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[kən'fɜːmd] 1. 2.aggettivo [ habit] inveterato; [ alcoholic] recidivo; [ liar] incorreggibile; [smoker, bachelor, sinner] impenitente, incallito* * *1) (settled in a habit or way of life: a confirmed bachelor/drunkard.) inveterato2) ((of a person) who has received religious confirmation.) cresimato* * *confirmed /kənˈfɜ:md/a.1 inveterato; cronico: a confirmed habit, un'abitudine inveterata; a confirmed disease, una malattia cronica2 impenitente; incallito; recidivo: a confirmed bachelor, uno scapolo impenitente (o incallito); a confirmed criminal, un delinquente recidivo3 (relig.) cresimato● (comm.) confirmed letter of credit, lettera di credito confermata.* * *[kən'fɜːmd] 1. 2. -
2 bachelor
['bætʃələ(r)]1) (single man) scapolo m., celibe m.2) Bachelor univ.Bachelor of Arts, Law etc. — (degree) = (diploma di) dottore in discipline umanistiche e altre materie, in giurisprudenza (conseguito con un corso di studi di tre o quattro anni)
* * *['bæ ələ](an unmarried man: He's a confirmed bachelor (= he has no intention of ever marrying); ( also adjective) a bachelor flat (= a flat suitable for one person).) scapolo- Bachelor of Education
- Bachelor of Engineering
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Bachelor of Science* * *bachelor /ˈbætʃələ(r)/n.1 celibe; scapolo: a confirmed bachelor, uno scapolo impenitente; uno scapolone; an eligible bachelor, un buon partito2 laureato ( con laurea di primo grado): Bachelor of Science, laureato in scienze; bachelor's (degree), laurea di primo grado NOTE DI CULTURA: ► BA4 (zool.) mammifero o uccello maschio senza compagna ( perché il maschio dominante gli impedisce di accoppiarsi): bachelor seal, foca maschio senza compagna● ( USA) bachelor apartment, monolocale □ (bot.) bachelor's buttons, ( Ranunculus acris) ranuncolo comune, botton d'oro; ( Bellis perennis) margheritina; ( Centaurea cyanus) fiordaliso □ bachelor girl, giovane donna che fa vita indipendente; single (f.) indipendente □ ( USA) bachelor mother, ragazza madre □ bachelor pad, appartamentino da scapolo □ ( USA) bachelor party, festa di addio al celibato □ (iron.) bachelor's wife, donna idealebachelorhoodn. [u]celibato.* * *['bætʃələ(r)]1) (single man) scapolo m., celibe m.2) Bachelor univ.Bachelor of Arts, Law etc. — (degree) = (diploma di) dottore in discipline umanistiche e altre materie, in giurisprudenza (conseguito con un corso di studi di tre o quattro anni)
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3 confirmed con·firmed adj
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confirmed bachelor — A confirmed bachelor is a man who shows little or no interest in women. It can be used to suggest that they re gay … The small dictionary of idiomes
confirmed bachelor — a homosexual Mainly obituary use but: Although he had been himself referred to in such phrases as a confirmed bachelor , even his personal life has largely been left alone. (New Yorker, July, 2000) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
confirmed bachelor — noun a) (euphemistically) a gay man b) any man uninterested in committed relationships … Wiktionary
confirmed bachelor — man committed to remaining unmarried, one enjoying life as an unmarried man and unlikely to change … English contemporary dictionary
confirmed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ firmly established in a habit, belief, or way of life: a confirmed bachelor … English terms dictionary
confirmed — [kən fʉrmd′] adj. 1. firmly established, as in a habit or condition; habitual [a confirmed bachelor] 2. chronic, as a disease 3. corroborated; proved 4. a) having received Christian confirmation b) having reaffirmed belief through Jewish… … English World dictionary
Bachelor — This article is about the term for an unmarried man. For other uses, see Bachelor (disambiguation). A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single person). Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a… … Wikipedia
bachelor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ confirmed, lifelong ▪ He was 38, and a confirmed bachelor. ▪ eligible ▪ one of the country s most eligible bachelors BACHELOR + NOUN … Collocations dictionary
bachelor — UK [ˈbætʃələ(r)] / US [ˈbætʃələr] noun [countable] Word forms bachelor : singular bachelor plural bachelors a man who has never been married. It is more usual to say that someone who is not married is single. An eligible bachelor is one who many… … English dictionary
confirmed — confirmedly /keuhn fur mid lee/, adv. confirmedness /keuhn ferr mid nis, ferrmd /, n. /keuhn ferrmd /, adj. 1. made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, availability, etc.: confirmed reports of new fighting at the front; confirmed… … Universalium
confirmed — con|firmed [ kən fɜrmd ] adjective 1. ) only before noun always living in a particular way, having a particular belief, or behaving in a particular way: He is a confirmed bachelor. a confirmed atheist 2. ) proved and therefore known to be true or … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English