| inglese > italiano | |
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| pig | |
| 1. sost. (zoologia) maiale | |
| 2. sost. (Pop) (spregiativo) maiale | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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| pig | |
| 1. subst. Any of several intelligent mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal Sus scrofa. |  |
| The man kept a pen with two pigs that he fed from carrots to cabbage. | |
| 2. subst. (specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a hog, an adult swine). | |
| 3. subst. The edible meat of such an animal; pork. | |
| Some religions prohibit their adherents from eating pig. | |
| 4. subst. Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily. | |
| You gluttonous pig! Now that you've eaten all the cupcakes, there will be none for the party! | |
| 5. subst. A lecherous or sexist man. | |
| She considered him a pig as he invariably stared at her bosom when they talked. | |
| 6. subst. A dirty or slovenly person. | |
| He was a pig and his apartment a pigpen; take-away containers and pizza boxes in a long, moldy stream lined his counter tops. | |
| 7. subst. (now chiefly US UK Australia derogatory slang) A police officer. | |
| The protester shouted, “Don't give in to the pigs!” as he was arrested. | |
| 8. subst. (informal) A difficult problem. | |
| Hrm... this one's a real pig: I've been banging my head against the wall over it for hours! | |
| 9. subst. A block of cast metal. | |
| The conveyor carried the pigs from the smelter to the freight cars. | |
| After the ill-advised trade, the investor was stuck with worthless options for 10,000 tons of iron pig. | |
| 10. subst. The mold in which a block of metal is cast. | |
| The pig was cracked, and molten metal was oozing from the side. | |
| 11. subst. (engineering) A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their | |
| Unfortunately, the pig sent to clear the obstruction got lodged in a tight bend, adding to the problem. | |
| 12. subst. (derogatory) A person who is obese to the extent of resembling a pig (the animal). | |
| 13. subst. (US, military slang) The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky. | |
| Unfortunately, the M60 is about twenty-four pounds and is very unbalanced. You try carrying the pig around the jungle and see how you feel. | |
| 14. subst. A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained. | |
| 15. v. (of swine) to give birth. | |
| The black sow pigged at seven this morning. | |
| 16. v. (intransitive) To greedily consume (especially food). | |
| They were pigging on the free food at the bar. | |
| 17. v. (intransitive) To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed. | |
| 18. v. (transitive, engineering) To clean (a pipeline) using a pig (the device). | |
| 19. subst. (Scottish) earthenware, or an earthenware shard | |
| 20. subst. An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer | |
| italiano > inglese | |
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| maiale | |
| 1. n-m. pig | |
| 2. n-m. pork | |
| 3. subst. plural of maiala | |
