Translation examples
noun
[Finì per cedere i diritti sulla gamba a un ortolano di Candeli] [in cambio di tre quintali di patate e di una Oldsmobile del '59]
In the end he sold the rights on his leg to a greengrocer from Candeli who gave him 650 lbs. of potatoes and a 1959 Oldsmobile which even a car-wrecker would refuse but which made Mascetti self-confident, instead as he thought he could widen his sphere of activity.
L'ortolano non mi ha mai chiesto se avevo 1 miliardo di melanzane, di pesche o di pere.
The greengrocer has never asked me if I have eggplant billion, fish or pears.
noun
La regina, affascinante, civetta e avida era interessata solo alle brochettes di Ortolan.
The queen, charming, coquettish and greedy was only interested in the Ortolan brochettes.
Tra i buongustai... l'ortolano e' considerata una prelibatezza rara... ma anche dissoluta.
Among gourmands, the ortolan bunting is considered a rare but debauched delicacy.
L'ortolano e' il nome dato ad un uccello Europeo.
The "Ortolan" is the name given to a European singing bird.
Gli ortolani devono essere affogati in una vasca di Armagnac e poi cotti.
What is this woman doing? Ortolans must be drowned in a vat of armagnac and then baked.
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