beef

carne bovina, manzo

Carne di mucca o di altri bovini usata come alimento.

In inglese semplice: Meat from a cow or other cattle, eaten as food.

• We had beef for dinner.
• She added beef to the stew.
• Would you prefer chicken or roast beef?

Sinonimi: cowflesh, oxflesh

Espressioni comuni: roast beef, ground beef, beef stew, minced beef

lamentela, rimostranza

Lamentela su qualcosa o motivo per essere arrabbiati con qualcuno.

In inglese semplice: A complaint about something, or a reason for being annoyed with someone.

• What's your beef with me?
• My main beef is the slow service.
• Several customers raised beefs about the new charges.

Come si usa: have a beef with someone/something (I have a beef with the way they charge customers.); a beef about something (Her main beef about the hotel was the noise.)

Sinonimi: complaint, grievance

Espressioni comuni: beef with someone, beef about something, main beef

sostanza, succo

La parte principale o più importante di un documento, un’argomentazione o un progetto.

In inglese semplice: The main or most important content of a document, argument, or project.

• The introduction is short; the beef comes later.
• The beef of her paper concerns local housing.
• Cut the empty promises and give the proposal some beef.

Come si usa: the beef of something (The beef of the report is its detailed cost analysis.)

Sinonimi: substance, essence, core

Espressioni comuni: beef of something, real beef

da carne

Si dice dei bovini allevati per la carne anziché per il latte.

In inglese semplice: Describing cattle raised for their meat rather than for their milk.

• They raise beef cattle.
• The farmer bought six beef calves.
• Which beef breeds grow well in this climate?

Contrari: dairy

Espressioni comuni: beef cattle, beef calves, beef breeds

produttore di carne bovina

Descrive un luogo o un’impresa che alleva molti bovini per produrre carne.

In inglese semplice: Describing a place or business that raises many cattle for meat.

• This is beef country.
• Several beef farms surround the town.
• His family owns a large beef ranch.

Espressioni comuni: beef farm, beef country, beef ranch

scoreggiare

Espellere gas intestinali dall’ano.

In inglese semplice: To release gas from your bottom.

• Someone beefed in the lift.
• He beefed loudly and laughed.
• Did you just beef under the blanket?

Sinonimi: fart, break wind

Espressioni comuni: beef loudly, beef in bed

piangere

Versare lacrime per tristezza, dolore o turbamento.

In inglese semplice: To shed tears because you are sad, hurt, or upset.

• He beefed after the argument.
• She was beefing because her favourite cup had broken.
• Don't beef; we can fix your bike.

Sinonimi: cry, weep, sob

Espressioni comuni: beef all night, beef about something