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egg meaning in Italian

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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs (to seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit)
verb

uccidere la gallina dalle uova d'oroverb

lay an egg (to produce a failure or flop)
verb

fare un buco nell'acquaverb

nest egg (egg placed in a bird's nest)
noun
[UK: nest eɡ]
[US: ˈnest ˈeɡ]

endicenoun
{m}

nidiandolonoun
{m}

uovo per nidonoun

nest egg (savings)
noun
[UK: nest eɡ]
[US: ˈnest ˈeɡ]

gruzzolonoun
{m}

risparmionoun
{m}

poached egg [poached eggs] (type of cooked egg)
noun
[UK: ˈpəʊtʃ.teɡ]
[US: ˈpəʊtʃ.teɡ]

uovo affogatonoun
{m}

uovo in camicianoun
{m}

preggers (informal: pregnant)
adjective

incintaadjective
{f}

reggae (music genre)
noun
[UK: ˈre.ɡeɪ]
[US: ˈre.ˌɡe]

reggaenoun
{m}
I like reggae. = Mi piace il reggae.

Reggio Calabria (province)
proper noun

Reggio Calabriaproper noun
{f}

Reggio Emilia (province)
proper noun

Reggio Emiliaproper noun
{f}

Reggio nell'Emilia (province)
proper noun

Reggio nell'Emiliaproper noun
{f}

scrambled egg (dish)
noun

uova strapazzatenoun

two-legged (having two legs)
adjective
[UK: ˈtuː ˈle.ɡɪd]
[US: ˈtuː ˈle.ɡəd]

bipedeadjective

veggie [veggies] (vegetable)
noun
[UK: ˈve.dʒi]
[US: ˈve.dʒi]

verduranoun
{f}

veggie [veggies] (vegetarian)
noun
[UK: ˈve.dʒi]
[US: ˈve.dʒi]

vegetarianonoun
{m}

veggie burger (burger)
noun

hamburger vegetarianonoun
{m}

walk on eggshells (to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone)
verb

andare coi piedi di piomboverb

camminare sulle uovaverb

yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis)
noun

gabbiano realenoun
{m}

you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette (phrase)
phrase

non si può fare una frittata senza rompere le uovaphrase

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