mother hen in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mother hen in the English»Italian Dictionary

mother hen [Brit, Am ˈməðər hɛn] N

mother hen

chioccia f also fig

Translations for mother hen in the Italian»English Dictionary

chioccia fig

mother hen

chioccia

mother hen

Translations for mother hen in the English»Italian Dictionary

hen [Brit hɛn, Am hɛn] N

1. hen (domestic fowl):

hen

gallina f

2. hen (female bird):

hen

femmina f

hen before n sparrow, pheasant

femmina

I.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] N

1. mother (parent):

mother

madre f

a mother of two

madre di due bambini

she's like a mother to me

è come una madre per me

2. mother (form of address):

mother (to mother)

madre f form

mother (to mother)

mamma f

3. mother Am inf:

a mother of

un cavolo di

4. mother REL:

Mother

madre f

Reverend Mother

reverenda madre

II.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər] VB trans

1. mother (give birth to):

mother young

dare alla luce

mother fig legend

dare vita a

2. mother (fuss over):

mother

coccolare

mother

viziare

III.also mother of vinegar N

also mother of vinegar

madre f (dell'aceto)

IV.mother [Brit ˈmʌðə, Am ˈməðər]

every mother's son (of them)

= ognuno di loro

to learn sth at one's mother's knee or to take sth in with one's mother's milk

succhiare qc col latte della madre

mother hen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mother hen in the English»Italian Dictionary

hen [hen] N

hen (female chicken)

gallina f

hen (female bird)

femmina f

I.mother [ˈmʌ·ðɚ] N

1. mother (woman):

mother

madre f

2. mother (biggest thing):

mother

madre

that was the mother of all wars

quella fu la madre di tutte le guerre

3. mother sl (sth bad):

that was a real mother of a problem

è stato un vero casino

II.mother [ˈmʌ·ðɚ] VB trans

mother

coccolare