prairie chicken in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for prairie chicken in the English»Italian Dictionary

prairie chicken [Am ˈprɛri ˈtʃɪkən] N Am ZOOL

prairie chicken

tetraone m delle praterie

Translations for prairie chicken in the English»Italian Dictionary

prairie [Brit ˈprɛːri, Am ˈprɛri] N

prairie

prateria f

I.chicken [Brit ˈtʃɪkɪn, Am ˈtʃɪkən] N

1. chicken (fowl):

chicken

pollo m

to keep chickens

allevare polli

to keep chickens before n 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 inf

coniglio m

chicken inf

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 [Brit ˈtʃɪkɪn, Am ˈtʃɪkən] ADJ inf

chicken

fifone

chicken

vigliacco

III.chicken [Brit ˈtʃɪkɪn, 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 inf

ha parecchie primavere

also chicken coop,hen coop">

I.also chicken coop, hen coop N

also chicken coop, hen coop

stia f

II.coop [Brit kuːp, Am kup, kʊp] VB trans

coop hen:

coop

mettere nella stia

III.coop [Brit kuːp, Am kup, kʊp]

to fly the coop inf

scappare (di prigione)

prairie chicken in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prairie chicken in the English»Italian Dictionary

prairie [ˈpre·ri] N

prairie

prateria f

chicken [ˈtʃɪ·kɪn] N

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 inf (person):

chicken

coniglio m

Phrases:

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was short on meat for a barbecue, so he went out to hunt one prairie chicken.

thestarphoenix.com

One problem facing prairie chickens is competition with the ring-necked pheasants.

en.wikipedia.org

Watching the prairie chickens "booming" in early spring is a special highlight.

www.startribune.com

The prairie chicken population has been wiped out in the area by coyotes, he said.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

The return of the greater prairie chicken is one of the goals of the refuge.

en.wikipedia.org

Vyn's images capture the showy mating rituals of the greater prairie chicken, the greater sage grouse and the ruddy duck.

www.kitsapsun.com

I had asked him what he thought he learned from his time in the military before he told me of the strange prairie chicken incident.

globalnews.ca

The lek is often closed due to the decline of the prairie chicken population.

en.wikipedia.org

The greater prairie chicken is currently experiencing low reproductive success.

en.wikipedia.org

For the male prairie chickens, it's all about wooing a female.

www.startribune.com