gill

gill
I [gɪl]
nome (of fish) branchia f.
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green about the gills — colloq. pallido come un cencio

II [dʒɪl]
nome gill m.
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[ɡil]
noun
1) (one of the openings on the side of a fish's head through which it breathes.) branchia
2) (a leaf-like structure on the lower side of the top of a mushroom.) lamella
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I [ɡɪl] n
(of fish) branchia

to be green around the gills fig fam — essere verde per la paura

II [dʒɪl] n
(measure) 0,142 l
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gill (1) /gɪl/
n. (di solito al pl.)
1 (zool.) branchia (di pesce)
2 (zool.) bargiglio; bargiglione
3 (pl.) (scherz.) pappagorgia; mento
4 (bot.) lamella (di fungo)
5 (mecc.) aletta
● (zool.) gill cover, opercolo branchiale □ (pesca) gill net, tramaglio □ (fam.) to be blue (o green) about the gills, essere verde per un malessere o per lo spavento; (USA) essere sbronzo (o ubriaco) □ (fam.) to get (o to go) green [white, blue] around the gills, diventare verde [sbiancare] per la paura (un malessere, ecc.) □ (fig.: di persona) rosy around the gills, dall'aspetto sano; rubicondo.
gill (2) /gɪl/
n.
1 forra; gola
2 torrentello.
gill (3) /dʒɪl/
n.
1 «gill» (misura di capacità, pari a 0,142 litri)
2 recipiente che contiene un «gill».
gill (4) /dʒɪl/
n. (abbr. di Gillian; spreg.)
ragazza; giovane donna; fidanzata.
(to) gill /gɪl/
v. t.
1 sbuzzare, pulire (il pesce)
2 togliere le lamelle a (funghi)
3 (anche to gill-net) pescare col tramaglio.
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I [gɪl]
nome (of fish) branchia f.
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green about the gills — colloq. pallido come un cencio

II [dʒɪl]
nome gill m.

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