chicken

chick·en  (chkn)

n.

1.

a. The common domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) or its young.

b. Any of various similar or related birds.

c. The flesh of the common domestic fowl.

2. Slang A coward.

3. Any of various foolhardy competitions in which the participants persist in a dangerous course of action until one loses nerve and stops.

4. Vulgar Slang A young gay male, especially as sought by an older man.

adj.

Slang Afraid; cowardly.

intr.v. chick·ened, chick·en·ing, chick·ens Slang

To act in a cowardly manner; lose one's nerve: chickened out at the last moment.

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[Middle English chiken, from Old English ccen.]

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chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a domestic fowl bred for its flesh or eggs, esp a young one

2. (Cookery) the flesh of such a bird used for food

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar birds, such as a prairie chicken

4. Slang a cowardly person

5. Slang a young inexperienced person

6. Slang an underage boy or girl regarded as a potential target for sexual abuse

7. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) Informal any of various, often dangerous, games or challenges in which the object is to make one's opponent lose his nerve

count one's chickens before they are hatched to be overoptimistic in acting on expectations which are not yet fulfilled

like a headless chicken Brit informal disorganized and uncontrolled

no (spring) chicken Slang no longer young she's no chicken

adj

Slang easily scared; cowardly; timid

[Old English ciecen; related to Old Norse kjūklingr gosling, Middle Low German küken chicken]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chicken - the flesh of a chicken used for food poulet, volaille Gallus gallus, chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food broiler - flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling capon - flesh of a castrated male chicken frier, fryer, pullet - flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying roaster - flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting spatchcock - flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed) hen - flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing white meat, breast - meat carved from the breast of a fowl chicken wing - the wing of a chicken
	2.	chicken - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl Gallus gallus domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl chick, biddy - young bird especially of domestic fowl rooster, cock - adult male chicken capon - castrated male chicken biddy, hen - adult female chicken spring chicken - a young chicken having tender meat Rhode Island red - American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken Dominick, Dominique - American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs Orpington - English breed of large chickens with white skin chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
	3.	chicken - a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy crybaby, wimp doormat, weakling, wuss - a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
	4.	chicken - a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Adj.	1.	chicken - easily frightened                     chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow-bellied, yellow colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley

Translations

chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn]

A. N (= hen) → gallina f; (= cock) → pollo m; (as food) → pollo (= coward) → gallina mf
roast chicken → pollo m asado
to be chicken → dejarse intimidar, acobardarse
to play chicken → jugar a quién es más valiente
it's a chicken and egg situation → es aquello de la gallina y el huevo
the chickens are coming home to roost → ahora se ven las consecuencias
don't count your chickens before they're hatched → no hagas las cuentas de la lechera
see also spring D

B. CPD chicken farmer N → avicultor(a) m/f
chicken farming N → avicultura f
chicken feed N (lit) → pienso m para gallinas
it's chicken feed to him → para él es una bagatela
chicken liver N → hígado m de pollo
chicken run N → corral m
chicken wire N → tela f metálica, alambrada f

chicken out VI + ADV → rajarse
to chicken out of sth/doing sth: he chickened out of the audition → se rajó y no se presentó a la prueba
he chickened out of asking her to dinner → se rajó y no la invitó a cenar, no se atrevió a invitarla a cenar

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chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn]

n

(= bird) → poulet m
to count one's chickens → vendre la peau de l'ours
to count one's chickens before they're hatched → vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué
it's a chicken and egg situation → c'est l'histoire de l'œuf et de la poule
to run round like a headless chicken, to rush round like a headless chicken (mainly British) (= behave in a panicky, unfocused way) → courir dans tous les sens

(= meat) → poulet m

(= coward) → poule f mouillée

modif [soup, salad, sandwich] → au poulet

chicken out

vi → se dégonfler
to chicken out of doing sth → se dégonfler au moment de faire qch
He chickened out of asking her to the party → Il s'est dégonflé au moment de l'inviter à la fête.
chicken breast n → blanc m (de poulet)
chicken drumstick n → pilon m (de poulet)
chicken farmer n → aviculteur/trice m/f
chicken liver n (= single) → foie m de volaille; (ingredient) → foies mpl de volaille
chicken nuggets npl → nuggets mpl de poulet

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chicken

n

→ Huhn nt; (for roasting, frying) → Hähnchen nt; she’s no chicken (inf) → sie ist nicht mehr die Jüngste; chicken liver → Hühner- or Geflügelleber f; to run around like a headless chicken → wie ein kopfloses Huhn herumlaufen; don’t count your chickens (before they’re hatched) (Prov) → man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben (Prov); it’s a chicken and egg situation (inf) → das ist eine Zwickmühle

(inf, = coward) → feiges Huhn (inf), → Feigling m

adj (inf) → feig; he’s chicken → er ist ein Feigling or ein feiges Huhn (inf); he’s too chicken to do it → er ist zu feig(e)

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chicken in cpds → Hühner-;

chicken farmer

n → Hühnerzüchter m

chicken feed

n

(lit) → Hühnerfutter nt

(inf: = insignificant sum) → ein paar Cent; they expect us to work for chicken → sie erwarten, dass wir für ’n Appel und ’n Ei arbeiten (inf)

chicken flu

n → Hühnergrippe f

chicken-hearted, chicken-livered

adj → feige, hasenherzig (old, liter)

chickenpox

n → Windpocken pl

chicken run

n → Hühnerhof m, → Auslauf m

chickenshit (US sl)

n

(= coward) → Angsthase m (inf), → Memme f (pej inf)

no pl to be chicken (= be worthless) → Scheiße sein (sl), → einen Dreck wert sein (inf)

adj

(= cowardly) → feige

(= worthless) → beschissen (inf)

chicken wire

n → Hühnerdraht m

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chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn]

