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chicken English-French

poulet m, poule f

chicken pox English-French

varicelle f

chicken wire English-French

grillage m (à mailles fines)

chicken out English-French

se dégonfler

chicken in a white wine sauce in in English-French

du poulet à la sauce au vin blanc

chicken British & World English

a domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one

chicken brick British & World English

an earthenware container for roasting a chicken in its own juices

chicken hawk British & World English

a hawk of a type that is reputed to prey on domestic fowl

chicken wire British & World English

light wire netting with a hexagonal mesh

chicken soup English-German

Hühnersuppe

chicken wire English-German

Maschendraht

chicken feed English-Italian

mangime m per i polli

chicken wire English-Italian

retea maglia esagonale

chicken cholera British & World English

an infectious disease of fowls, a form of pasteurellosis

Chicken Little British & World English

an alarmist or person who panics easily

prairie chicken (also prairie hen) British & World English

a large North American grouse found on the prairies, the male being noted for the display dance in which it inflates two orange neck pouches and makes a booming sound

rubber-chicken British & World English

relating to a series of dinner and lunch appearances made by a politician or other public figures

spring chicken English-German

be no spring chicken

chicken livers English-Italian

fegatini mpl di pollo

spring chicken English-Italian

pollastrello m, pollastrella f

chicken-fried steak British & World English

a thin piece of beef which is lightly battered and fried until crisp

coronation chicken British & World English

a cold dish of cooked chicken served in a sauce flavoured with apricots and curry powder

chicken-and-egg in chicken British & World English

denoting a situation in which each of two things appears to be necessary to the other

chicken à la king British & World English

cooked breast of chicken in a cream sauce with mushrooms and peppers

chicken out English-Italian

he chickened out

chicken out English-Spanish

acobardarse, achicarse* fam, rajarse

Mother Carey's chicken British & World English

old-fashioned term for storm petrel.

like a headless chicken in chicken British & World English

in a panic-stricken and unthinking manner

chickenpox British & World English

an infectious disease causing a mild fever and a rash of itchy inflamed pimples which turn to blisters and then loose scabs. It is caused by the herpes zoster virus and mainly affects children

chickenshit British & World English

worthless or contemptible (used as a general term of abuse)

broiler chicken in broiler British & World English

a young chicken suitable for roasting, grilling, or barbecuing

Buffalo chicken wings in Buffalo wings (also Buffalo chicken wings) British & World English

deep-fried chicken wings coated in a spicy sauce and served with blue cheese dressing

be no spring chicken in spring chicken English-German

nicht mehr der/die Jüngste sein