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['vænətɪ]nome vanità f.* * *['vænəti]1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) vanità2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) vanità* * *vanity /ˈvænətɪ/n.1 [uc] vanità; vanagloria: His admiration flattered her vanity, la sua ammirazione lusingava la sua vanità2 vanità; futilità: the vanity of glory, la vanità della gloria; All is vanity, tutto è vanità; the vanities of this world, le vanità di questo mondo● vanity bag (o vanity case), borsetta da donna per il trucco; beauty case □ (autom.) vanity mirror, specchietto di cortesia □ (autom. USA) vanity plate, targa personalizzata ( a pagamento, per avere lettere e numeri di proprio gradimento) □ ( editoria) vanity press, editoria a pagamento □ ( editoria) vanity publisher, casa editrice che pubblica opere dietro pagamento da parte dell'autore □ vanity set, (tavolino da) toilette con sgabello □ (fam. USA) vanity surgery, chirurgia estetica □ vanity top, piano ( in marmo, ecc.) di toilette; (edil.) lavandino incassato □ vanity unit, mobiletto ( di formica, ecc.) con lavandino incorporato.* * *['vænətɪ]nome vanità f.
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vanity publisher — noun see vanity press * * * vanity press or vanity publisher, a publishing house that publishes books at the expense of the authors … Useful english dictionary
vanity publisher — noun see vanity press … New Collegiate Dictionary
vanity publisher — noun A vanity press … Wiktionary
Vanity publisher — Издатель, выпускающий книги на средства авторов … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
vanity press — vanity .press also vanity .publisher n [C usually singular] a company that writers pay to print their books … Dictionary of contemporary English
vanity press — ☆ vanity press or vanity publisher n. a press or publishing house that publishes books only at the author s own expense … English World dictionary
Vanity press — A vanity press or vanity publisher is a publishing house that publishes books at the author s expense [ [http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/vanity%20press vanity press Definition from the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary ] ] Johnathon… … Wikipedia
vanity press — noun or vanity publisher : a press that publishes books at the author s expense compare author s edition * * * a printing house that specializes in publishing books for which the authors pay all or most of the costs. Also called vanity publisher … Useful english dictionary
vanity press — noun Date: 1950 a publishing house that publishes books at the author s expense called also vanity publisher … New Collegiate Dictionary
vanity press — a printing house that specializes in publishing books for which the authors pay all or most of the costs. Also called vanity publisher. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
vanity publishing — /ˈvænəti ˌpʌblɪʃɪŋ/ (say vanuhtee .publishing) noun the publishing of unprofitable books with the financial backing of the author. –vanity publisher, noun …
