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chick·en
(chĭk′ən)n.
1.
a. A common domesticated fowl (Gallus domesticus) widely raised for meat and eggs and believed to be descended from the jungle fowl G. gallus.
b. Any of various similar or related birds.
c. The flesh of the chicken, used as food.
2. Slang A coward.
3. Any of various foolhardy competitions in which the participants persist in a dangerous course of action until one loses nerve and stops.
4. Vulgar Slang A young gay male, especially as sought by an older man.
adj. Slang
Afraid; cowardly.
intr.v. chick·ened, chick·en·ing, chick·ens Slang
To act in a cowardly manner; lose one's nerve: chickened out at the last moment.
[Middle English chiken, from Old English cīcen.]
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chicken
(ˈtʃɪkɪn)n
1. (Animals) a domestic fowl bred for its flesh or eggs, esp a young one
2. (Cookery) the flesh of such a bird used for food
3. (Animals) any of various similar birds, such as a prairie chicken
4. slang a cowardly person
5. slang a young inexperienced person
6. slang an underage boy or girl regarded as a potential target for sexual abuse
7. (Games, other than specified) informal any of various, often dangerous, games or challenges in which the object is to make one's opponent lose his or her nerve
8. count one's chickens before they are hatched to be overoptimistic in acting on expectations which are not yet fulfilled
9. like a headless chicken informal Brit disorganized and uncontrolled
10. no chicken no spring chicken slang no longer young: she's no chicken.
adj
slang easily scared; cowardly; timid
[Old English ciecen; related to Old Norse kjūklingr gosling, Middle Low German küken chicken]
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chick•en
(ˈtʃɪk ən)n.
1. a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl of SE Asia and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.
2. the young of this bird, esp. when less than a year old.
3. the flesh of the chicken used as food.
4. Slang.
a. a cowardly or fearful person.
b. a young or inexperienced person.
c. Usually Offensive. a young woman.
d. a young male sexual partner sought by older men.
5. a contest or confrontation that threatens serious, sometimes fatal consequences if one of the participants errs or does not yield.
adj. 6. Informal.
a. cowardly.
b. frightened.
7. Slang.
v. a. petty or trivial: a chicken regulation.
b. obsessed with petty details.
8. chicken out, to withdraw from a commitment, esp. out of fear.
[before 950; Middle English chiken, Old English cīcen; akin to Middle Dutch kieken, Middle Low German küken]
usage: Definition 5f is usually perceived as insulting to women.
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Noun 1. [画像:chicken - the flesh of a chicken used for food]chicken - the flesh of a chicken used for food
Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
broiler - flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling
capon - flesh of a castrated male chicken
roaster - flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting
spatchcock - flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)
hen - flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
white meat, breast - meat carved from the breast of a fowl
chicken wing - the wing of a chicken
2. [画像:chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs]chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
rooster - adult male chicken
capon - castrated male chicken
spring chicken - a young chicken having tender meat
Rhode Island red - American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
Dominick, Dominique - American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
Orpington - English breed of large chickens with white skin
3. [画像:chicken - a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy]chicken - a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
4. chicken - a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Adj. 1. [画像:chicken - easily frightened]chicken - easily frightened
