pig

I [pɪg]

nome

1) (animal) maiale m., porco m.

2) colloq. fig. spreg. (greedy, dirty) maiale m.; (nasty) porco m.

to make a pig of oneself — mangiare come un maiale

3) colloq. spreg. (policeman) sbirro m.

the pigs — gli sbirri

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to buy a pig in a poke — comprare a scatola chiusa

pigs might fly! — gli asini volano!

in a pig's eye! — AE colloq. neanche per sogno!

to make a pig's ear of sth. — fare un macello di o con qcs

II [pɪg]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-) colloq.

to pig it — vivere come un maiale

- pig out

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[piɡ] 1. noun

1) (a kind of farm animal whose flesh is eaten as pork, ham and bacon: He keeps pigs.) maiale

2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant, greedy or dirty person: You pig!) porco

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- piggy

2. adjective

(like a pig's: piggy eyes.) porcino

- piglet

- piggyback
- pigheaded
- pigheadedness
- pigskin
- pigsty
- pigswill
- pigtail
- pigs might fly

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I [pɪg]

nome

1) (animal) maiale m., porco m.

2) colloq. fig. spreg. (greedy, dirty) maiale m.; (nasty) porco m.

to make a pig of oneself — mangiare come un maiale

3) colloq. spreg. (policeman) sbirro m.

the pigs — gli sbirri

••

to buy a pig in a poke — comprare a scatola chiusa

pigs might fly! — gli asini volano!

in a pig's eye! — AE colloq. neanche per sogno!

to make a pig's ear of sth. — fare un macello di o con qcs

II [pɪg]

verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. -gg-) colloq.

to pig it — vivere come un maiale

- pig out