spring chicken en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de spring chicken en el diccionario inglés»italiano

spring chicken [ingl. brit., ingl. am. ˌsprɪŋ ˈtʃɪkən] SUST. GASTR.

spring chicken

pollo m novello

he's no spring chicken

ha parecchie primavere

Traducciones de spring chicken en el diccionario inglés»italiano

he or she is no spring chicken coloq.

ha parecchie primavere

Traducciones de spring chicken en el diccionario italiano»inglés

pollo novello

spring chicken

pollo novello

spring chicken

ha parecchie primavere

he is no spring chicken

Traducciones de spring chicken en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.chicken [ingl. brit. ˈtʃɪkɪn, ingl. am. ˈtʃɪkən] SUST.

1. chicken (fowl):

chicken

pollo m

to keep chickens

allevare polli

to keep chickens before sust. wing, salad, soup, stock

di pollo

to keep chickens sandwich

al pollo

2. chicken:

chicken, also chicken meat

pollo m

chicken, also chicken meat

carne f di pollo

3. chicken (coward):

chicken coloq.

coniglio m

chicken coloq.

fifone m / fifona f

4. chicken (game):

to play chicken

= fare giochi spesso rischiosi o pericolosi in cui si deve dimostrare il proprio coraggio

II.chicken [ingl. brit. ˈtʃɪkɪn, ingl. am. ˈtʃɪkən] ADJ. coloq.

chicken

fifone

chicken

vigliacco

III.chicken [ingl. brit. ˈtʃɪkɪn, ingl. am. ˈtʃɪkən]

it's a chicken and egg situation

è la storia dell'uovo e della gallina

to count one's chickens (before they are hatched)

vendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo ammazzato

he or she is no spring chicken coloq.

ha parecchie primavere

also chicken coop,hen coop">

I.also chicken coop, hen coop SUST.

also chicken coop, hen coop

stia f

II.coop [ingl. brit. kuːp, ingl. am. kup, kʊp] V. trans.

coop hen:

coop

mettere nella stia

III.coop [ingl. brit. kuːp, ingl. am. kup, kʊp]

to fly the coop coloq.

scappare (di prigione)

I.spring [ingl. brit. sprɪŋ, ingl. am. sprɪŋ] SUST.

1. spring (season):

spring

primavera f

in the spring

in primavera

spring is in the air

c'è aria di primavera

spring has sprung

è arrivata la primavera

spring has sprung before sust. weather, flowers, shower, sunshine

primaverile

spring has sprung day

primaverile, di primavera

spring has sprung equinox, election

di primavera

2. spring TÉC. (coil):

spring

molla f (a spirale)

to be like a coiled spring fig. (ready to pounce)

essere pronto a scattare

to be like a coiled spring (tense)

essere teso come una corda di violino

3. spring (leap):

spring

balzo m

spring

salto m

spring

scatto m

with a spring

di scatto or d'un balzo

4. spring (elasticity):

spring

elasticità f

there's not much spring in this mattress

questo materasso è un po' duro

to have a spring in one's step

camminare a passo sciolto

the good news put a spring in his step

la buona notizia gli conferì un'andatura scattante

5. spring (water source):

spring

sorgente f

spring

fonte f

II.spring <pret. sprang, part. pas. sprung> [ingl. brit. sprɪŋ, ingl. am. sprɪŋ] V. trans.

1. spring (set off):

spring trap, lock

fare scattare

spring mine

fare brillare

2. spring (develop):

to spring a leak tank, barrel:

cominciare a perdere (dopo l'apertura di una falla)

the boat has sprung a leak

si è aperta una falla nella barca

3. spring (cause to happen unexpectedly):

to spring sth on sb news, plan

comunicare di punto in bianco qc a qn

to spring a surprise

fare una sorpresa (on a)

I hope they don't spring anything on us at the meeting

spero che non ci facciano delle sorprese alla riunione

4. spring (liberate) coloq.:

spring prisoner

fare evadere, liberare

5. spring CAZA:

spring bird, game

alzare, levare

III.spring <pret. sprang, part. pas. sprung> [ingl. brit. sprɪŋ, ingl. am. sprɪŋ] V. intr.

