egg1
/eɡ/Translation
n [c, u]
Véase tb: Easter egg; Scotch egg; scrambled eggs; to lay eggs›
⇨ huevo
to lay an egg poner un huevo
a fried egg un huevo frito
boiled egg
⇨ huevo pasado por agua
hard-boiled egg
⇨ huevo duro
to put all one's eggs in one basket (inform)
⇨ jugárselo todo a una carta
with egg on one's face (inform)
⇨ con el culo al aire col.
(Definition of egg n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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