loaf

loaf
[ləʊf]
nome (pl. loaves) pagnotta f., pane m.

a loaf of bread — una pagnotta

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half a loaf is better than no bread — prov. meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani

use your loaf! — colloq. usa la zucca o testa!

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I [ləuf] plural - loaves; noun
(a shaped mass of bread: a sliced loaf.)
II [ləuf] verb
(with about or around) to pass time without doing anything in particular: They were loafing about (the street).
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I [ləʊf] n
loaves pl pagnotta, pane m

half a loaf is better than no bread — (Proverb) meglio poco che niente

II [ləʊf] vi
(also: loaf about, loaf around) oziare, bighellonare
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loaf (1) /ləʊf/
n. (pl. loaves)
1 pagnotta: a brown loaf, una pagnotta di pane scuro (o integrale); DIALOGO-Local shop 2- I'll take this loaf and two pints of milk, prendo questa pagnotta e due pinte di latte
2 pane; panetto; pane in cassetta: sliced loaf, pane a fette
3 (bot.) cespo, cesto (di lattuga, ecc.)
4 (slang) testa; zucca; cervello: Use your loaf, usa il cervello!
loaf sugar, zucchero in pani □ a meat loaf, un polpettone □ sugar loaf, pan di zucchero □ (prov.) Half a loaf is better than no bread, meglio poco che niente.
loaf (2) /ləʊf/
n. [u]
(fam.) lo stare in ozio
to be on the loaf, essere in ozio.
(to) loaf /ləʊf/
A v. i.
(fam.) bighellonare; oziare; andare a zonzo; perdere tempo: to loaf at the office, perdere tempo in ufficio
B v. t.
(anche to loaf away) sciupare, passare nell'ozio: Don't loaf your days away!, non sciupare le tue giornate nell'ozio.
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[ləʊf]
nome (pl. loaves) pagnotta f., pane m.

a loaf of bread — una pagnotta

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half a loaf is better than no bread — prov. meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani

use your loaf! — colloq. usa la zucca o testa!


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