-
1 ♦ wooden
♦ wooden /ˈwʊdn/a.1 di legno; legnoso; ligneo: a wooden bucket, un secchio di legno; wooden steps, gradini di legno; a wooden leg, una gamba di legno2 (fig.) impacciato; legnoso; inespressivo; rigido; stereotipato: wooden poses, pose rigide; a wooden stare, uno sguardo inespressivo; a wooden smile, un sorriso stereotipato3 (fig.) insensibile; duro● wooden hammer, mazzuolo □ (fam.) wooden-head, stupido; tonto; testa di legno □ (fam.) wooden-headed, stupido; tonto □ (fam.) wooden-headedness, stupidità; tontaggine □ (fig.) wooden horse, cavallo di Troia; ( atletica) cavallo, cavalletto □ (fig. fam.) the wooden spoon, il premio per l'ultimo ( in una gara); la medaglia di cartone (fig.); ( rugby, le Sei Nazioni) il cucchiaio di legno; ( ciclismo) la maglia nera □ ( sport) wooden spoonist, maglia nera; ultimo arrivato □ (stor., fig.) wooden walls, navi da guerra ( quando erano di legno).
См. также в других словарях:
wooden-headed — adjective INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED stupid … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wooden-headed — wooden headedness, n. /wood n hed id/, adj. Informal. thick headed, dull; stupid. [1850 55] * * * … Universalium
wooden-headed — adjective (used informally) stupid • Syn: ↑blockheaded, ↑boneheaded, ↑duncical, ↑duncish, ↑fatheaded, ↑loggerheaded, ↑thick, ↑thickheaded, ↑thick skulled … Useful english dictionary
wooden-headed — /wʊdn ˈhɛdəd/ (say woodn heduhd) adjective Colloquial thickheaded; dull; stupid. –wooden headedness, noun …
wooden headed — blockheaded; stupid, foolish, dumb, boneheaded … English contemporary dictionary
wooden-headed — adjective informal stupid and slow to understand things … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wooden — adj. 1 made of wood. 2 like wood. 3 a stiff, clumsy, or stilted; without animation or flexibility (wooden movements; a wooden performance). b expressionless (a wooden stare). Phrases and idioms: wooden head colloq. a stupid person. wooden headed… … Useful english dictionary
wooden-head — noun informal a stupid person. Derivatives wooden headed adjective wooden headedness noun … English new terms dictionary
Wooden Heart — (Muss I Denn) Single by Elvis Presley from the album G.I. Blues A s … Wikipedia
Wooden Heart (Doctor Who) — Doctorwhobook title=Wooden Heart series=New Series Adventures number=15 featuring=Tenth Doctor Martha Jones writer=Martin Day publisher=BBC Books isbn=ISBN 1 84607 226 3 date=April 2007 preceding=The Last Dodo following=Forever Autumn| Wooden… … Wikipedia
wooden — Synonyms and related words: arid, awkward, barren, blah, blank, bloodless, blunt, blunt witted, buckram, bumbling, cardboard, characterless, clumsy, cold, colorless, dead, deadpan, dim, dim witted, dismal, dopey, draggy, drearisome, dreary, dry,… … Moby Thesaurus