ivory tower nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di ivory tower nel dizionario inglese»italiano

ivory tower [ingl brit, ingl am ˈˌaɪv(ə)ri ˈˌtaʊ(ə)r] SOST fig

ivory tower

torre f d'avorio

Traduzioni di ivory tower nel dizionario italiano»inglese

torre d'avorio fig

ivory tower

torre d'avorio

ivory tower

Traduzioni di ivory tower nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.tower [ingl brit ˈtaʊə, ingl am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] SOST

tower

torre f

II.tower [ingl brit ˈtaʊə, ingl am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] VB vb intr

1. tower (dominate):

to tower above or over village, countryside

torreggiare su or dominare

to tower above or over sb

torreggiare su or sovrastare qn

to tower above or over sb (menacingly)

sovrastare qn dall'alto della propria statura

2. tower (outstrip):

to tower above rival, peer

dominare

III.tower [ingl brit ˈtaʊə, ingl am ˈtaʊ(ə)r]

to be a tower of strength

essere saldo come una torre

she's been a tower of strength to me

per me è stata un vero sostegno

I.ivory [ingl brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, ingl am ˈaɪv(ə)ri] SOST

1. ivory (substance):

ivory U

avorio m

ivory before sost object

d'avorio

2. ivory (ornament):

ivory

(oggetto in) avorio m

3. ivory (colour):

ivory

avorio m

II.ivory [ingl brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, ingl am ˈaɪv(ə)ri] AGG

ivory skin, complexion:

ivory

eburneo, d'avorio

III.ivory [ingl brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, ingl am ˈaɪv(ə)ri]

to tickle the ivories scherz

strimpellare il pianoforte

ivory tower nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di ivory tower nel dizionario inglese»italiano

ivory tower SOST fig

ivory tower

torre f d'avorio

Traduzioni di ivory tower nel dizionario inglese»italiano

tower [ˈta·ʊɚ] SOST

tower

torre f

locuzioni:

a tower of strength

un pilastro

ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪ·və·ri] SOST

1. ivory:

ivory

avorio m

2. ivory pl colloq MUS:

ivory

tasti f pl (del pianoforte)

to tickle the ivories fig

suonare il piano

3. ivory pl sl ANAT:

ivory

denti m pl

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

He brought history out of the ivory tower and into people's lives.

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Climate evangelism was for the longest time just an ivory tower issue that only that one sector discussed.

www.torontosun.com

A perceived lack of support drove student entrepreneurs to abandon the ivory tower before finishing.

www.theglobeandmail.com

From bookstores and landscaping to email and finances, the ivory tower is turning to the private sector to stay in business.

www.washingtontimes.com

Today, however, that stereotypical ivory tower is an outward looking open-concept room with a welcome mat on the doorstep.

www.theglobeandmail.com

In a state-dominated mass society, the lonely, lucid, intellectual bermensch can only retreat in his ivory tower.

en.wikipedia.org

That certainly was not the stereotypical image of the aloof university professor in the ivory tower.

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New platforms are allowing museums to break free of the confines of the academic ivory tower and engage with their communities like never before.

mashable.com

Fry's reputation was as an ivory tower liberal who believed that art inhabits a self-contained formal space remote from the vulgar world.

www.bbc.co.uk

The protagonist is an artist of the ivory tower who goes to a remote beautiful place to portray nature.

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