pig in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pig in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pig [Brit pɪɡ, Am pɪɡ] N

1. pig (animal):

pig

maiale m

pig

porco m

to be in pig sow

essere gravida

2. pig inf, fig, pej:

pig (greedy, dirty)

maiale m

pig (nasty)

porco m

to eat, live like a pig (dirtily)

mangiare, vivere come un maiale

to make a pig of oneself

mangiare come un maiale

you pig! (greedy person)

sei proprio un maiale!

you pig! (dirty person)

fai schifo!

you pig! (nasty person)

porco!

3. pig (policeman):

pig inf, pej

sbirro m

the pigs

gli sbirri

4. pig Brit (task) inf:

this is a real pig to do!

(fare questo) è un bel casino!

II.pig <forma in -ing pigging, pt, pp pigged> [Brit pɪɡ, Am pɪɡ] VB intr

pig sow:

pig

figliare

III.to pig oneself VB refl

to pig oneself <forma in -ing pigging, pt, pp pigged> inf:

to pig oneself

ingozzarsi (come un maiale) (on di)

IV.pig [Brit pɪɡ, Am pɪɡ]

to buy a pig in a poke

comprare a scatola chiusa

pigs might fly

gli asini volano!

in a pig's eye! Am inf

neanche per sogno!

to make a pig's ear of sth inf

fare un macello di or con qc

to pig it inf

vivere come un maiale

pig iron [Brit, Am pɪɡ ˈaɪ(ə)rn] N

pig iron

ghisa f in pani

pig-headedness [Brit ˌpɪɡˈhɛdɪdnəs, Am ˌpɪɡˈhɛdədnəs] N pej

pig-headedness

cocciutaggine f

pig-headedness

testardaggine f

earth-pig [ˈɜːθpɪɡ] N

earth-pig → aardvark

See also aardvark

aardvark [Brit ˈɑːdvɑːk, Am ˈɑrdˌvɑrk] N

aardvark

formichiere m africano

aardvark

oritteropo m

pig-sticker [Brit ˈpɪɡˌstɪkə, Am ˈpɪɡˌstɪkər] N

1. pig-sticker (hunter):

pig-sticker

cacciatore m di cinghiali (con lancia)

2. pig-sticker (knife):

pig-sticker

coltello m da caccia

pig farmer [ˈpɪɡˌfɑːmə(r)] N

pig farmer

allevatore m di maiali / allevatrice f di maiali

suckling pig [ˈsʌklɪŋˌpɪɡ] N

suckling pig

lattonzolo m

suckling pig

maiale m da latte

sucking pig [Brit ˌsʌkɪŋ ˈpɪɡ] N

sucking pig

lattonzolo m

sucking pig

maiale m da latte

guinea pig [Brit ˈɡɪni pɪɡ, Am ˈɡɪni ˌpɪɡ] N

1. guinea pig ZOOL:

guinea pig

porcellino m d'India

guinea pig

cavia f

2. guinea pig (in experiment):

guinea pig fig

cavia f

to be a guinea pig

fare da cavia

pig Latin [Am ˈpɪɡ ˌlætn] N

pig Latin

= gergo segreto infantile nato dallo storpiamento dell'inglese

pig in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pig in the English»Italian Dictionary

pig [pɪg] N

1. pig ZOOL:

pig

maiale m

pig

porco m

2. pig inf (person):

pig

maiale(-a) m (f)

to be a pig

essere un maiale

to be a pig to sb

comportarsi da cafone con qu

3. pig pej sl (policeman):

pig

sbirro m

the pigs

la pula

the pigs

la madama

Phrases:

to buy/sell a pig in a poke

comprare/vendere a scatola chiusa

to make a pig of oneself

mangiare come un porco

pig Latin N

pig Latin

gergo infantile ottenuto con l'inversione dell'ordine dei suoni di ogni parola e con l'aggiunta alla fine del suono 'ai'. Esempio: "he likes meat" = "i:heɪ aɪksleɪ i:tmeɪ"

suckling pig [ˈsʌk·lɪŋ·ˌpɪg] N

suckling pig

maialino m da latte

pig iron N

pig iron

ghisa f grezza

pig out <-gg-> VB intr inf

pig out

mangiare come un porco

to pig out out on sth

abbuffarsi di qc

guinea pig N

guinea pig

porcellino m d'India

guinea pig

cavia f

Translations for pig in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pig Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a pig

essere un maiale

to be a pig to sb

comportarsi da cafone con qu

to buy/sell a pig in a poke

comprare/vendere a scatola chiusa

to make a pig of oneself

mangiare come un porco

to pig out out on sth

abbuffarsi di qc

pig pen

porcile m

pig's feet stuffed with minced meat and spices

zampone

Celebrating New Year's Eve with your family means either il veglione or il cenone. The veglione (literally staying up late) involves waiting for the arrival of the new year at midnight, passing the time with a New Year's Eve party or eating a large rich dinner (cenone) with friends or relatives. A typical dish for the Christmas period and New Year's Eve dinners is cappone (capon). Another is zampone e lenticchie , stuffed pig's trotter with lentils. The latter are considered important, because they will bring luck and money in the new year.

veglione