rotten borough nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di rotten borough nel dizionario inglese»francese

rotten borough SOST ingl brit

rotten borough

bourg m pourri (circonscription électorale dépeuplée mais toujours représentée au Parlement)

Traduzioni di rotten borough nel dizionario inglese»francese

borough [ingl brit ˈbʌrə, ingl am ˈbəroʊ] SOST (in London, New York)

borough

arrondissement m urbain

I.rotten [ingl brit ˈrɒt(ə)n, ingl am ˈrɑtn] AGG

1. rotten (decayed):

rotten produce, wood, vegetation

pourri

rotten teeth

gâté

rotten ironwork

rongé par la rouille

rotten smell

de pourri, de pourriture

2. rotten (corrupt):

rotten

pourri colloq

3. rotten (bad) colloq:

rotten weather

pourri

rotten food

infect

rotten cook, driver

exécrable

what rotten luck!

quel manque de bol! colloq

to feel rotten

se sentir patraque colloq

I feel rotten about it

j'en suis malade

that was a rotten thing to do!

c'était vraiment un sale coup! colloq

a rotten bastard colloq

un vrai salaud sl

II.rotten [ingl brit ˈrɒt(ə)n, ingl am ˈrɑtn] AVV

to spoil sb rotten colloq

pourrir qn colloq

III.rotten [ingl brit ˈrɒt(ə)n, ingl am ˈrɑtn]

to be rotten to the core

être pourri jusqu'à l'os

rotten borough nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di rotten borough nel dizionario inglese»francese

borough [ˈbʌrə, ingl am ˈbɜ:roʊ] SOST

borough

municipalité f

rotten [ˈrɒtn, ingl am ˈrɑ:tn] AGG

1. rotten (putrid):

rotten

pourri(e)

2. rotten (nasty):

rotten

méchant(e)

3. rotten (no good):

rotten

infect(e)

to feel rotten ill

se sentir mal en point

to feel rotten guilty

se sentir mal

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

The term "rotten borough" is sometimes used as a pejorative epithet for electorates used to gain political leverage.

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So as we approach another general election in 2017, begone, pestilent "rotten borough" squabbling.

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