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21 chiuso
"closed;Zu / Geschlossen"* * *1. past part vedere chiudere2. adj closed, shuta chiave locked( nuvoloso) cloudy, overcastpersona reserved* * *chiuso agg.1 closed, shut: chiuso a chiave, locked; i negozi sono chiusi la domenica, shops are closed on Sundays; restò chiuso in casa a studiare, he remained shut up in his house to study; indossava un abito chiuso sino al collo, she wore a dress closed (o buttoned up) to the neck // a occhi chiusi, (fig.) ( sconsideratamente) blindly; ( con fiducia) blindly (o with total confidence) // avere il naso chiuso per il raffreddore, to have one's nose blocked // (dir.) a porte chiuse, in camera // mente chiusa, narrow mind // cielo chiuso, overcast sky // trotto chiuso, quick trot // (fon.) vocale chiusa, closed vowel // capitolo chiuso, non ne parliamo più!, it's over and done with; let's not talk any more about it! // numero chiuso, fixed number (o numerus clausus) // casa chiusa, brothel // (econ.): mercato chiuso, closed market; economia chiusa, closed economy2 ( circondato, racchiuso) enclosed, narrow: spazio chiuso, enclosed space // mare chiuso, inland sea◆ s.m.2 ( aria stagnante) stale air, stuffy air; stale smell, stuffy smell: c'è odore di chiuso qui dentro!, there's a stale smell in here!* * *['kjuso] chiuso (-a)1. ppSee:2. agg1) (porta) shut, closed, (a chiave) locked, (senza uscita: strada, corridoio) blocked off, (rubinetto) off"chiuso al pubblico" — "no admittance to the public"
3) (concluso: discussione, seduta) finished, (iscrizione, lista) closed3. smstare al chiuso fig — to be shut up
* * *['kjuso] 1.participio passato chiudere2.1) [porta, libro, bocca] closed, shut; (a chiave) locked; [ ferita] closed, healed"chiuso al pubblico" — "closed to the public"
avere il naso chiuso — to have a stuffy nose, to have the sniffles
2) (ottuso) [ mentalità] closed; (riservato) [persona, carattere] buttoned up, reserved3) (ristretto) [circolo, club] exclusive; [ mercato] closednumero chiuso — fixed number, restricted entry; univ. numerus clausus
4) (concluso)il caso è chiuso — dir. the case is closed (anche fig.)
5) (accollato) [ abito] high-necked3.sostantivo maschileal chiuso — [sport, attività] indoor
odore di chiuso — musty o stuffy smell
••tenere la bocca -a — to hold one's tongue, to keep one's mouth shut
* * *chiuso/'kjuso/→ chiudereII aggettivo1 [porta, libro, bocca] closed, shut; (a chiave) locked; [ ferita] closed, healed; "chiuso al pubblico" "closed to the public"; in busta -a sealed; avere il naso chiuso to have a stuffy nose, to have the sniffles; chiuso in casa housebound3 (ristretto) [circolo, club] exclusive; [ mercato] closed; un universo chiuso a closeted world; numero chiuso fixed number, restricted entry; univ. numerus clausus4 (concluso) la questione è -a! the matter is closed! that's the end of the matter! il caso è chiuso dir. the case is closed (anche fig.); capitolo chiuso it is over and done with5 (accollato) [ abito] high-neckedIII sostantivo m.tenere la bocca -a to hold one's tongue, to keep one's mouth shut; comprare a scatola -a to buy a pig in a poke. -
22 zakopčan
pp buttoned (up); (zakvačcn) hooked/ /clasped/buckled up; fig reserved, standoffish, aloof, uncommunicative, withdrawn, introverted, B coll buttoned up* * *• buttoned• canny• reserved -
23 на пуговицах сверху донизу
General subject: fully buttoned, fully-buttonedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > на пуговицах сверху донизу