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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chicken
nounadjectiveSlang. Ignobly lacking in courage:
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Translations
пиле
kuřezbaběleckuřecíposera
kyllingbangebukshønekujon
koko
argkanakanaliha
جوجهمرغ
kanapelkuri
piletinakokoškokoškapile
csirkecsirkehúsgyáva nyuszicsibe
ayam
kjúklingur
鶏鶏肉
닭
bailelisbailusbailysišsigąstivėjaraupiai
cāļa gaļacālisjeradveselezakapastala
găinăpui
kurakuracina
piščanec
kycklinghöna
เนื้อไก่ไก่
con gàthịt gà
chicken
[ˈtʃɪkɪn]A. N (= hen) → gallina f; (= cock) → pollo m; (as food) → pollo (= coward) → gallina mf
roast chicken → pollo m asado
to be chicken → dejarse intimidar, acobardarse
to play chicken → jugar a quién es más valiente
it's a chicken and egg situation → es aquello de la gallina y el huevo
the chickens are coming home to roost → ahora se ven las consecuencias
don't count your chickens before they're hatched → no hagas las cuentas de la lechera
see also spring D
roast chicken → pollo m asado
to be chicken → dejarse intimidar, acobardarse
to play chicken → jugar a quién es más valiente
it's a chicken and egg situation → es aquello de la gallina y el huevo
the chickens are coming home to roost → ahora se ven las consecuencias
don't count your chickens before they're hatched → no hagas las cuentas de la lechera
see also spring D
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
chicken
[ˈtʃɪkɪn] n
(= bird) → poulet m
to count one's chickens → vendre la peau de l'ours
to count one's chickens before they're hatched → vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué
it's a chicken and egg situation → c'est l'histoire de l'œuf et de la poule
to run round like a headless chicken, to rush round like a headless chicken (mainly British) (= behave in a panicky, unfocused way) → courir dans tous les sens
to count one's chickens → vendre la peau de l'ours
to count one's chickens before they're hatched → vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué
it's a chicken and egg situation → c'est l'histoire de l'œuf et de la poule
to run round like a headless chicken, to rush round like a headless chicken (mainly British) (= behave in a panicky, unfocused way) → courir dans tous les sens
(= meat) → poulet m
modif [soup, salad, sandwich] → au poulet
to chicken out of doing sth → se dégonfler au moment de faire qch
He chickened out of asking her to the party → Il s'est dégonflé au moment de l'inviter à la fête.chicken breast n → blanc m (de poulet)chicken drumstick n → pilon m (de poulet)chicken farmer n → aviculteur/trice m/fchicken liver n (= single) → foie m de volaille ; (ingredient) → foies mpl de volaille chicken nuggets npl → nuggets mpl de poulet
chicken out
vi → se dégonfler to chicken out of doing sth → se dégonfler au moment de faire qch
He chickened out of asking her to the party → Il s'est dégonflé au moment de l'inviter à la fête.chicken breast n → blanc m (de poulet)chicken drumstick n → pilon m (de poulet)chicken farmer n → aviculteur/trice m/fchicken liver n (= single) → foie m de volaille ; (ingredient) → foies mpl de volaille chicken nuggets npl → nuggets mpl de poulet
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
chicken
n
→ Huhn nt; (for roasting, frying) → Hähnchen nt; she’s no chicken (inf) → sie ist nicht mehr die Jüngste ; chicken liver → Hühner- or Geflügelleber f; to run around like a headless chicken → wie ein kopfloses Huhn herumlaufen; don’t count your chickens (before they’re hatched) (Prov) → man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben (Prov); it’s a chicken and egg situation (inf) → das ist eine Zwickmühle
adj (inf) → feig ; he’s chicken → er ist ein Feigling or ein feiges Huhn (inf); he’s too chicken to do it → er ist zu feig(e)
chicken
in cpds → Hühner- ;chicken farmer
n → Hühnerzüchter m
chicken feed
chicken flu
n → Hühnergrippe f
chicken-hearted, chicken-livered
adj → feige, hasenherzig (old, liter)
chickenpox
n → Windpocken pl
chickenshit (US sl)
n
adj
(= cowardly) → feige
(= worthless) → beschissen (inf)
chicken wire
n → Hühnerdraht m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
