- egg
- I eɡ
noun
1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) huevo2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) huevo3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) óvulo•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
II eɡ- egg onegg n huevoboiled eggs huevos pasados por aguaeggtr[eg]noun1 (laid by birds etc) huevo2 SMALLBIOLOGY/SMALL (ovum) óvulo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a bad egg ser una mala persona, ser un sinvergüenzato have egg on one's face quedar en ridículoto put all one's eggs in one basket jugárselo todo a una cartaboiled egg huevo pasado por aguaegg cup hueveraegg custard natillas nombre femenino pluralegg timer reloj nombre masculino de arenaegg white clara de huevoegg whisk batidor nombre masculinoegg yolk yema de huevofried egg huevo fritohard-boiled egg huevo duropoached egg huevo escalfadoscrambled eggs huevos nombre masculino plural revueltos————————eggtr[eg]transitive verb to egg on1 animar, incitar■ everyone was egging me on to ask her out todos me animaban a pedirle una citaegg ['ɛg] vtto egg on : incitar, azuzar, provocaregg n1) : huevo m2) ovum: óvulo meggn.• huevo s.m.egnoun huevo ma good egg — (colloq & dated)
he's a good egg — es buena gente (AmL), es un tipo bien (Esp fam)
to be left with egg on one's face — quedar mal
to put all one's eggs in one basket — jugárselo* todo a una carta
Phrasal Verbs:- egg on[eɡ]1. N1) huevo m , blanquillo m (Mex); (=cell) óvulo mfried/scrambled/soft-boiled/hard-boiled egg — huevo m frito/revuelto/pasado por agua/duro
boiled egg — huevo m pasado por agua, huevo m a la copa (And , S. Cone)
- have egg on one's face2) * (=person)bad egg — sinvergüenza mf
she's a good egg — es una buena persona
2.CPDegg beater N — batidor m de huevos; (US) * helicóptero m
egg cup N — huevera f
egg custard N — natillas fpl
egg flip N — ponche m (de huevo)
egg roll N — (=sandwich) panecito m de huevo duro; (=paté) paté a base de huevo con carne de cerdo y legumbres
egg timer N — reloj m de arena (para cocer huevos)
egg whisk N — batidor m de huevos
egg white N — clara f de huevo
egg yolk N — yema f de huevo
- egg on* * *[eg]noun huevo ma good egg — (colloq & dated)
he's a good egg — es buena gente (AmL), es un tipo bien (Esp fam)
to be left with egg on one's face — quedar mal
to put all one's eggs in one basket — jugárselo* todo a una carta
Phrasal Verbs:- egg on
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
