egg-and-spoon race u rečniku italijanskog jezika Oksford‒Paravia

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egg-and-spoon race [Brit] N

egg-and-spoon race

= corsa nella quale i partecipanti devono portare un uovo in un cucchiaio

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the race was nip and tuck

la gara è stata molto combattuta

to play the race, law and order card fig

giocare la carta della razza, della legalità e dell'ordine

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I.egg¹ [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ] N

1. egg:

egg FOOD, BIOL, ZOOL

uovo m

a chocolate egg

un uovo di cioccolato

a chocolate egg before n sandwich

con l'uovo

a chocolate egg collector

di uova

a chocolate egg farm

produttore di uova

a chocolate egg mayonnaise, sauce

con le uova

a chocolate egg noodles

all'uovo

2. egg (fellow) arch, inf:

he's a good, bad egg

è un brav'uomo, un tipaccio

II.egg¹ [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ] VB trans inf (throw eggs at)

egg person

tirare delle uova a

III.egg¹ [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ]

to kill sth in the egg

uccidere qc sul nascere

to put all one's eggs in one basket

puntare tutto su una carta sola

to have egg on one's face inf

fare una figuraccia

as sure as eggs is eggs

sicuro come due più due fa quattro

to lay an egg Am inf THEAT

fare cilecca or fare fiasco

to tread on eggs

camminare sulle uova

I.spoon [Brit spuːn, Am spun] N

1. spoon:

spoon (utensil)

cucchiaio m

spoon (for tea, coffee)

cucchiaino m

soup-spoon

cucchiaio da minestra

2. spoon (measure):

spoon

cucchiaio m

spoon

cucchiaino m

two spoons of sugar

due cucchiaini di zucchero

3. spoon (golf club):

spoon

spoon m

4. spoon MUS (as instrument):

to play the spoons

suonare or battere i cucchiai

II.spoon [Brit spuːn, Am spun] VB trans

1. spoon (in cooking, serving):

to spoon sth into a dish, bowl

mettere qc in un piatto, in una scodella con il cucchiaio

to spoon sauce over sth

versare della salsa su qc (con il cucchiaio)

to spoon sth up

tirare su qc con il cucchiaio

to spoon sth out

servire qc con il cucchiaio

2. spoon SPORTS (in golf):

spoon ball

colpire debolmente

III.spoon [Brit spuːn, Am spun] VB intr arch, inf (cuddle)

spoon

amoreggiare

spoon

flirtare

IV.spoon [Brit spuːn, Am spun]

to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

nascere con la camicia

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e : to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes. For more examples and other uses, see this entry.

1. and (joining words or clauses):

and

e

cups and plates

tazze e piatti

summer and winter

estate e inverno

there'll be singing and dancing

si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out

raccolse le sue carte e uscì

I think about you day and night

ti penso giorno e notte

2. and (in numbers):

two hundred and sixty-two

duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters

tre e tre quarti

five and twenty arch liter

venticinque

3. and (with repetition):

more and more interesting

sempre più interessante

faster and faster

sempre più veloce

it got worse and worse

andò di male in peggio or sempre peggio

I waited and waited

aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on

continuare a parlare

for days and days

per giorni e giorni

we laughed and laughed!

ridemmo a crepapelle!

there are friends and friends

ci sono amici e amici

4. and (for emphasis):

it's lovely and warm

fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early

vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you

e non disse nemmeno grazie

5. and (in phrases):

and all that

e tutto il resto

and that Brit inf

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! inf

eccome!

and?

e poi?

