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1 purple patch
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2 ♦ purple
♦ purple /ˈpɜ:pl/A a.2 di porpora; purpureo; porporino3 (fig.) regale; imperialeB n. [u]1 (color) viola: Purple is my favourite colour, il viola è il mio colore preferito; deep purple, viola scuro; to wear purple, vestire di viola; She was dressed in purple, era vestita di viola3 – the purple, la porpora regia; ( per estens.) la dignità regia; born to the purple, nato principe; di sangue reale4 – the purple, la porpora prelatizia; ( per estens.) la dignità cardinalizia, la porpora: to be raised to the purple, essere innalzato alla porpora● (zool.) purple emperor ( Apatura iris) apatura iris □ (zool.) purple gallinule ( Porphyrio porphyrio) pollo sultano; porfirione □ ( USA) Purple Heart, medaglia al valore ( per ferite riportate in guerra) □ (fam. ingl.) purple heart, compressa a base di amfetamina ( a forma di cuore) □ a purple passage, un brano dallo stile elaborato □ (fig.) a purple patch, un periodo felice (o molto fortunato); = purple passage ► sopra □ purple prose, prosa molto ornata; prosa elaborata.(to) purple /ˈpɜ:pl/A v. t.imporporare; tingere di porporaB v. i.imporporarsi. -
3 purple passage
purple patch nome letter. spreg. = passo elaborato, ornato, all'interno di un'opera letteraria* * *purple patch nome letter. spreg. = passo elaborato, ornato, all'interno di un'opera letteraria
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purple patch — A purple patch is a period of time when someone or something is successful and doing well … The small dictionary of idiomes
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purple patch — noun see purple passage … New Collegiate Dictionary
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purple patch — (British) period of time of good fortune … English contemporary dictionary
patch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 material over a hole VERB + PATCH ▪ have ▪ Her jeans have patches all over them. ▪ sew on/onto ▪ She wore a jacket with bright patches sewn onto it. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
Purple prose — This is an article about a literary term. For Purple Prose magazine, see Purple (magazine). Purple prose is a term of literary criticism used to describe passages, or sometimes entire literary works, written in prose so overly extravagant, ornate … Wikipedia
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