jelly

jelly
['dʒelɪ]
nome
1) gastr. (savoury) gelatina f. (di carne, pesce); (sweet) gelatina f. alla frutta
2) AE (jam) marmellata f.
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to shake like a jelly — tremare come una foglia

my legs turned to jelly — le gambe mi fecero giacomo giacomo

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['‹eli]
plural - jellies; noun
1) (the juice of fruit boiled with sugar until it is firm, used like jam, or served with meat.) gelatina
2) (a transparent, smooth food, usually fruit-flavoured: I've made raspberry jelly for the party.) gelatina
3) (any jelly-like substance: Frogs' eggs are enclosed in a kind of jelly.) sostanza gelatinosa
4) ((American) same as jam I.)
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jelly /ˈdʒɛlɪ/
n.
1 [u] gelatina (di carne)
2 [u] (GB) gelatina di frutta (dessert)
3 (= fruit jelly) caramella gelatinosa alla frutta; gelatina di frutta
4 [uc] (USA) marmellata; confettura
5 [u] sostanza gelatinosa; gelatina
6 (al pl. = jelly shoes, jelly sandals) (fam.) sandali di plastica trasparente colorata
7 [u] (slang) nitrogelatina; gelignite
jelly baby, caramella gommosa di frutta (a forma di pupazzetto) □ (cucina) jelly bag, sacchetto di garza per filtrare la gelatina □ (USA) jelly beans, caramelle (a forma di fagiolo) con ripieno gelatinoso □ (slang USA) jelly-belly, ciccione; trippone; grassone; panzone □ (cucina) jelly roll, fagottino di pasta farcito di panna o marmellata □ to turn to jelly, diventare molle: My legs turned to jelly, le mie gambe sono diventate molli.
(to) jelly /ˈdʒɛlɪ/
A v. t.
1 ridurre in gelatina; gelatinizzare
2 mettere gelatina su (un cibo)
B v. i.
gelatinizzarsi; diventare gelatinoso.
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['dʒelɪ]
nome
1) gastr. (savoury) gelatina f. (di carne, pesce); (sweet) gelatina f. alla frutta
2) AE (jam) marmellata f.
••

to shake like a jelly — tremare come una foglia

my legs turned to jelly — le gambe mi fecero giacomo giacomo


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