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flesh /fleʃ/ noun carne f;
in the ~ in persona;
one's own ~ and blood il proprio sangue ■ flesh out transitive verb dare più consistenza a ‹essay etc›

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'flesh' found in these entries:

English:

flesh eating - flesh wound - goose-flesh - mortification

Italian:

accapponare - carne - pelle - spolpare

flesh: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

flesh		(human body)	corpo umano nm
flesh		(of body)	carne nf
flesh		(of fruit) di frutta	polpa nf
flesh			ciccia nf
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
bare flesh			carne viva
desires of the flesh	npl	literary (lust, sexual desire)	desideri della carne nmpl
The pastor preached against lust and sinning due to desires of the flesh.
I desideri della carne si collegano alla nostra parte più istintiva.
flesh and blood			natura umana; essere umano
flesh and blood			carne e ossa
flesh of the fruit	n	(pulp: soft inside part of a fruit)	polpa del frutto nf
In this recipe, I discard the flesh of the fruit and only use the peel.
Per questa ricetta è necessario utilizzare solo la polpa del frutto
flesh out	vtr	figurative (elaborate on, make more detailed)	arricchire, approfondire vtr ⇒ ⇒
This report on Iraq's weapons isn't convincing enough; can't you flesh it out with something from the internet?
Questo rapporto è scarno, puoi arricchirlo con altro materiale?
flesh tone	n	(colour of human skin)	color carne agg
The foreign prince politely pointed out that the flesh tone pants weren't the tone of his skin.
The girl's flesh tone was darker after sunbathing on her holiday.
Trovo che quella gonna color carne ti doni moltissimo
flesh wound	n	(superficial injury, scratch)	ferita superficiale nf
I don't need to go to the hospital; it's just a flesh wound.
The injury looked serious but it was really just a flesh wound.
Sembrava molto più grave; fortunatamente si è rivelata solo una ferita superficiale.
flesh-colored		US	color carne adj
flesh-eating			carnivoro adj
gooseflesh	n	(bumps on the skin: from fear, cold, etc.)	pelle d'oca nf
The mere thought of a haunted house gave him gooseflesh.
Il solo pensiero di una casa stregata mi fa venire la pelle d'oca.
in the flesh			di persona
in the flesh			in carne e ossa
made flesh			fatto di carne
mortal flesh			carne mortale
pound of flesh			richiesta insistente di pagamento di un debito
the flesh			la carne nf
thorn in the flesh			spina nel fianco
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caught in the excretions that slimed its scaly flesh
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Flesh-tone experiment
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one of his IOUs was collected in flesh
preserved lemon, rinse, pith and flesh removed, chopped
press the flesh
She breathes flesh to my bones
to a surprise yearning greater than flesh or adventure

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