mug

I [mʌg]

nome

1) (for tea, coffee) mug m., tazzone m.; (for beer) boccale m.

2) colloq. (face) muso m.

what an ugly mug! — che brutto ceffo!

3) BE (fool) gonzo m. (-a)

it's a mug's game — è tempo perso

II [mʌg]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-) aggredire, rapinare

III [mʌg]

verbo transitivo (anche mug up) (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-) BE colloq. mettersi a studiare [qcs.] di brutto [subject]

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I noun

(a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides: a mug of coffee.)

- mugful

II noun

(a slang word for the face.)

III past tense, past participle - mugged; verb

(to attack and usually rob: He was mugged when coming home late at night.)

- mugger

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[mʌɡ]

1. n

1) (cup) tazzone m , (for beer) boccale m

a mug of coffee — una tazza grande di caffè

2) Brit , (fam: fool) salame m, scemo (-a)

it's a mug's game — è proprio (una cosa) da fessi

3) (fam: face) muso

2. vt

(attack and rob) aggredire, assalire

he was mugged in the city centre — è stato aggredito in centro

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- mug up

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I [mʌg]

nome

1) (for tea, coffee) mug m., tazzone m.; (for beer) boccale m.

2) colloq. (face) muso m.

what an ugly mug! — che brutto ceffo!

3) BE (fool) gonzo m. (-a)

it's a mug's game — è tempo perso

II [mʌg]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-) aggredire, rapinare

III [mʌg]

verbo transitivo (anche mug up) (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-) BE colloq. mettersi a studiare [qcs.] di brutto [subject]