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1 ♦ virtue
♦ virtue /ˈvɜ:tʃu:/n. [cu]1 virtù; dote: Temperance is a virtue, la temperanza è una virtù; She seemed a paragon of virtue, sembrava la somma di tutte le virtù; Generosity is not one of her virtues, la generosità non fa parte delle sue doti2 vantaggio; merito (fig.): the virtues of globalization, i meriti della globalizzazione; The plan has the virtue of being very inexpensive, il piano ha il vantaggio di essere molto poco costoso4 (antiq.) virtù; castità● by (o in) virtue of, in virtù di; a causa di □ to make a virtue of st., approfittare di qc.: They decided to make a virtue of the situation and stayed in playing cards, hanno deciso di approfittare della situazione e sono rimasti in casa a giocare a carte □ to make a virtue of necessity, far di necessità virtù □ (antiq.) a woman of easy virtue, una donna di facili costumi □ (prov.) Virtue is its own reward, la virtù è premio a se stessa. -
2 paragon
['pærəgən] [AE -gɒn]nome modello m.* * *['pærəɡən, ]( American[) -ɡon](a perfect example of a good quality etc: She is a paragon of virtue.) modello* * *paragon /ˈpærəgən/n.4 (tipogr.) corpo 19; corpo 20FALSI AMICI: paragon non significa paragone nel senso di comparazione o confronto.* * *['pærəgən] [AE -gɒn]nome modello m. -
3 paragon para·gon n
См. также в других словарях:
paragon of virtue — perfect example of moral excellence … English contemporary dictionary
virtue — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cardinal, great, important, real ▪ chief, primary ▪ heroic ▪ inherent … Collocations dictionary
virtue — n. admirable feature moral excellence 1) to have a virtue (our budget has the virtue of providing for a small surplus) 2) a cardinal virtue 3) (misc. ) a paragon of virtue misc. 4) by virtue of ( because of ); of easy virtue (old fashioned) (… … Combinatory dictionary
paragon — [16] When we say someone is a ‘paragon of virtue’ – a perfect example of virtue, able to stand comparison with any other – we are unconsciously using the long dead metaphor of ‘sharpening’ them against others. The word comes via archaic French… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
paragon — [16] When we say someone is a ‘paragon of virtue’ – a perfect example of virtue, able to stand comparison with any other – we are unconsciously using the long dead metaphor of ‘sharpening’ them against others. The word comes via archaic French… … Word origins
paragon — UK [ˈpærəɡən] / US [ˈperəˌɡɑn] noun [countable] Word forms paragon : singular paragon plural paragons formal someone who is perfect or who is the best possible example of a particular quality paragon of: a paragon of virtue … English dictionary
paragon — par|a|gon [ˈpærəgən US ga:n] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early French, from Old Italian paragone stone for testing gold , from paragonare to test on such a stone , from Greek parakonan to sharpen ] someone who is perfect or is extremely brave,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
paragon — par|a|gon [ perə,gan ] noun count FORMAL someone who is perfect or who is the best possible example of a particular quality: paragon of: a paragon of virtue … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
paragon — 1. noun a) A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model of some given (especially positive) quality. In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation. b) A size of type between great… … Wiktionary
paragon — noun (C) someone who is perfect or is extremely brave, good etc (+ of): a paragon of virtue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
paragon — I noun acme of perfection, champion, eminent person, example, exceller, exemplar, good example, great person, height of perfection, hero, ideal, man of mark, model, model of virtue, nonesuch, nonpareil, person of repute, prize, specimen, standard … Law dictionary