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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
pie /paɪ/ n.
  1. (savoury) torta f. salata, pasticcio m.;
    meat ~ pasticcio di carne
  1. (sweet) torta f.;
    apple ~ torta di mele
locuzioni idiomatiche it’s all ~ in the sky è pura utopia;
to be as easy as ~ essere facile come bere un bicchiere d’acqua;
to have a finger in every ~ avere le mani in pasta;
to be as sweet o nice as ~ essere uno zuccherino; spreg. essere tutto zucchero e miele.


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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
pien (culinary: with fruit) cucina: dolcetorta nf
Would you like ice cream with your slice of pie?
Ti andrebbe del gelato con una fetta di torta?
 
Additional Translations
pien (culinary: with meat) cucinapasticcio nm
I would like pie, mashed potatoes, and vegetables.
Vorrei del pasticcio, patate schiacciate e verdure.
pien (shape) statisticadiagramma a torta nm
A pie chart uses differently sized 'slices' to denote different percentages.
Il diagramma a torta utilizza fette di differente misura per indicare diverse percentuali.
pien figurative (easy) espressione idiomaticagioco da ragazzi nm
 facile, semplice agg
Once you've done something a few times, it becomes as easy as pie.
Quando fai una cosa più di una volta diventa un gioco da ragazzi.
pien figurative (perfection) espressione idiomaticafalse speranze nfpl
Some people spend all daydreaming about pie in the sky.
Qualcuno passa la giornata a farsi false speranze.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
apple pien (savoury pastry made with apples)torta di mele
We went home and made our own apple pie.
apple-pietorta di mele nf
as easy as pieadj (very easy)un gioco da ragazzi
cherry pien (sweet pastry containing cherries)torta di ciliegie nf
Nota: Also used figuratively for 'something (very) sweet'.
My mother prefers to use morello cherries in her cherry pies.
La torta di ciliegie è il mio dolce preferito.
cherry-pietorta di ciliegia
cow pie, UK: cow patn US, informal (bovine faeces)sterco di mucca
cream pien (dessert topped with whipped cream)dolce alla panna
cream pien US (pie filled with custard)torta di crema
crow pien historical (pastry dish containing crow)pasticcio di corvo
custard pien (food: pastry filled with custard)torta alla crema nf
Mi piacciono molte le torte alla crema.
custard pien (prop used in slapstick comedy)torta in faccia nf
The custard pie is a misnomer as the majority of custard pies pushed into peoples' faces for comic effect are filled with shaving foam.
cutie pien informal (affectionate term)tesorino nm
cutie pien informal (sweet or adorable creature)dolcezza nf
easy as pieadj informal (very easy)gioco da ragazzi nf
 facilissimo agg
eat humble piev informal, figurative (be forced to admit one's error)farsi umile v rif
humble pieandare a Canossa
kidney pien (savoury pastry containing kidney)kidney pie
 tortino di rognoni
meat pien (pastry containing meat) di carnepolpettone nm
I will use the leftovers from the meal to make a meat pie.
mince pien (small sweet pastry containing spiced fruit)mince pie nf
 tortina natalizia nf
Mince pies are traditionally eaten around Christmas.
mince-pietortina di Natale
mud pien US (Mississippi mud pie: chocolate dessert)torta al cioccolato nf
 giochi torta di fango
My daughter likes eating mud pie.
nf
mud pien informal (mud that is played with by a child)torta di fango nf
Nina decorated her mud pie with lilac flowers and rose petals.
Nina ha decorato la sua torta di fango con petali di rosa.
pecan pien (sweet pastry flavoured with pecan nuts)torta di pecan
pie bird n (kitchen gadget to vent steam) cottura dolcisfiatatoio per il vapore
pie chartn (circular graph divided into segments)grafico a torta
pie crustn (pastry topping)sfoglia nf
pie crustn US (pastry lining )sfoglia nf
pie dishpiatto per torta
pie fillingn (sth cooked inside a pie) di torte ecc.ripieno nm
I prefer cherry pie filling over blueberry.
pie graphn (circular chart illustrating quantities)grafico a torta
pie in the skyn figurative (wishful thinking, idealism)pia illusione nf
She thinks that her book will be a best seller, but that's just pie in the sky.
Pensa che il suo libro sarà un best seller, ma è una pia illusione.
pie platepiatto per torta
pigeon pien (pastry containing pigeon meat)torta di piccione
pizza pien US (pizza)pizza nf
pork piepasticcio di maiale
pot piepasticcio di carne e verdure o di spezzatino e pasta
pumpkin pien (sweet pastry filled with pumpkin)torta di zucca nf
We will have pumpkin pie for dessert for our traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
shepherd's piepasticcio di carne ricoperto di purè
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