veg

verdure, ortaggi

Piante o parti di piante che si mangiano, come carote e piselli.

In inglese semplice: Plants or parts of plants, such as carrots and peas, that people eat.

• Eat some veg with your dinner.
• We bought fresh fruit and veg.
• Can you chop the veg for the soup?

Sinonimi: vegetables

Espressioni comuni: fruit and veg, fresh veg, roast veg

cibo vegetariano

Alimenti o pasti che non contengono carne.

In inglese semplice: Food or meals that contain no meat.

• This restaurant serves only veg.
• We ordered veg for everyone at the table.
• Do they serve veg as well as chicken?

Sinonimi: vegetarian food

Espressioni comuni: serve veg, only veg, eat veg

veg

Unità del peso percepito, basata sulla sensazione provata sollevando un peso di cento grammi.

In inglese semplice: A unit of how heavy something feels, based on lifting a weight of 100 grams.

• The reference weight represents one veg.
• The experiment measured perceived weight in veg.
• A veg describes felt weight rather than physical mass.

Espressioni comuni: one veg, a veg, veg scale

oziare, poltrire

Rilassarsi e passare il tempo facendo poco o niente.

In inglese semplice: To relax and spend time doing very little.

• I want to veg today.
• We vegged out on the sofa all evening.
• After work, she likes to veg in front of the television.

Come si usa: veg out (We just want to veg out tonight.)

Sinonimi: relax, laze, vegetate

Espressioni comuni: veg out, veg at home, veg on something

vegetariano

Detto di cibi preparati senza carne o di persone che non mangiano carne.

In inglese semplice: Made without meat, or describing someone who does not eat meat.

• I ordered a veg curry.
• Does this restaurant have a veg menu?
• The kitchen offers both veg and meat dishes.

Sinonimi: vegetarian

Contrari: nonvegetarian

Espressioni comuni: veg meal, veg curry, veg option