caper

caper
I ['keɪpə(r)]
nome bot. gastr. cappero m.
II 1. ['keɪpə(r)]
nome
1) (playful leap) capriola f., saltello m.

to cut a caper — fare una capriola, un saltello

2) colloq. (funny film) commedia f.
3) colloq. (dishonest scheme) attività f. criminosa
4) BE colloq. (hassle)

what a caper! — che casino!

and all that caper — e robe simili

2.
nome plurale capers (antics) avventure f.; stravaganze f.
III ['keɪpə(r)]
verbo intransitivo (anche caper about, caper around) fare capriole, saltelli
* * *
['keipə] 1. verb
(to leap or jump about: The child was capering about.) saltellare; fare capriole
2. noun
1) (a frisky jump.) capriola
2) (a piece of playful behaviour.) birichinata
* * *
caper (1) /ˈkeɪpə(r)/
n.
1 (bot., Capparis spinosa) cappero
2 (cucina) cappero
3 (al pl.) (cucina) gemme fiorali di cappero sott'aceto.
caper (2) /ˈkeɪpə(r)/
n.
1 saltello; capriola: to cut a caper, fare un saltello (per la gioia, ecc.)
2 (fam.) monelleria; scappata; birichinata
3 (fam.) impresa (spec. insolita o stravagante); avventura; trovata; numero: I'm too old for such capers, sono troppo vecchio per trovate del genere
4 (fam. USA) impresa criminosa (senza violenza); colpo; affare: to pull a caper, fare un colpo
5 (TV, cinem.) commedia: a legal caper, una commedia di ambiente legale.
(to) caper /ˈkeɪpə(r)/
v. i.
saltellare (allegramente); sgambettare; saltabeccare.
* * *
I ['keɪpə(r)]
nome bot. gastr. cappero m.
II 1. ['keɪpə(r)]
nome
1) (playful leap) capriola f., saltello m.

to cut a caper — fare una capriola, un saltello

2) colloq. (funny film) commedia f.
3) colloq. (dishonest scheme) attività f. criminosa
4) BE colloq. (hassle)

what a caper! — che casino!

and all that caper — e robe simili

2.
nome plurale capers (antics) avventure f.; stravaganze f.
III ['keɪpə(r)]
verbo intransitivo (anche caper about, caper around) fare capriole, saltelli

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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