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1 ♦ manner
♦ manner /ˈmænə(r)/n.1 maniera; modo; tono: She prepared the meal in the Chinese manner, ha preparato il pasto alla maniera cinese; He said it in an offensive manner, lo disse in tono offensivo; to do st. in a haphazard manner, fare qc. in modo approssimativo; (gramm.) adverb of manner, avverbio di modo2 modo di fare; contegno; atteggiamento; comportamento; condotta: I like his modest manner, mi piace il suo contegno modesto; a cold manner, un atteggiamento freddo; an odd manner, un comportamento strano3 (pl.) maniere; educazione; (spec.) buone maniere, buona educazione: good manners, buone maniere; buona educazione; bad manners, cattive maniere; maleducazione; coarse manners, modi grossolani; maniere rudi4 (pl.) consuetudini; usanze; costume: the manners of the time, le usanze del tempo; a comedy of manners, una commedia di costume5 (form.) specie; sorta; genere: What manner of woman is she?, che sorta di donna è?; all manner of things, ogni sorta di cose; oggetti d'ogni specie6 ( arte, letter.) maniera; stile: a picture in the manner of Rubens, un quadro alla maniera di Rubens● after the Italian manner, all'italiana □ by no manner of means, per nessuna ragione; in nessun modo □ in the grand manner, in grande stile, in pompa magna □ in a manner, in un certo modo; fino a un certo punto □ in a manner of speaking, per così dire; per modo di dire □ in like manner, in modo simile; parimenti □ no manner of right, proprio nessun (fam.: nessunissimo) diritto □ to the manner born, nato per ( un certo compito, lavoro): a diplomat to the manner born, un diplomatico nato □ Where are your manners?, che maniere!; che modi sono questi?; chi ti ha insegnato l'educazione? -
2 pompous
['pɒmpəs]aggettivo [air, person] tronfio, pomposo; [speech, style] pomposo* * *adjective (too grand in manner or speech: The headmaster is inclined to be a bit pompous.) pomposo* * *pompous /ˈpɒmpəs/a.1 pomposo; tronfio; sussiegoso2 ampolloso; altisonante3 fastoso; sfarzosopompously avv.* * *['pɒmpəs]aggettivo [air, person] tronfio, pomposo; [speech, style] pomposo
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