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24 пасторский воротник
1) General subject: clerical collar (белый, с застёжкой сзади)2) Religion: Roman collar (A narrow stiffly upright white collar worn buttoned at the back of the neck by members of the clergy), clerical collar (A narrow stiffly upright white collar worn buttoned at the back of the neck by members of the clergy)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > пасторский воротник
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25 сдержанный
1) General subject: brittle, button down, button-down, buttoned down, buttoned up, chary, chaste, checked, close, close lipped, close mouthed, close tongued, close-lipped, close-mouthed, close-tongued, collected, composed, contained, continent, continent (в словах, поступках), decent, demure, discreet, distant, dry, forbearing, frozen, guarded, inaccessible, incommunicative, inhibited, insular, low key, low profile, low-key, low-profile (о позиции, поведении), measured (о речи), mim, moderate, modest, prudent, qualified, quiet, repressed, reserved, restrained, reticent, retiring, sedate, self composed, self contained, self restrained, self-composed, self-contained, self-restrained, sober minded, sober-minded, sobersided (слишком), stand off, stand offish, stand-off, stand-offish, strange, suppressed, tempered, tight (в обращении), unaffectionate, unbroken (об обещании и т. п.), undemonstrative, unenthusiastic (о приеме), unexpansive, unsociable, muted (lacking enthusiasm), understated (о вещах, напр. an understated suit - подчеркнуто скромный, но элегантный костюм), minimalistic, bottled up, curt, cold-minded2) American: preppy3) Diplomatic term: soft4) Psychology: self-collected5) Business: dominated7) Makarov: frosted, incommunicable, indrawn, lean (о стиле, слоге), temperate, unbending, undemonstrative (о человеке, чувствах и т.п.)8) Idiomatic expression: as cool as cucumber -
26 abotonar
v.to button up.* * *1 (ropa) to button, button up1 (planta) to bud1 to do one's buttons up* * *1. VT1) (=abrochar) to button up, do up2) Méx (=tapar) to block, obstruct2.VI [planta] to bud3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to button up, do up2.abotonarse v pron <chaqueta/camisa> to button up, do up* * *= button (up).Ex. He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.* * *1.verbo transitivo to button up, do up2.abotonarse v pron <chaqueta/camisa> to button up, do up* * *= button (up).Ex: He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.
* * *abotonar [A1 ]vtto button up, do up‹chaqueta/camisa› to button up, do up* * *
abotonar ( conjugate abotonar) verbo transitivo
to button up, do up
abotonarse verbo pronominal ‹chaqueta/camisa› to button up, do up
abotonar vtr (una prenda) to button (up): ¿me puedes abotonar la espalda?, can you button me up at the back?
' abotonar' also found in these entries:
English:
button
* * *♦ vtto button up* * *v/t button up* * *abotonar vt: to button* * *abotonar vb to button up -
27 de cuerpo largo
(adj.) = long-bodiedEx. He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.* * *(adj.) = long-bodiedEx: He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.
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28 de mangas largas
(adj.) = long-sleevedEx. How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?.* * *(adj.) = long-sleevedEx: How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?.
