | zabaglionenoun zabaionenoun zabajonenoun |
eggplant (plant) noun [UK: ˈeɡ.plɑːnt] [US: ˈeg.ˌplænt] | melanzananoun |
eggshell [eggshells] (object) noun [UK: ˈeɡ.ʃel] [US: ˈeg.ˌʃel] | guscio d'uovonoun |
arpeggio [arpeggios] (notes of a chord played individually) noun [UK: ɑː.ˈpe.dʒɪəʊ] [US: ɑːr.ˈpedʒdʒo.ʊ] | arpeggionoun |
arpeggio (to play as an arpeggio) verb [UK: ɑː.ˈpe.dʒɪəʊ] [US: ɑːr.ˈpedʒdʒo.ʊ] | arpeggiareverb |
beggar [beggars] (person who begs) noun [UK: ˈbe.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈbe.ɡər] | mendicantenoun |
beggars can't be choosers (when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts) phrase [UK: ˈbe.ɡərz kɑːnt bi ˈtʃuː.zə(r)z] [US: ˈbe.ɡərz ˈkænt bi ˈtʃuː.zərz] | |
beggary (The state of a beggar; indigence, extreme poverty) noun [UK: ˈbe.ɡə.ri] [US: ˈbe.ɡə.ri] | accattonaggionoun elemosinanoun pitoccherianoun |
beg [begged, begging, begs] (to plead with someone for help) verb [UK: beɡ] [US: ˈbeɡ] | implorareverbI'm begging you. = Ti sto implorando. pregareverb |
beg [begged, begging, begs] (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money) verb [UK: beɡ] [US: ˈbeɡ] | elemosinareverb mendicareverbJohn begged for money. = John mendicava. |
begging (the act of one who begs) noun [UK: ˈbe.ɡɪŋ] [US: ˈbe.ɡɪŋ] | accattonoun accattonerianoun pitoccherianoun |
black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) noun [UK: blæk ˈle.ɡɪd ˈkɪ.tɪ.weɪk] [US: ˈblæk ˈle.ɡəd ˈkɪ.tə.ˌwek] | gabbiano tridattilonoun |
boiled egg [boiled eggs] (hard-boiled egg) noun [UK: bɔɪld eɡ] [US: ˌbɔɪld ˈeɡ] | uovo sodonoun |
boiled egg [boiled eggs] (soft-boiled egg) noun [UK: bɔɪld eɡ] [US: ˌbɔɪld ˈeɡ] | uovo alla coquenoun uovo bazzottonoun |
bootlegger (illegal trader) noun [UK: ˈbuːt.le.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈbuːˌt.le.ɡər] | contrabbandierenoun trafficantenoun |
chicken-or-egg question (a question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first) noun | |
cross-legged (having one leg over and across the other) adjective [UK: ˌkrɒs ˈleɡd] [US: ˌkrɒs ˈleɡd] | a gambe incrociateadjective |
dreggy (containing dregs or lees) adjective [UK: ˈdre.ɡɪ] [US: ˈdre.ɡɪ] | fecciosoadjective |
Easter egg (a dyed or decorated egg) noun [UK: ˈiː.stə(r) eɡ] [US: ˈiː.stər ˈeɡ] | uovo di Pasquanoun |
Easter egg (image, feature, or other content that is hidden on a video disc or in a movie) noun [UK: ˈiː.stə(r) eɡ] [US: ˈiː.stər ˈeɡ] | Easter eggnoun |
Easter egg hunt (activity held at Easter where hidden Easter eggs have to be found) noun | caccia alle uovanoun |
fried egg (egg that has been shallow fried) noun [UK: fraɪd eɡ] [US: ˈfraɪd ˈeɡ] | uovo al tegaminonoun |