well-turned nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di well-turned nel dizionario inglese»italiano

well-turned [ingl brit wɛlˈtəːnd] AGG

1. well-turned phrase, remark, compliment etc.:

well-turned

ben costruito

2. well-turned arc ankle, leg:

well-turned

ben tornito

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to be well turned-out

essere vestito a puntino

Traduzioni di well-turned nel dizionario italiano»inglese

caviglia [kaˈviʎʎa] SOST f

1. caviglia ANAT:

caviglia

ankle

avere le caviglie sottili, ben tornite

to have slim, well-turned ankles

legamento, articolazione della caviglia

ankle ligament, ankle joint

ho la caviglia gonfia

I have a swollen ankle

rompersi, slogarsi, storcersi una caviglia

to break, sprain, twist one's ankle

ha preso una brutta storta alla caviglia

he gave his ankle a nasty twist

un vestito (lungo fino) alla caviglia

an ankle-length dress

scarpe alla caviglia

ankle boots

la neve ci arrivava alle caviglie

the snow was ankle-deep, we were ankle-deep in snow

affondare in qc fino alle caviglie

to be ankle-deep in sth

2. caviglia (cavicchio):

caviglia

peg

3. caviglia NAUT:

caviglia

belaying pin

caviglia (di legno)

treenail

caviglia (per impiombare)

marlinspike

4. caviglia (di strumento musicale):

una caviglia per accordare

a tuning peg

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essere vestito a puntino

to be well turned-out

parlare in modo forbito

to speak with garb, to use well turned phrases

well-turned nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di well-turned nel dizionario inglese»italiano

well-turned [ˌwel·ˈtɜ:rnd] AGG

1. well-turned (gracefully shaped):

well-turned

elegante

2. well-turned (cleverly expressed):

well-turned phrase

ben costruito, -a

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Quite often it seems to feature elaborate, drool-inducing meals, pert-bodied couples lounging in holiday sunshine, or happy families with well-turned-out kids that seem to like each other.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The best of the genre can simply be an elegant natural history essay, a nicely writ sports piece, or a well-turned profile of a bar band and its music.

en.wikipedia.org

He's lost all interest in the well-turned jibe and the comic thrust, preferring to blandly relive the boyish infatuations of his idyllic youth.

www.thestar.com

But it really is about being well-turned out; the clothes should have good cuts.

www.thehindu.com

He was not an artist but a craftsman who saw the efficient beauty in a well-turned paragraph.

news.nationalpost.com

And "style" was not just a well-turned sentence: poor expression belied poor thought.

www.nybooks.com

He was always meticulously well-turned-out in expensive suits, with court-filings revealing he spent $25,000 a year on clothing, $5,000 a year on jewelry and cufflinks and $700 a month on dry cleaning.

en.wikipedia.org

She loved her fashion and was always really well-turned out, she was a happy, lively character who once you'd met her, she'd put a smile on your face.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It is a bit like living with an elegant and well-turned out aunt, who you love very much but who doesn't approve if your shirt isn't ironed.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The bits of historical exposition are relatively unobtrusive, while the libertine love of free-range sensuality and a well-turned phrase is illuminated throughout.

www.mercurynews.com