chicken
[ˈtʃɪkɪn]1. n → pollo (fam) (coward) → coniglio
don't count your chickens before they're hatched (Proverb) → non dire quattro finché non l'hai nel sacco
don't count your chickens before they're hatched (Proverb) → non dire quattro finché non l'hai nel sacco
chicken out vi + adv (fam) → avere fifa
to chicken out of sth → tirarsi indietro da qc per fifa or paura
to chicken out of sth → tirarsi indietro da qc per fifa or paura
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chicken
(ˈtʃikin) noun1. a young bird, especially a young hen. She keeps chickens. kuiken فَرْخ، فَرّوج пиле galinha kuře das Küken kylling; høne κοτόπουλο tibu ماکیان؛ مرغ و خروس kananpoika poulet תרנגולת चूजा, चिंगना, मुन्ना, लल्ला pile csibe ayam kjúklingur pollo ひよこ 병아리 viščiukas cālis ayam kip kylling, unghøne kurczak چرګه galinha pui (de găină) цыплёнок kura piščanec pile kyckling ลูกไก่ piliç 小雞 курча چھوٹا پرندہ ، مرغی gà con 小鸡
2. its flesh used as food. a plate of fried chicken. hoendervleis لَحْمُ فِراخِ الدَّجاج пилешко месо frango kuře (kuřecí maso) das Huhn kylling κοτόπουλο kanaliha مرغ kananliha poulet בְּשַר עוֹף मुर्गे का मास piletina csirke daging ayam kjúklingur pollo 鶏肉 닭고기 vištiena cāļa gaļa ayam goreng kip kylling, broiler kurczak چرګه، چر ګى غو ښى frango carne de pui курятина; курица kuracina piščanec piletina kyckling เนื้อไก่ piliç/tavuk eti 雞肉 куряче м'ясо مرغی کا گوشت gà 鸡肉
3. (slang.) a coward. wegholler جَبان страхливец covarde zbabělec ein Feigling kujon δειλός argpüks بزدل pelkuri פחדן डरपोक kukavica gyáva nyuszi pengecut pollo 臆病者 겁쟁이 bailys, bailelis zaķapastala; jēradvēsele pengecut bangerik, lafaard feiging, reddhare tchórz ترسو трус zbabelec strahopetec, zajec kukavica ynkrygg, fegis ขี้ขลาด korkak, ödlek, tabansız (俚)膽小鬼 боягуз بزدل người nhát gan (俚)胆小鬼
ˌchicken-ˈhearted adjective cowardly. weghollerig جَبان страхлив covarde bázlivý, zbabělý feige kujonagtig δειλός argpükslik ترسو؛ بزدل pelokas peureux בְּפַּחדנוּת डरपोक plašljiv félénk pengecut huglaus vile おく病な 겁 많은 bailus gļēvs dengan penakut bangelijk feig, redd, forsagt tchórzliwy ترسو cobarde fricos трусливый bojazlivý boječ kukavički harhjärtad, feg ขี้ขลาด korkak, ödlek, tabansız 膽怯的 трусливий بزدلی سے nhát gan 胆怯的
ˈchicken-pox noun an infectious disease with fever and red itchy spots. waterpokkies جِدْري الماء варицела varicela plané neštovice die Windpocken skoldkopper ανεμοβλογιά tuulerõuged آبله مرغان vesirokko varicelle אֲבַּעֲבּוּעוֹת רוּח छोटी माता, लघु मसूरिका vodene kozice bárányhimlő cacar air hlaupabóla varicella 水ぼうそう 수두 vėjaraupiai vējbakas demam campak waterpokken vannkopper ospa wietrzna د چرګی آبله varicela vărsat de vânt ветрянка kiahne norice ovčije boginje vatt[en]koppor โรคอีสุกอีใส su çiçeği 水痘 вітряна віспа چیچک bệnh thủy đậu 水痘
chicken out to avoid doing something because of cowardice. He chickened out at the last minute. kop uittrek يَتَجَنَّبُ بِسَبَبِ الخَوْف губя кураж amarelar zbaběle couvnout sich feige verdrücken stikke halen mellem benene δειλιάζω araks lööma جا زدن؛ جرأت نکردن jänistää se dégonfler "לְהִשתָפֵן" डर के मारे कुछ करने से परहेज करना kukavički se povući kiszáll vmiből mundur guggna, heykjast tirarsi indietro 尻込みをする 꽁무니 빼다 išsigąsti izvairīties (aiz bailēm) menarik diri kerana penakut er tussen uit knijpen bakke ut, trekke seg stchórzyć, skrewić جرأت نکول atemorizar-se a da înapoi пойти на попятный zbabelo cúvnuť ustrašiti se kukavički uzmaknuti backa ur ไม่ทําเพราะขลาดกลัว korkup çekilmek/kaçmak 臨陣脫逃 втекти, підібгавши хвоста بزدلی کی وجہ سے کوئی کام کرنے سے بچنا bỏ dở việc gì vì sợ 因害怕而停止做某事,退缩
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chicken
→ دَجَاج , دَجَاجَة kuře, kuřecí kylling Huhn , Hühnerfleisch κοτόπουλο gallina , pollo kana poulet pile, piletina pollo 鶏, 鶏肉 닭 kip kylling drób , kurczak frango , galinha курица , курятина kyckling เนื้อไก่, ไก่ tavuk con gà, thịt gà 鸡 , 鸡肉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
chicken
n. pollo;
___ breast → pechuga.
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chicken
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