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29 estirado
adj.1 stretched out, dilated, elongated, outstretched.2 stiff, airy-fairy, pretentious, prim.f. & m.stuck-up person, stiff shirt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estirar.* * *1 (textil) drawing2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift————————1→ link=estirar estirar► adjetivo1 figurado (en el vestir) stiff, formal, starchy2 figurado (orgulloso) stiff, conceited, haughty1 (textil) drawing2 (del pelo) straightening; (de la piel) lift* * *(f. - estirada)adj.1) stretched2) stiff* * *1. ADJ1) (=alargado) stretched2) [persona] (=tieso) stiff, starchy; (=engreído) stuck-up *3) (=tacaño) tight-fisted2.SM [de vidrio] drawing; [de pelo] straighteningestirado de piel, estirado facial — face lift
* * *- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)* * *= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.Ex. This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex. He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.* * *- da adjetivo (fam) stuck-up (colloq), snooty (colloq)* * *= stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.], outstretched, pulled-out, stuck-up, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], starched, starchy [starchier -comp., starchiest -sup.], hoity-toity, stiff.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Ex: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.* * ** * *
Del verbo estirar: ( conjugate estirar)
estirado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
estirado
estirar
estirado
estirar ( conjugate estirar) verbo transitivo
1
‹cable/soga› to pull out, stretch
( con la plancha) to run the iron over
2 ‹brazos/piernas/músculo› to stretch;
3 ‹dinero/comida/recursos› to make … go further
estirarse verbo pronominal
to stretch
estirado,-a adj pey (persona) stiff
estirar verbo transitivo
1 (alargar, tensar) to stretch
2 (alisar) to smooth out: tienes que estirar la cama, you must straighten the covers
3 (dinero) to spin out ♦ LOC familiar: estirar la pata, to kick the bucket, bite the dust
estirar las piernas, to stretch one's legs: voy afuera a estirar las piernas un poco, I'm going outside to strech my legs a bit
' estirado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estirada
English:
shirt
- snooty
- snotty
- standoffish
- stiff
- stiff-necked
- stuffy
- stuck
- toffee
* * *estirado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] [altanero] haughty;[adusto] uptight2. [brazos, piernas] outstretched3. [jersey] baggy, shapeless♦ nmstretching* * *I adj snooty fam, stuck-up famII m face-lift;hacerse un estirado have a face-lift* * *estirado, -da adj1) : stretched, extended2) presumido: stuck-up, conceited -
30 modesto
► adjetivo1 modest► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 modest person* * *(f. - modesta)adj.1) modest2) humble* * *ADJ1) (=humilde) modest2) (=de poca importancia) modestnuestra modesta aportación a la causa — our modest o humble contribution to the cause
3) (=sin lujo) modest4) † (=recatado) [mujer] modest* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de pretensión) modestb) (humilde, sencillo) < familia> humble; < posición social> modest, humblec) < sueldo> modestd) (ant) < mujer> modest (liter)* * *= modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.Ex. No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.Ex. The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.Ex. He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.----* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* * *- ta adjetivoa) ( falto de pretensión) modestb) (humilde, sencillo) < familia> humble; < posición social> modest, humblec) < sueldo> modestd) (ant) < mujer> modest (liter)* * *= modest, self-effacing, unpretentious, unassuming, self-deprecating, demure.Ex: No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* * *modesto -ta1 (falto de orgullo) ‹actitud/persona› modesten mi modesta opinión in my humble o modest opinion2 (humilde, sencillo) ‹familia› humble; ‹posición social› modest, humbleviven/visten de una manera muy modesta they live/dress very modestly3 (escaso, pequeño) ‹sueldo› modestun hombre de ambiciones modestas a man of modest ambitionsun paso modesto hacia un acuerdo a modest step towards an agreement* * *
modesto◊ -ta adjetivo
‹ posición social› modest, humble
modesto,-a adjetivo modest
' modesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entrenar
- ser
- modesta
English:
basic
- discreet
- modest
- self-effacing
* * *modesto, -a♦ adj1. [humilde] modest;a mi modesto entender… in my humble opinion…2. [sencillo] modest;vive en una casa modesto she lives in a modest house3. [reducido, pequeño] modest;contamos con un modesto presupuesto we have a small o limited budget;la producción creció un modesto 1 por ciento production increased by a modest 1 percent♦ nm,fmodest person;es un modesto he's very modest* * *adj modest* * *modesto, -ta adj: modest♦ modestamente adv* * *modesto adj modest -
31 mojigato
