chicken

pollo

Carne di pollo mangiata come alimento.

In inglese semplice: Meat from a farm bird, eaten as food.

• We had chicken for dinner.
• She grilled the chicken with lemon and garlic.
• Would you like a chicken sandwich?

Espressioni comuni: roast chicken, chicken soup, chicken breast

pollo, gallina

Uccello allevato in fattoria o in casa per le uova e la carne.

In inglese semplice: A bird kept on farms or at home for its eggs and meat.

• A chicken laid an egg.
• We keep six chickens in our garden.
• The chickens were pecking at seeds on the ground.

Espressioni comuni: keep a chicken, chicken coop, a young chicken, backyard chicken

gioco del pollo

Gioco pericoloso in cui due persone avanzano l’una verso l’altra; perde chi per primo evita lo scontro.

In inglese semplice: A dangerous game where people move towards each other, and the first to avoid a crash loses.

• They played chicken on an empty road.
• A game of chicken can end in a serious crash.
• Never play chicken with a train.

Come si usa: play chicken with someone/something (The drivers were playing chicken with each other.)

Espressioni comuni: play chicken, chicken with someone, game of chicken

fifone, codardo

Troppo spaventato per fare qualcosa di difficile o pericoloso.

In inglese semplice: Too afraid to do something difficult or dangerous.

• Do not be chicken!
• I was too chicken to jump into the lake.
• Are you chicken, or will you try it?

Come si usa: too chicken to do something (He was too chicken to climb the ladder.)

Sinonimi: scared, cowardly

Contrari: brave

Espressioni comuni: be chicken, too chicken, chicken about something