1. n → pollo (fam) (coward) → coniglio
don't count your chickens before they're hatched (Proverb) → non dire quattro finché non l'hai nel sacco

2. adj (stock, breast, liver) → di pollo; (farmer, farming) → di polli

chicken out vi + adv (fam) → avere fifa
to chicken out of sth → tirarsi indietro da qc per fifa or paura

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chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn]

1. n → pollo (fam) (coward) → coniglio
don't count your chickens before they're hatched (Proverb) → non dire quattro finché non l'hai nel sacco

2. adj (stock, breast, liver) → di pollo; (farmer, farming) → di polli

chicken out vi + adv (fam) → avere fifa
to chicken out of sth → tirarsi indietro da qc per fifa or paura

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chicken

n chicken [ˈtʃikin]

1 a young bird, especially a young hen She keeps chickens. kuiken فَرْخ، فَرّوج пиле kuře kylling; høne das Küken κοτόπουλο tibu ماکیان؛ مرغ و خروس kananpoika poulet(te) תַּרנֵגוֹלֶת चूजा, चिंगना, मुन्ना, लल्ला pile csibe ayam kjúklingur pollo ひよこ 병아리 viščiukas cālis ayam kip kylling, unghøne kurczak galinha pui (de găină) цыплёнок kura piščanec pile kyckling ไก่ piliç 小雞 курча چھوٹا پرندہ ، مرغی gà con 小鸡

2 its flesh used as food a plate of fried chicken. hoendervleis لَحْمُ فِراخِ الدَّجاج пилешко месо kuře (kuřecí maso) kylling das Huhn κοτόπουλο (κρέας) kanaliha مرغ kana poulet בְּשַר עוֹף मुर्गे का मास piletina csirke daging ayam kjúklingur pollo 鶏肉 닭고기 vištiena cāļa gaļa ayam goreng kip kylling, broiler kurczak frango carne de pui курятина; курица kuracina piščanec piletina kyckling เนื้อไก่ piliç/tavuk eti 雞肉 куряче м'ясо مرغی کا گوشت gà 鸡肉

3 (slang.) a coward. wegholler جَبان страхливец zbabělec kujon ein Feigling δειλός (λαϊκ.) argpüks بزدل פַּחדָן डरपोक kukavica gyáva nyuszi pengecut pollo 臆病者 겁쟁이 bailys, bailelis zaķapastala; jēradvēsele pengecut bangerik, lafaard feiging, reddhare tchórz трус zbabelec strahopetec, zajec kukavica ynkrygg, fegis ขี้ขลาด korkak, ödlek, tabansız(kimse) （俚）膽小鬼 боягуз بزدل người nhát gan （俚）胆小鬼

adj chicken-ˈhearted

cowardly. lafaard جَبان، رِعْديد страхлив zbabělý fej; kujonagtig feige δειλός cobarde argpükslik بزدل؛ ترسو pelkurimainen lâche פַּחדָן डरपोक kukavički gyáva secara pengecut huglaus codardo おく病な 겁많은, 심약한 bailus gļēvs dengan penakut laf feig tchórzliwy cobarde laş малодушный zbabelý strahopeten plašljiv feg, mesig ขี้ขลาด korkak, namert 懦弱的，膽小的 малодушний; боягузливий بزدل، ڈرپ‍وک hèn nhát 胆小的

n chicken-pox

an infectious disease with fever and red itchy spots. waterpokkies جِدْري الماء варицела plané neštovice skoldkopper die Windpocken ανεμοβλογιά tuulerõuged آبله مرغان vesirokko varicelle אֲבַּעֲבּוּעוֹת רוּח छोटी माता, लघु मसूरिका vodene kozice bárányhimlő cacar air hlaupabóla varicella 水ぼうそう 수두 vėjaraupiai vējbakas demam campak waterpokken vannkopper ospa wietrzna varicela vărsat de vânt ветрянка kiahne norice ovčije boginje vatt[]koppor โรคอีสุกอีใส su çiçeği 水痘 вітряна віспа چیچک bệnh thủy đậu 水痘

chicken out

to avoid doing something because of cowardice He chickened out at the last minute. kop uittrek يَتَجَنَّبُ بِسَبَبِ الخَوْف губя кураж zbaběle couvnout stikke halen mellem benene sich feige verdrücken δειλιάζω araks lööma جا زدن؛ جرأت نکردن jänistää se dégonfler “לְהִשתָפֵן” डर के मारे कुछ करने से परहेज करना kukavički se povući kiszáll vmiből mundur guggna, heykjast tirarsi indietro 尻込みをする 꽁무니 빼다 išsigąsti izvairīties (aiz bailēm) menarik diri kerana penakut er tussen uit knijpen bakke ut, trekke seg (av feighet) stchórzyć, skrewić atemorizar-se a da înapoi пойти на попятный zbabelo cúvnuť ustrašiti se kukavički uzmaknuti backa ur ขลาดกลัว korkup çekilmek/kaçmak 臨陣脫逃 втекти, підібгавши хвоста بزدلی کی وجہ سے کوئی کام کرنے سے بچنا bỏ dở việc gì vì sợ 逃跑

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chicken → فَرَّوج kuře kylling Huhn κοτόπουλο pollo kana poulet pile pollo 鶏 닭 kip kylling kurczak frango курица kyckling ไก่ tavuk con gà 鸡