adj.prudish, hypocritical, straight-laced, straitlaced.m.prude, prig, goody-goody.* * *► adjetivo► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *mojigato, -a1.ADJ (=santurrón) sanctimonious; (=puritano) prudish, strait-laced2.SM / F (=santurrón) sanctimonious person; (=puritano) prude* * *I- ta adjetivo prudish, straitlacedII- ta masculino, femenino prude* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *I- ta adjetivo prudish, straitlacedII- ta masculino, femenino prude* * *= prude, prudish, sanctimonious, prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* * *prudish, straitlaced, puritanicalmasculine, feminineprude* * *
mojigato◊ -ta adjetivo
prudish
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
prude
mojigato,-a
I adjetivo prudish
II sustantivo masculino y femenino prude
' mojigato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mojigata
- ñoña
- ñoño
- gazmoño
- melindroso
- puritano
- zanahoria
English:
prig
- priggish
- prude
- sanctimonious
- uptight
- prim
- prudish
* * *mojigato, -a♦ adj1. [beato] prudish2. [falsamente humilde] sanctimonious♦ nm,f1. [beato] prude2. [persona falsamente humilde] sanctimonious person* * *I adj prudishII m, mojigata f prude* * *mojigato, -ta adj: prudish, prim♦ mojigatamente advmojigato, -ta n: prude, prig -
32 recatado
adj.reserved, prudent, moderate, coy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: recatar.* * *1→ link=recatar recatar► adjetivo1 (prudente) cautious, prudent2 (modesto) modest3 (decente) decent* * *(f. - recatada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=modesto) modest, shy, demure2) (=prudente) cautious, circumspect* * ** * *= highbrow [high-brow], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* * ** * *= highbrow [high-brow], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* * *recatado -da1 (pudoroso) demure, modest2 (cauto) cautious; (reservado) reserved* * *
Del verbo recatar: ( conjugate recatar)
recatado es:
el participio
recatado
recatado,-a adjetivo modest, demure
' recatado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
recatada
English:
demure
- modest
- proper
* * *recatado, -a adj[pudoroso] modest, demure* * *adj1 modest2 ( cauto) cautious* * *recatado, -da adjmodesto: modest, demure -
33 remilgado
adj.finicky, fastidious, affected, fussy.f. & m.fussbudget, fuddy-duddy, fuddy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: remilgarse.* * *1→ link=remilgarse remilgarse► adjetivo1 (afectado) affected2 (con la comida) fussy, finicky3 (mojigato) prudish* * *ADJ1) (=melindroso) finicky, fussy, particular2) (=mojigato) prudish, prim3) (=afectado) affected* * *- da adjetivo fussy* * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget.Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex. As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.* * *- da adjetivo fussy* * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget.Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex: And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.* * *remilgado -dafussyestá muy sucio — ¡pero qué remilgado eres! it's filthy — oh, don't be so fussy o so fastidious o ( colloq) such a fusspot!es tan remilgada, no prueba nada de comida extranjera she's so fussy o particular, she won't even try foreign food* * *
remilgado◊ -da adjetivo
fussy
remilgado,-a adj pey (repipi, afectado) fussy
(con la comida) picky
' remilgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ñoña
- ñoño
- remilgada
- melindroso
English:
prim
- prissy
- proper
- prudish
* * *1. [afectado] affected2. [escrupuloso] squeamish;[con comida] fussy, finicky* * *adj fussy, finicky* * *remilgado, -da adj1) : prim, prudish2) : affected -
34 repipí
adj.1 (irritatingly) precocious.2 affected, precious, prissy, twee.3 know-it-all.f. & m.precocious brat.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar la-di-da, affected* * ** * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* * ** * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* * *2* * *
repipi
I adj fam (esp niño) precocious
(pedante) pedantic
(ñoño) fussy
(cursi) affected
es una niña repipi, she's a precocious brat
II mf (pedante) pedant
(ñoño) fussy person
(cursi) affected person
(niño) little know-all, show-off
' repipi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
remilgada
- remilgado
English:
madam
- prissy
- prim
* * *♦ adjun niño repipi a precocious brat♦ nmfprecocious brat* * *adj fam ( afectado) affected;es tan repipi niño he’s such a know-it-all fam -
35 fleuret
fleuret [flœʀε]masculine noun( = épée) foil* * *flœʀɛPhrasal Verbs:* * *flœʀɛ nmESCRIME foil* * *2 Tech ( de perforatrice) drill rod.fleuret électrique electric foil; fleuret moucheté buttoned foil; se battre à fleuret moucheté to fence with buttoned foils.[flɶrɛ] nom masculin -
36 travers
travers [tʀavεʀ]masculine nouna. ( = défaut) failing• tomber dans le travers qui consiste à faire... to make the mistake of doing...c. (locutions)• la palissade est délabrée: on voit au travers/le vent passe au travers the fence is falling down and you can see through/the wind comes through• tout le monde a eu la grippe mais je suis passé au travers everyone had flu but I managed to avoid it► de travers ( = pas droit) crooked• aller or marcher de travers to be going wrong• avoir la bouche/le nez de travers to have a crooked mouth/nose• marcher de travers [ivrogne] to stagger along• couper/scier en travers to cut/saw across• le véhicule dérapa et se mit en travers (de la route) the vehicle skidded and stopped across the road* * *tʀavɛʀ
1.
