squab

UK
/skwɒb/
US
/skwɑb/
squabnoun
squabs
pl
UK
/skwɒb/
US
/skwɑb/
Traduzioni
The chef prepared a dish using a tender squab, which was cooked to perfection.
Le chef a préparé un plat à base de pigeonneau tendre, cuit à la perfection.
coussinNotamment pour un coussin d’assise.
She replaced the old squab on the chair with a new, more comfortable one.
Elle a remplacé l’ancien coussin de la chaise par un nouveau, plus confortable.
pigeonneauEn cuisine, pour la viande d’un jeune pigeon.
Squab is considered a delicacy in many gourmet restaurants.
Le pigeonneau est considéré comme un mets délicat dans de nombreux restaurants gastronomiques.
Definizioni
A young pigeon, especially one that is still unfledged.
The chef prepared a dish using a tender squab, which was cooked to perfection.
A short, stout person.
The character in the novel was described as a squab, with a round face and a jovial demeanor.
A thick cushion, especially one used as a seat or part of a seat.
She replaced the old squab on the chair with a new, more comfortable one.
The meat of a young domestic pigeon used as food.
Squab is considered a delicacy in many gourmet restaurants.
Sinonimi
young pigeon
squab pigeon
squabadjective
more squab
Comp.
most squab
Super.
UK
/skwɒb/
US
/skwɑb/
Used attributively or predicatively meaning ‘plump, squat’ or ‘unfledged (of a bird)’
Traduzioni
trapuPour une personne ou un animal court et assez corpulent.
He was a squab little man with rosy cheeks.
C’était un petit homme trapu aux joues roses.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
non volantSe dit d’un oiseau trop jeune pour voler.
Definizioni
Short and fat; plump or squat in appearance.
He was a squab little man with rosy cheeks.
(Of a bird) Unfledged; too young to fly.
The squab chicks huddled together in the nest.
squabadverb
Archaic/rare: used to describe a flat, heavy or square impact (‘plump down’)
Traduzioni
The apple landed squab on the wet ground.
La pomme est tombée lourdement sur le sol mouillé.
Definizioni
With a heavy, plump fall or impact; squarely.
The apple landed squab on the wet ground.