mickey

presa in giro

In «take the mickey», indica il prendere in giro qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Used in 'take the mickey' to mean making fun of someone or something.

• Stop taking the mickey!
• My friends took the mickey out of my hat.
• Are you being serious or taking the mickey?

Come si usa: take the mickey out of someone/something (They took the mickey out of my new haircut.)

Espressioni comuni: take the mickey, taking the mickey

bottiglietta di liquore

Piccola bottiglia piatta di alcolici forti, solitamente da 375 millilitri, che può stare in tasca.

In inglese semplice: A small, flat bottle of strong alcohol, usually holding 375 millilitres and small enough for a pocket.

• He carried a mickey in his coat pocket.
• We bought a mickey of rye.
• Two empty mickeys lay beside the bin.

Come si usa: a mickey of something (He bought a mickey of vodka at the liquor store.)

Espressioni comuni: mickey of whisky, buy a mickey, a mickey bottle

pisello, pene

Parola informale per indicare il pene.

In inglese semplice: An informal word for a penis.

• He hurt his mickey on the bicycle bar.
• The boy called his penis his mickey.
• He quickly covered his mickey with a towel.

Sinonimi: penis, willy

Espressioni comuni: hurt your mickey, cover your mickey