nom masculin invariable1) ( petit défaut) foible, quirk; ( erreur) mistake3) Culinaire
2.
à travers locution1) ( ponctuel) [voir, regarder] throughpasser à travers les mailles du filet — lit, fig to slip through the net
2) ( dans l'espace) [voyager, marcher] acrosspasser or aller or couper à travers champs — to cut across the fields
3) ( dans le temps) through4) ( par l'intermédiaire de) through
3.
au travers locution ( en traversant) throughpasser au travers de — fig to escape [contrôle, inspection]
il y a eu des licenciements, heureusement il est passé au travers — there have been redundancies, fortunately his job wasn't affected
4.
de travers locution adverbiale1) ( dans une mauvaise position) askewj'ai avalé de travers — lit it went down the wrong way
regarder quelqu'un de travers — fig to give somebody filthy looks, to glare at somebody
2) ( de façon inexacte) wrong, wrongly
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en travers locution acrossse mettre en travers de la route — [personnes] to stand in the middle of the road
se mettre en travers du chemin de quelqu'un — fig to get in somebody's way
rester en travers de la gorge de quelqu'un — (colloq) fig [attitude] to stick in somebody's throat; [propos] to be hard to swallow
* * *tʀavɛʀ nm1)Cette vitre est tellement sale qu'on ne voit rien à travers. — This window is so dirty you can't see anything through it.
Il y avait un arbre en travers de la route. — There was a tree lying across the road.
de travers — crooked, askew
être de travers — to be crooked, to be askew
Son chapeau était de travers. — His hat was crooked.
avaler de travers; J'ai avalé de travers. — Something went down the wrong way.
comprendre de travers — to get the wrong idea, to misunderstand
Elle comprend toujours tout de travers. — She always gets the wrong idea.
2) (= défaut) fault, failing* * *A nm inv1 ( petit défaut) foible, quirk; ( erreur) mistake; il n'a pas succombé à ce travers he didn't make that mistake; le film ne tombe jamais dans le travers de la sensiblerie the film never lapses into sentimentality;3 Culin travers de porc sparerib.B à travers loc1 ( ponctuel) [voir, regarder] through; il est passé à travers tous les contrôles he slipped through all the checks; passer à travers les mailles du filet lit, fig to slip through the net; la vitre est si sale qu'on ne voit pas à travers the window is so dirty that you can't see through it; sentir le froid à travers ses gants to feel the cold through one's gloves;2 ( dans l'espace) [voyager, marcher] across; voyager à travers l'Europe/le monde to travel across Europe/the world; passer or aller or couper à travers champs to cut across the fields; se promener à travers les prés to walk through the fields; la maladie affecte des milliers de gens à travers le monde the disease affects thousands of people across the world; le mouvement s'étend à travers le pays the movement is spreading through ou across the country;3 ( dans le temps) through; voyager à travers le temps to travel through time; des événements qui se répètent à travers l'histoire events which recur through ou throughout history;4 ( par l'intermédiaire de) through; je ne le connais qu'à travers ses écrits I only know him through his writing; c'est le racisme qu'ils combattent à travers lui they're fighting racism through him; à travers ces informations through this information.C au travers loc1 ( en traversant) through; passer au travers de fig to escape [contrôle, inspection]; il y a eu des licenciements, heureusement il est passé au travers there have been redundancies, fortunately his job wasn't affected;2 ( par l'intermédiaire de) in; au travers d'une série d'entretiens in a series of interviews.D de travers loc adv1 ( dans une mauvaise position) askew; il a mis son chapeau de travers he has put his hat on askew; ta veste est boutonnée de travers your jacket is buttoned up wrongly; il a le nez de