♦ beef

♦ beef
♦ beef /bi:f/
n.
1 [u] (carne di) manzo; carne di bue; carne bovina: tinned beef, manzo in scatola; roast beef, manzo arrosto; (GB) beef on the bone, carne con l'osso; beef cubes, dadi di carne
2 (pl. beeves, beefs, beef) bovino da macello: beef cattle, bovini (o bestiame) da macello
3 [u] (fam.) forza muscolare; muscolosità; muscoli (pl.); fisico muscoloso
4 [u] (fam.) forza; energia; grinta
5 (pl. beefs) (slang USA) uomo nerboruto; omaccione; maciste
6 (pl. beefs) (fam.) obiezione; protesta; rimostranza; mugugno (fam.)
7 (pl. beefs) (slang USA) accusa; capo d'accusa; incriminazione: narco beef, incriminazione per droga
● (GB) beef tea, brodo di estratto di carne; brodo ristretto □ beef tomato, pomodoro cuore di bue □ (cucina) beef Wellington, carne di manzo spalmata di paté e cotta nella pasta sfoglia □ (fam. USA, rif. a un'idea, un progetto vago) Where's the beef?, dov'è la sostanza?; stringi stringi, in che cosa consiste?
(to) beef /bi:f/
v. i.
(fam.) lagnarsi; protestare; brontolare; mugugnare.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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