egg

uovo

Oggetto ovale prodotto da uccelli o altri animali, in cui può svilupparsi un piccolo e che talvolta si mangia.

In inglese semplice: An oval object produced by a bird or other animal, often containing a growing baby and sometimes eaten.

• There is an egg in the nest.
• The turtle laid her eggs in the sand.
• Would you like an egg for breakfast?

Espressioni comuni: lay an egg, bird egg, boiled egg, egg shell

uovo

Oggetto ovale deposto da una gallina o da un uccello simile, usato come alimento.

In inglese semplice: An oval object laid by a chicken or similar bird, used as food.

• I fried an egg for lunch.
• This cake needs two eggs.
• Would you like your egg boiled?

Sinonimi: ey, huevo, oeuf

Espressioni comuni: fried egg, boiled egg, egg yolk, egg sandwich

ovulo

Cellula riproduttiva femminile che può iniziare a formare un nuovo essere dopo l’unione con una cellula maschile.

In inglese semplice: A female reproductive cell that can begin developing into a baby after joining with a male cell.

• An egg joins with a sperm cell.
• The doctor examined the fertilized eggs.
• She decided to become an egg donor.

Sinonimi: egg cell, ovum

Espressioni comuni: fertilized egg, egg cell, egg donor, donor egg

uovo

Condizione di chi non si è ancora reso conto di essere trans.

In inglese semplice: A person's state of not yet realizing that they are transgender.

• My egg cracked when I recognized my feelings about gender.
• Discovering that community helped crack her egg.
• He described his egg as years of unexplained discomfort.

Espressioni comuni: crack someone's egg, someone's egg cracks

lanciare uova

Tirare uova contro qualcuno o qualcosa, di solito per infastidire o provocare danni.

In inglese semplice: To throw eggs at a person or thing, usually to upset someone or cause damage.

• Someone egged our car.
• The teenagers threatened to egg his house.
• Protesters egged the politician outside the hall.

Espressioni comuni: egg someone's house, egg a car, egg someone

ovalizzare

Deformare un tubo rotondo o un oggetto simile in modo che l’apertura diventi ovale.

In inglese semplice: To change a round tube or similar object so that its opening becomes oval.

• Too much pressure can egg the tube.
• The clamp egged the thin metal pipe.
• Check whether the vise has egged the tubing.

Sinonimi: ovalize

Espressioni comuni: egg the tube, egg a pipe, egg the tubing