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1 Victorian
vik'to:riən
1. adjective1) (of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901): Victorian writers; Victorian households/furniture.) victoriano2) ((of an attitude towards morals etc) strict and conservative: a Victorian attitude to life.) victoriano
2. noun(a person living in Queen Victoria's reign: The Victorians were great engineers and industrialists.) victorianotr[vɪk'tɔːrɪən]1 victoriano,-a1 victoriano,-aVictorian [vɪk'to:riən] adj: victorianoadj.• victoriano, -a adj.n.• victoriano s.m.vɪk'tɔːriənadjective victoriano[vɪk'tɔːrɪǝn]1.ADJ victoriano2.N victoriano(-a) m / fVICTORIAN El adjetivo Victorian se usa tanto en Gran Bretaña como en EE.UU. para referirse a las personas, la arquitectura y la cultura de la época de la reina Victoria (1837-1901). Asimismo, las actitudes o cualidades llamadas victorianas son las que se consideran características de su época, tales como el interés por el respeto social y la moral estricta acompañada de la falta de sentido del humor, la intolerancia y la hipocresía. El término Victorian values (valores victorianos) se usa positivamente en política para referirse a la honestidad, la superación personal, el respeto a la autoridad y la importancia de la familia.* * *[vɪk'tɔːriən]adjective victoriano
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