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egg

el huevo

noun

egg
[eg]
sustantivo
1huevo (m) (of animal, food)blanquillo (m) (CAm, español de México)
  • egg cup -> huevera (f)
  • egg timer -> reloj (m) de arena (para medir el tiempo que tarda en cocerse un huevo)
  • egg white -> clara (f) (de huevo)
  • egg yolk -> yema (f) (de huevo)
2óvulo (m) (reproductive cell)
3(idioms)
  • to be a good/bad egg -> ser buena/mala gente (person)
  • to have egg on one's face -> haber quedado en ridículo
  • don't put all your eggs in one basket (Prov) -> no te lo juegues todo a una sola carta, no pongas todos los huevos en la misma canasta (Am)

egg [eg-youlk]
va. Hurgar, incitar, provocar; cebar, atraer. (Islan
1Mezclar o cubrir con huevo.
2(E. U.) Arrojar huevos a una persona.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Coleccionar huevos de aves. (n)
va.

egg [eɡ]
noun
1 huevo; (m) blanquillo; (m) (Méx) (cell) óvulo; (m)
fried/scrambled/soft-boiled/hard-boiled egg huevo frito/revuelto/pasado por agua/duro; (m) boiled egg huevo pasado por agua; (m) huevo a la copa; (m) (And) (S. Cone)
to have egg on one's face (informal) quedar en ridículo
as sure as eggs are is eggsor como que dos y dos son cuatro; sin ningún género de dudas
don't put all your eggs in one basket no te lo juegues todo a una carta
2 (informal) (person)
bad egg sinvergüenza; (m) she's a good egg es una buena persona
modifier
egg beater (n) batidor de huevos; (m) (US) (informal) helicóptero; (m)
egg cup (n) huevera; (f)
egg custard (n) natillas; (f)
egg flip (n) ponche (de huevo); (m)
egg roll (n) (sandwich) panecito de huevo duro; (m) (paté) paté a base de huevo con carne de cerdo y legumbres
egg timer (n) reloj de arena para cocer huevos; (m) (para cocer huevos)
egg whisk (n) batidor de huevos; (m)
egg white (n) clara de huevo; (f)
egg yolk (n) yema de huevo; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "egg"

Imperative
  • egg
  • you egg
  • he/she eggs
  • we egg
  • you egg
  • they egg
Preterite
  • I egged
  • you egged
  • he/she egged
  • we egged
  • you egged
  • they egged
Present Continuous
  • I am egging
  • you are egging
  • he/she is egging
  • we are egging
  • you are egging
  • they are egging
Present Perfect
  • I have egged
  • you have egged
  • he/she has egged
  • we have egged
  • you have egged
  • they have egged
Past Continuous
  • I was egging
  • you were egging
  • he/she was egging
  • we were egging
  • you were egging
  • they were egging
Past Perfect
  • I had egged
  • you had egged
  • he/she had egged
  • we had egged
  • you had egged
  • they had egged
Future
  • I will egg
  • you will egg
  • he/she will egg
  • we will egg
  • you will egg
  • they will egg
Future Perfect
  • I will have egged
  • you will have egged
  • he/she will have egged
  • we will have egged
  • you will have egged
  • they will have egged
Future Continuous
  • I will be egging
  • you will be egging
  • he/she will be egging
  • we will be egging
  • you will be egging
  • they will be egging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been egging
  • you have been egging
  • he/she has been egging
  • we have been egging
  • you have been egging
  • they have been egging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been egging
  • you will have been egging
  • he/she will have been egging
  • we will have been egging
  • you will have been egging
  • they will have been egging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been egging
  • you had been egging
  • he/she had been egging
  • we had been egging
  • you had been egging
  • they had been egging

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