-
1 contegnoso
contegnoso agg.1 dignified, staid, sedate, composed; ( riservato) reserved, demure: il suo comportamento contegnoso ci colpì, his dignified bearing impressed us* * *[konteɲ'ɲoso]aggettivo (dignitoso) dignified, composed* * *contegnoso/konteŋ'ŋoso/(dignitoso) dignified, composed. -
2 maniera
f ( modo) way, manner( stile) mannermaniere pl manners* * *maniera s.f.1 way, manner, fashion: in questa maniera, thus (o in this way); la sua maniera di parlare, the way he speaks; ciascuno lo fa alla sua maniera, everyone does it his own way; è felice alla sua maniera, he is happy in his own way; lasciatemi fare alla mia maniera, let me do it my own way; parlare in maniera sgarbata, to speak rudely; che maniera è questa di rispondere?!, is that the way to answer?!; non è questa la maniera di comportarsi!, that's no way to behave! // è una maniera come un'altra per farti sapere cosa vuole, it's as good a way as any of letting you know what he wants // è una maniera di dire tipica degli abitanti di quella zona, it's a typical expression of the people of that area // in maniera che, so that: fallo in maniera che nessuno se ne accorga, do it so that nobody notices // in una maniera o nell'altra, somehow or other (o by some means or other o by hook or by crook) // in nessuna maniera, on no account (o by no means o in no way) // in ogni maniera, (comunque) anyhow, (a qualunque costo) at any cost // complemento, avverbio di modo o maniera, adverbial phrase, adverb of manner // c'è modo e maniera di trattare una persona, there are better ways to treat a person; non c'è modo o maniera di convincerlo, there is no way to convince him // le celebrazioni del bicentenario sono state davvero fuor di maniera, the bicentennial celebrations were really over the top (o overlavish); la sua reazione è stata senz'altro fuor di maniera, his reaction was certainly over the top (o excessive) // alla maniera veneta, in the Venetian style; vivono alla maniera degli zingari, they live in gipsy fashion (o like gipsies)2 pl. (modi, comportamento) manners; manner (sing.), bearing (sing.): persona di buone, cattive maniere, well-mannered, ill-mannered person; che maniere!, what manners!; quell'uomo aveva maniere così dignitose, that man had such a dignified bearing (o manner)3 (stile artistico) style, fashion, manner: alla maniera di qlcu., after the fashion (o in the manner) of s.o.; quadro dipinto alla maniera di Raffaello, picture painted in the manner of Raphael; assomiglia al Verdi della prima maniera, it sounds rather like Verdi in his early style // di maniera, mannered, affected: scrittore di maniera, mannered (o affected) writer // maniera grande, Grand Manner.* * *[ma'njɛra] 1.sostantivo femminile1) (modo) way, mannerin una maniera o nell'altra — in one way or another, somehow or other
2) (metodo)usare le -e forti con qcn. — to get tough with sb.
3) art. style2.è un Picasso ultima maniera — this is a late Picasso, an example of Picasso's later work
sostantivo femminile plurale maniere manners* * *maniera/ma'njεra/I sostantivo f.1 (modo) way, manner; in una maniera o nell'altra in one way or another, somehow or other; alla propria maniera in one's own way; in maniera (tale) che so that; in nessuna maniera in no wise2 (metodo) - e forti strong-arm tactics; usare le -e forti con qcn. to get tough with sb.; usare le -e dolci to use kid gloves3 art. style; alla maniera di Raffaello after (the manner of) Raphael; poesia di maniera mannered poetry; è un Picasso ultima maniera this is a late Picasso, an example of Picasso's later workII maniere f.pl.manners; buone -e good o nice manners, (good) breeding; non conosce le buone -e he has no manners; che -e! what a way to behave! che cosa sono queste maniera! what manners!
См. также в других словарях:
bearing — /bair ing/, n. 1. the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures: a man of dignified bearing. 2. the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth: a tree past bearing. 3. something that is… … Universalium
bearing — bear•ing [[t]ˈbɛər ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures: a person of dignified bearing[/ex] 2) the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth 3) something that is… … From formal English to slang
bearing — /ˈbɛərɪŋ / (say bairring) noun 1. the manner in which one bears or carries oneself, including posture, gestures, etc.: a person of dignified bearing. 2. the act, capability, or period of producing or bringing forth: a tree past bearing. 3. that… …
bearing — n Bearing, deportment, demeanor, mien, port, presence are comparable when they denote the way in which or the quality by which a person outwardly manifests his personality and breeding. Bearing is the most general of these words; it may imply… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bearing — n. relation 1) to have a bearing on (that fact has no bearing on the case) 2) a direct bearing position 3) to take a bearing on (we took a bearing on the hill) carriage manner 4) a dignified; military; regal, royal bearing machine part that… … Combinatory dictionary
dignified appearance — distinguished bearing, stately demeanor … English contemporary dictionary
Julius Caesar — For other uses, see Julius Caesar (disambiguation). Gaius Julius Caesar Dictator of the Roman Republic … Wikipedia
state|ly — «STAYT lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. having dignity; deliberate: »to speak and move in a slow, stately manner. SYNONYM(S): dignified. 2 … Useful english dictionary
Pride — Pride, n. [AS. pr[=y]te; akin to Icel. pr[=y][eth]i honor, ornament, pr??a to adorn, Dan. pryde, Sw. pryda; cf. W. prydus comely. See {Proud}.] 1. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one s own… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pride of China — Pride Pride, n. [AS. pr[=y]te; akin to Icel. pr[=y][eth]i honor, ornament, pr??a to adorn, Dan. pryde, Sw. pryda; cf. W. prydus comely. See {Proud}.] 1. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pride of India — Pride Pride, n. [AS. pr[=y]te; akin to Icel. pr[=y][eth]i honor, ornament, pr??a to adorn, Dan. pryde, Sw. pryda; cf. W. prydus comely. See {Proud}.] 1. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one s … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English