♦ chicken

♦ chicken
♦ chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/
A n.
1 pollo; pollastro, pollastra: to dress a chicken, conciare un pollo
2 [u] (carne di) pollo: roast chicken, pollo arrosto; chicken breast, petto di pollo
3 (fam. GB) cocco, cocca
4 (slang) fifone; vigliacco; coniglio
5 sfida a una prova di coraggio: to play chicken, sfidarsi a una prova di coraggio
6 (gergo mil., USA) aquila (insegna di grado)
B a. pred.
(slang) pauroso; vigliacco; codardo
● (cucina) chicken à la king, pollo in salsa cremosa con funghi e peperoni □ (fam.) a chicken-and-egg situation, un problema insolubile; la storia dell'uovo e della gallina □ (med.) chicken breast, petto carenato; petto di pollo (pop.) □ (cucina) chicken curry, pollo al curry □ chicken farm, allevamento di polli □ chicken farmer, pollicoltore; avicoltore □ chicken farming, pollicoltura; avicoltura □ chicken feed, mangime per polli; (slang) somma di denaro trascurabile, spiccioli □ (cucina, USA) chicken-fried steak, bistecca sottile impanata e fritta □ (slang) chicken-hawk, guerrafondaio che in passato ha evitato il servizio militare □ chicken-hearted (o chicken-livered), pusillanime; timido; vile □ chicken run, pollaio; recinto per i polli □ chicken wire, rete metallica leggera (a maglie esagonali) □ (fig.) like a chicken with its head cut off, freneticamente; come un pazzo □ (fig.) to count one's chickens before they are hatched, vendere la pelle dell'orso prima d'averlo ammazzato □ (fam.) He's no (spring) chicken, non è un giovincello □ (fam.) His chickens have come home to roost, ora deve pagarne le conseguenze; i nodi sono venuti al pettine.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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