Significado de chicken en inglés
chickenchicken1 /ˈtʃɪkɪn/ noun 
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[countable] a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggsave de granja común que se cría para obtener su carne y sus huevos2[uncountable] the meat from this bird eaten as foodcarne de esta ave utilizada como alimento: 
roast chickenpollo asado fried chickenpollo frito chicken soupsopa de pollo3[countable] informalinformal someone who is not at all bravepersona que no tiene nada de valiente; cobarde SYN coward: Don’t be such a chicken!¡No seas tan cobarde!4[uncountable] a game in which children do something dangerous, for example stand on a railway line when a train is coming, and try to be the one who continues doing it for the longest timejuego en el que los niños hacen algo peligroso, por ejemplo pararse en las vías del tren cuando se acerca un tren, e intentan ser quien aguante haciéndolo durante más tiempo5which came first, the chicken or the egg? used to say that it is difficult or impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effectse usa para indicar que es difícil o imposible determinar cuál de dos cosas ocurrió primero, o cuál es la causa y cuál el efecto6a chicken and egg situation/problem etc a situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effectsituación en la que es imposible determinar cuál de dos cosas ocurrió primero, o cuál es la causa y cuál el efecto7somebody’s chickens have come home to roost used to say that someone’s bad or dishonest actions in the past have caused the problems that they have nowse usa para decir que las malas acciones o acciones deshonestas de alguien en el pasado han causado los problemas que tiene ahora → don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched at count1(8), → spring chickenCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2adjectivesadjetivosfresh (=recently killed and not frozen)· Is the chicken fresh?· ¿El pollo es fresco?frozen· We never buy cheap frozen chicken.· Nunca compramos pollo congelado barato.free-range (=from a chicken that moved around outside and ate naturally)· All the chicken we serve is free-range.· Todo el pollo que servimos es de corral.roast chicken (=cooked in an oven)· For dinner we're having roast chicken.· Para cenar vamos a tener pollo asado.fried chicken (=cooked in oil)· They filled their plates with fried chicken.· Llenaron sus platos de pollo frito.skinless chicken (=with the skin removed)· For this recipe, you will need a two pounds of skinless chicken.· Para esta receta, necesitará dos libras de pollo sin piel.chicken + NOUNchicken + SUSTANTIVOchicken breast/thigh/wing· Chop the chicken breast into pieces.· Corta la pechuga de pollo en trozos.a chicken piece (=a chicken breast, leg, thigh or wing)· You will need two chicken pieces per person.· Necesitarás dos piezas de pollo por persona.chicken drumsticks (=the lower part of chicken legs)· party food, such as sandwiches and chicken drumsticks· comida para fiestas, como sándwiches y muslos de polloa chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc· I'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers.· Haré un pastel de pollo con las sobras.verbsverbosstuff a chicken (=fill a chicken with a mixture of onion, lemon, herbs etc)carve a chicken (=cut up a whole chicken that has been cooked)
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable] a common farm bird that is kept for its meat and eggsave de granja común que se cría para obtener su carne y sus huevos2[uncountable] the meat from this bird eaten as foodcarne de esta ave utilizada como alimento: roast chickenpollo asado fried chickenpollo frito chicken soupsopa de pollo3[countable] informalinformal someone who is not at all bravepersona que no tiene nada de valiente; cobarde SYN coward: Don’t be such a chicken!¡No seas tan cobarde!4[uncountable] a game in which children do something dangerous, for example stand on a railway line when a train is coming, and try to be the one who continues doing it for the longest timejuego en el que los niños hacen algo peligroso, por ejemplo pararse en las vías del tren cuando se acerca un tren, e intentan ser quien aguante haciéndolo durante más tiempo5which came first, the chicken or the egg? used to say that it is difficult or impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effectse usa para indicar que es difícil o imposible determinar cuál de dos cosas ocurrió primero, o cuál es la causa y cuál el efecto6a chicken and egg situation/problem etc a situation in which it is impossible to decide which of two things happened first, or which action is the cause and which is the effectsituación en la que es imposible determinar cuál de dos cosas ocurrió primero, o cuál es la causa y cuál el efecto7somebody’s chickens have come home to roost used to say that someone’s bad or dishonest actions in the past have caused the problems that they have nowse usa para decir que las malas acciones o acciones deshonestas de alguien en el pasado han causado los problemas que tiene ahora → don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched at count1(8), → spring chickenCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Acepción 2adjectivesadjetivosfresh (=recently killed and not frozen)· Is the chicken fresh?· ¿El pollo es fresco?frozen· We never buy cheap frozen chicken.· Nunca compramos pollo congelado barato.free-range (=from a chicken that moved around outside and ate naturally)· All the chicken we serve is free-range.· Todo el pollo que servimos es de corral.roast chicken (=cooked in an oven)· For dinner we're having roast chicken.· Para cenar vamos a tener pollo asado.fried chicken (=cooked in oil)· They filled their plates with fried chicken.· Llenaron sus platos de pollo frito.skinless chicken (=with the skin removed)· For this recipe, you will need a two pounds of skinless chicken.· Para esta receta, necesitará dos libras de pollo sin piel.chicken + NOUNchicken + SUSTANTIVOchicken breast/thigh/wing· Chop the chicken breast into pieces.· Corta la pechuga de pollo en trozos.a chicken piece (=a chicken breast, leg, thigh or wing)· You will need two chicken pieces per person.· Necesitarás dos piezas de pollo por persona.chicken drumsticks (=the lower part of chicken legs)· party food, such as sandwiches and chicken drumsticks· comida para fiestas, como sándwiches y muslos de polloa chicken sandwich/salad/pie etc· I'll make a chicken pie with the leftovers.· Haré un pastel de pollo con las sobras.verbsverbosstuff a chicken (=fill a chicken with a mixture of onion, lemon, herbs etc)carve a chicken (=cut up a whole chicken that has been cooked)chickenchicken2 verb chicken out phrasal verb informalinformal to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraidecharse atrás en el último momento y decidir no hacer algo que se había prometido hacer, por miedo: You’re not chickening out, are you?¿No te estarás echando atrás, verdad?
chicken out phrasal verb informalinformal to decide at the last moment not to do something you said you would do, because you are afraidecharse atrás en el último momento y decidir no hacer algo que se había prometido hacer, por miedo: You’re not chickening out, are you?¿No te estarás echando atrás, verdad?