1. spring (jump):

spring

saltare

spring

balzare

to spring across sth

attraversare qc con un salto

to spring at sb dog, tiger:

avventarsi contro qn

to spring at sb person:

balzare contro qn or scagliarsi contro qn

to spring from, over sth

saltare da, su qc

she sprang onto the stage, up the steps

balzò sul palcoscenico, salì di corsa le scale

to spring to one's feet

balzare in piedi

to spring to fame

diventare improvvisamente famoso

2. spring (move suddenly):

to spring open, shut door, panel:

aprirsi, chiudersi di scatto

to spring into action team, troops:

passare all'azione

to spring to attention guards:

scattare sull'attenti

to spring to sb's defence, aid

accorrere in difesa, in aiuto di qn

to spring to sb's rescue

precipitarsi in soccorso di qn

tears sprang to his eyes

gli vennero le lacrime agli occhi

the first name that sprang to mind was Rosie

il primo nome che venne in mente fu quello di Rosie

to spring into or to life machine, motor:

accendersi

3. spring (originate):

to spring from jealousy, fear, idea, suggestion, prejudice

nascere da or essere dettato da or scaturire da

where did these people spring from?

da dove sono spuntate quelle persone?

where do these files, boxes spring from?

da dove saltano fuori queste pratiche, scatole?

spring chicken en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de spring chicken en el diccionario inglés»italiano

spring chicken SUST.

he's no spring chicken

non è più un ragazzino

Traducciones de spring chicken en el diccionario inglés»italiano

to not be a (spring) chicken

non essere più un giovincello

Traducciones de spring chicken en el diccionario inglés»italiano

chicken [ˈtʃɪ·kɪn] SUST.

1. chicken (farm bird):

chicken

pollo m

2. chicken (meat):

chicken

pollo m

fried/roasted chicken

pollo fritto/arrosto

grilled chicken

pollo alla griglia

3. chicken coloq. (person):

chicken

coniglio m

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

it's a chicken and egg situation

è come la storia dell'uovo e la gallina

to not be a (spring) chicken

non essere più un giovincello

I.spring [sprɪŋ] SUST.

1. spring (season):

spring

primavera f

2. spring (jump):

spring

balzo m

3. spring (metal coil):

spring

molla f

4. spring (elasticity):

spring

elasticità f

5. spring (source of water):

spring

sorgente f

II.spring <sprang, sprung> [sprɪŋ] V. intr.

spring

balzare

to spring to one's feet

balzare in piedi

to spring shut/open

chiudersi/aprirsi di colpo

III.spring <sprang, sprung> [sprɪŋ] V. trans.

to spring sth on sb

tirar fuori qc a qu all'improvviso

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

It's hard to feed a family when a bag of apples costs $15 and a spring chicken will set you back more than $60.

www.torontosun.com

In fact, there are a number of creatures with life spans that make the oldest living human seem like a spring chicken in comparison.

www.mnn.com

But that piece of clothing was but a spring chicken according to one reader who owned a pair of shoes from 1958.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Swift is no spring chicken, but classless style and high entertainment value keep it in the charts.

www.stuff.co.nz

At 33, he is not exactly a spring chicken either.

www.heraldscotland.com

I've gone from spring chicken to graying, grumpy goat in seemingly the blink of an eye.

www.squamishchief.com

It is sometimes also called spring chicken, although the term spring chicken usually refers to chickens weighing 750 850.

en.wikipedia.org

Jon's been around, you know, he's no spring chicken anymore!

thechronicleherald.ca

After all, he's still only 23 years old -- well within the parameters of what's known in the poultry biz as a spring chicken.

www.espn.com.au

He is not a spring chicken at 68 years of age.

senshot.com