GOOSE

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Traducere în limba română

goose¹ I. substantiv pl. geese

1. (ornit.) gâscă (Anser cinereus);

wild goose gâscă sălbatică (Anser anser);

(fam.) green goose boboc de gâscă (până la 4 luni);

(teatru) to get the goose a fi fluierat / huiduit;

(sl.) to cook smb.’s goose a pregăti cuiva ceva neplăcut, a i-o coace cuiva;

all his geese are swans tot ce face el e minunat, numai ce-i al lui e bun.

2. friptură de gâscă.

3. (fam.) naiv, prost, bleg, nătâng, (nătă)fleţ, nătăfleţe, găgăuţă, gogoman; haplea; (femeie) naivă, gâscă, gâsculiţă.

4. (amer.) atingere uşoară, gâdilitură.

◊ to go on a wild goose chase a umbla după potcoave de cai morţi.

goose¹ II. verb tranzitiv

1. (teatru) a fluiera, a huidui.

2. (amer.) to goose boots a încăputa ghetele.

goose² I. plural gooses substantiv

fier de călcat mare (de croitorie), maşină de călcat de croitor.

goose² II. verb tranzitiv

a călca cu un fier de croitorie.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

I should like to know who sold you the geese which you supplied to the Alpha.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Here is one that is but little the worse for wear: I would not ask more than the value of your goose for it—will you buy?

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

"What does the goose mean?" said Meg, laughing and trying to look unconscious.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

When I came to my own house, for which I was forced to inquire, one of the servants opening the door, I bent down to go in, (like a goose under a gate,) for fear of striking my head.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, de Jonathan Swift)

The geese?

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

“I’ve had enough of you and your geese,” he shouted.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

So they watched the geese till it grew dark.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

'Your geese will tell you, they know everything.' said the old woman.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

Yes, the geese.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

“Your beer should be excellent if it is as good as your geese,” said he.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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