cuckoo spit in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cuckoo spit in the English»Italian Dictionary

cuckoo spit [Brit, Am ˈkuˌku ˌspɪt] N

cuckoo spit

= schiuma bianca in cui si avvolgono le larve dei Cercopidi

Translations for cuckoo spit in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cuckoo [Brit ˈkʊkuː, Am ˈkuku, ˈkʊku] N

cuckoo

cuculo m

he's the cuckoo in the nest fig, pej

è una persona indesiderata

II.cuckoo [Brit ˈkʊkuː, Am ˈkuku, ˈkʊku] ADJ inf, hum (mad)

cuckoo

pazzo

cuckoo

strambo

III.cuckoo [Brit ˈkʊkuː, Am ˈkuku, ˈkʊku] VB intr

cuckoo

fare il verso del cuculo

I.spit¹ [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] N

1. spit (saliva):

spit (in mouth)

saliva f

spit (on ground)

sputo m

2. spit (expectoration):

to give a spit

sputare

“I hate you” he said with a spit

“ti odio” ha sputato fuori

II.spit¹ <forma in -ing spitting, pt/pp spat> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB trans

1. spit person blood, food:

spit

sputare (into in; onto su, addosso a)

2. spit fig:

spit volcano: lava

sputare, vomitare

spit pan: oil

schizzare

3. spit (utter):

spit oath, venom

sputare (at contro)

III.spit¹ <forma in -ing ecc. spitting, pt/pp spat> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB intr

1. spit:

spit cat:

soffiare

spit person:

sputare (at, on su, addosso a; into in; out of da)

to spit in sb's face

sputare addosso or in faccia a qn also fig

2. spit (be angry):

to spit with rage, anger

schiumare di

3. spit (crackle):

spit oil, sausage:

sfrigolare

spit logs, fire:

crepitare, scoppiettare

IV.spit¹ <forma in -ing ecc. spitting, pt/pp spat> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB impers

it's spitting (with rain)

pioviggina

V.spit¹ [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt]

spit and polish

= pulizia accurata

to be the (dead) spit of sb

essere l'immagine sputata di qn

I.spit² [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] N

1. spit FOOD:

spit

spiedo m

cooked on a spit

cotto allo spiedo

rotating spit

girarrosto

2. spit GEOL:

spit

promontorio m

II.spit² <forma in -ing spitting, pt, pp spitted> [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] VB trans

1. spit (put on a spit):

spit

mettere allo spiedo

2. spit (pierce):

spit

trafiggere

spit

infilzare

spit³ [Brit spɪt, Am spɪt] N Brit (spade depth)

two spits deep

a due fitte di profondità

cuckoo spit in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cuckoo spit in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cuckoo [ˈku:·ku:] N

cuckoo

cuculo m

II.cuckoo [ˈku:·ku:] ADJ inf

cuckoo

matto, -a

spit [spɪt] N

1. spit FOOD:

spit

spiedo m

2. spit (sandbar):

spit

banco m di sabbia

I.spit¹ [spɪt] N inf

spit

saliva f

II.spit¹ <spat, spat> [spɪt] VB intr

1. spit (expel saliva):

spit

sputare

2. spit (crackle):

spit

scoppiettare

III.spit¹ [spɪt] VB trans

spit

sputare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Perhaps the name, cuckoo spit, came about with the birds' nest invasions and presence heard but seldom seen.

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