6. and (with negative):

I haven't got pen and paper

non ho né carta né penna

he doesn't like singing and dancing

non gli piace cantare né ballare

egg² [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ]

I.race¹ [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] N

1. race SPORTS:

race

corsa f

race

gara f (between tra; against contro)

to come fifth in a race

arrivare quinto in una corsa

to have a race

fare una corsa (with con; against contro)

to run a race

correre (with contro)

boat, bicycle race

gara nautica, corsa, gara ciclistica

a race against the clock

una corsa a tempo

a race against the clock fig

una corsa contro il tempo

2. race (contest):

race fig

corsa f

race fig

gara f (for per; to do per fare)

the race to reach the moon

la corsa alla luna

presidential, mayoral race

la corsa per la presidenza, per diventare sindaco

a race against time

una corsa contro il tempo

3. race (current):

race

corrente f veloce

II.races N

races npl HORSE RAC:

races

corse f

III.race¹ [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete with):

race person, jockey, car, horse

correre contro, gareggiare con

to race sb to sth

fare una corsa con qn fino a qc

2. race (rush):

to race to do

precipitarsi a fare

3. race (enter for race):

race horse, dog

fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa

race car, bike, boat, yacht

fare partecipare a una gara

race Ferrari, Formula One

correre per, correre su

race pigeon

fare partecipare a una gara

4. race (rev):

race engine

fare girare a vuoto, imballare

IV.race¹ [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB intr

1. race (compete in race):

race

correre, gareggiare (against contro; at a; to verso; with con)

to race around the track

correre facendo il giro della pista

2. race (rush, run):

to race in, out

precipitarsi dentro, fuori or entrare, uscire di corsa

to race after sb, sth

correre dietro a qn, qc

to race down the stairs, the street

correre giù per le scale, lungo la strada

to race for the house, the train

correre per raggiungere la casa, per prendere il treno

to race through exercise, task

fare [qc] velocemente or di corsa

3. race:

race heart, pulse:

battere forte

race engine:

girare a vuoto, imballarsi

my mind started to race

la mia mente cominciò a lavorare freneticamente

4. race (hurry):

race

affrettarsi (to do a fare)

to race against time

correre contro il tempo

race² [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] N

1. race:

race ANTHROPOL, SOCIOL

razza f

race ANTHROPOL, SOCIOL

stirpe f

of an ancient race

di un'antica stirpe

discrimination on the grounds of race

discriminazione razziale

discrimination on the grounds of race before n attack, equality, hatred, law

razziale

2. race:

race BOT

specie f

race ZOOL

razza f

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egg [eg] N

egg

uovo m

fried/boiled eggs

uova fritte/alla coque

hard-boiled egg

uovo sodo

scrambled eggs

uova strapazzate

Phrases:

to put all one's eggs in one basket

puntare tutto su una carta sola

they had egg on their faces inf

hanno fatto una figuraccia

to be a bad egg inf

essere un cattivo elemento

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

1. and:

and (also)

e

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)

ed

black and white

bianco e nero

food and drink

cibo e bevande

parents and children

genitori e figli

2. and MATH:

2 and 3 is 5

2 più 3 fa 5

four hundred and twelve

quattrocentododici

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved

quando se n'è andato tutti han tirato un respiro di sollievo

4. and (increase):

more and more

sempre più

better and better

sempre meglio

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried

ho provato e riprovato

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried

continuava a piangere

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]

e così via

I.spoon [spu:n] N

1. spoon (utensil):

spoon

cucchiaio m

2. spoon (amount):

spoon

cucchiaio m

II.spoon [spu:n] VB trans

spoon

servire (con un cucchiaio)

I.race¹ [reɪs] N

race

corsa f

a race against time

una corsa contro il tempo

100-meter race

100 metri piani

to run a race

partecipare ad una corsa

Phrases:

slow and steady wins the race prov

chi va piano va sano e va lontano

II.race¹ [reɪs] VB intr

1. race (move quickly):

race

correre

race SPORTS

gareggiare

to race through one's work

fare il lavoro di corsa

2. race engine:

race

girare a vuoto

III.race¹ [reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete against):

race

gareggiare con

to race sb home

fare una corsa fino a casa con qn

2. race (enter for race):

race horse

far correre

race² [reɪs] N

1. race (ethnic grouping, species):

race

razza f

2. race (lineage):

race

stirpe f

Jednojezični primeri (nisu ih verifikovali PONS urednici)

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Children enjoyed live magic shows, an egg-and-spoon race, and plenty of food from vendors.

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Like watching an egg-and-spoon race between two knobbly-kneed asthmatic kids.

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But when is the egg-and-spoon race lost?

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And now, it's like an egg-and-spoon race.

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