travers he has a twisted nose; marcher de travers to walk sideways; se garer de travers to park badly; j'ai avalé de travers lit it went down the wrong way; regarder qn de travers fig to give sb filthy looks, to glare at sb;2 ( de façon inexacte) wrong, wrongly; tout va de travers aujourd'hui everything's going wrong today; quand elle est de mauvaise humeur, elle prend tout de travers when she's in a bad mood, she takes everything the wrong way; je fais tout de travers aujourd'hui I can't do anything right today; comprendre de travers to misunderstand.E en travers loc ( en position transversale) across; un bus était en travers de la route a bus was sideways, blocking the road; se mettre en travers de la route [personnes] to stand in the middle of the road; la voiture a dérapé et s'est mise en travers de la route the car skidded and ended up sideways, blocking the road; se mettre en travers du chemin de qn fig to get in sb's way; avoir un os en travers de la gorge to have a bone stuck in one's throat; rester en travers de la gorge à qn○ fig [attitude, arrogance] to stick in sb's throat; [propos, insultes] to be hard to swallow; ⇒ long.[travɛr] nom masculin1. [largeur] breadth2. [viande]3. NAUTIQUEpar le travers abeam, on the beamelle tombait dans les mêmes travers que ses prédécesseurs she displayed the same shortcomings as her predecessors————————à travers locution prépositionnelleà travers la fenêtre/le plancher/les barreaux through the window/the floor/the barsprendre ou passer à travers champs to go through the fields ou across countryils ont prêché à travers tout le pays they went preaching throughout the length and breadth of the country————————au travers de locution prépositionnelle1. [en franchissant] through2. [par l'intermédiaire de] through, by means ofson idée se comprend mieux au travers de cette comparaison his idea is easier to understand by means of this comparison————————de travers locution adjectivale————————de travers locution adverbialemarcher de travers [ivrogne] to stagger ou to totter along2. [mal]elle comprend tout de travers! she gets everything wrong!, she always gets the wrong end of the stick!————————en travers locution adverbiale————————en travers de locution prépositionnelle -
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abbottonato agg. ( cauto, riservato) reserved, reticent: è un tipo molto abbottonato, he's a very reserved person; stai abbottonato, (fam.) keep your mouth shut (o keep mum).* * *[abbotto'nato] 1.participio passato abbottonare2.2) colloq. fig. [ persona] buttoned up* * *abbottonato/abbotto'nato/II aggettivo1 (chiuso con bottoni) gonna -a di lato side-buttoning skirt; un vestito abbottonato sul davanti a dress with buttons all down the front2 colloq. fig. [ persona] buttoned up. -
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(pl tuoi) 1. adj youril tuo amico your friendun tuo amico a friend of yours2. pron: il tuo yours* * *tuo agg.poss. di 2a pers.sing.1 your; (ant. poet.) thy; ( tuo proprio) your own: tuo padre e tua madre, your father and mother; il tuo libro, your book; la tua casa, your house; i tuoi amici, your friends; le tue vecchie abitudini, your old habits; il tuo migliore amico, your best friend; come passi le tue serate?, how do you spend your evenings?; ha osato venire a casa tua?, did he dare to come to your house?; sei libero di esprimere il tuo parere, you're free to express your opinion; non ti piacerebbe avere una casa ( tutta) tua?, wouldn't you like to have a house of your own?; hai un modo tutto tuo di vedere le cose, you have your own way of seeing things; sono del tuo stesso avviso, I'm of your opinion; questo non è affar tuo, this doesn't concern you (o this is none of your business) // un tuo libro, one of your books (o a book of yours); mi piacciono questi tuoi quadri, I like these pictures of yours; ho incontrato quella tua amica, I met that friend of yours // nelle Tue mani rimetto l'anima mia, into Thy hands I commend my spirit; sia fatta la Tua volontà, Thy will be done // in vece tua, instead of you (o in your stead) // l'ho fatto per amor tuo, I did it for your sake (o for love of you)2 ( nella chiusa delle lettere) Your (s): tuo Giorgio, Yours, George; tua Francesca, Yours, Frances; il tuo affezionatissimo cugino, Yours affectionately (o Your affectionate) cousin3 ( con uso predicativo) yours: questo soprabito dev'essere tuo, this coat must be yours; non sono tuoi questi dischi?, aren't these records yours?; quella penna non è tua, è mia, that pen isn't yours, it's mine; questo è un problema tuo, non suo, this problem is yours, not his◆ pron.poss.1 yours; (ant. poet.) thine: il mio appartamento è più piccolo del tuo, my flat is smaller than yours; la mia macchina non parte, posso prendere la tua?, my car won't start, can I borrow yours?; questo è il mio posto, non il tuo, this is my place, not yours2 ( in espressioni ellittiche): ho ricevuto oggi la tua del 5 corr., I have just received your letter of the 5th inst.; noi siamo tutti dalla tua, we're all on your side; perché stai sempre sulle tue?, why do you always keep to yourself to yourself?; devi sempre dire la tua, you always have to have your say; devi averne combinata una delle tue, you must have been up to your old tricks again; anche tu hai avuto le tue, you've had your share too◆ s.m.1 vivi del tuo, you live on your own earnings; ci rimetti del tuo, you'll lose on it; accontentati del tuo, be satisfied with what you've got2 ( partitivo): qualcosa, niente di tuo, something, nothing of your own; in questo scritto c'è ben poco di tuo, there's not much of your own in this writing* * *['tuo] tuo (-a) tue pl f tuoi pl m1. agg possè casa tua; è la tua casa — it's your house
2. pron possil(la) tuo(a) ecc — yours, your own
3. sm1)2)i tuoi — (genitori) your parents, (famiglia) your family, (amici) your (own) people, your side
4. sfla tua — (opinione) your view
ne hai fatta una delle tue! — (sciocchezze) you've done it again!
anche tu hai avuto le tue — (disavventure) you've had your problems too
alla tua! — (brindisi) your health!
* * *Ex:(affettuosi saluti dalla) tua Lara — (nelle lettere) yours (affectionately) o love, Lara II il tuo, f. la tua, m.pl. i tuoi, f.pl. le tue pronome possessivo/Ex:1) yours2) colloq. (in espressioni ellittiche)anche tu hai detto la tua — you had your say o spoke your mind too
i tuoi — (genitori) your parents, your folks colloq.; (parenti) your relatives
••alla tua! — (in un brindisi) here's to your health o to you!
Note:v. la nota della voce mio* * *tuov. la nota della voce mio.your; tuo padre your father; tua madre your mother; le tue scarpe your shoes; i tuoi amici your friends; un tuo amico a friend of yours; due tuoi libri two books of yours; hai un alloggio (tutto) tuo? have you got a flat of your own? bada ai fatti tuoi! mind your own business! sia fatta la Tua volontà Thy will be done; (affettuosi saluti dalla) tua Lara (nelle lettere) yours (affectionately) o love, Lara II il tuo, f. la tua, m.pl. i tuoi, f.pl. le tue1 yours; un lavoro come il tuo a job like yours; mio marito e il tuo my husband and yours; la macchina blu è la tua the blue car is yours2 colloq. (in espressioni ellittiche) sta dalla tua he's on your side; anche tu hai detto la tua you had your say o spoke your mind too; hai avuto le tue you had your share; ne hai di nuovo fatta una delle tue! you've been up to your old tricks again! non stare così sulle tue! don't be so buttoned up! ho ricevuto la tua del 3 maggio I got your letter of the 3rd May; i tuoi (genitori) your parents, your folks colloq.; (parenti) your relatives; alla tua! (in un brindisi) here's to your health o to you! ci hai rimesso del tuo? did you pay out of your pocket? -
40 abbottonato agg
[abbotto'nato] abbottonato (-a)
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