Traductions de „flinty“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » allemand

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flinty [ˈflɪnti, Am -t̬-] ADJ

1. flinty (composed of flint):

flinty

aus Feuerstein nach subst

2. flinty (containing flint):

flinty

feuersteinhaltig

3. flinty fig péj:

flinty (unyielding)

hart[herzig]

flinty (unyielding)

gefühllos

flinty (impervious)

abweisend

flinty (impervious)

unzugänglich péj

the headmaster has a rather flinty manner

der Direktor ist ziemlich abweisend

Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

the headmaster has a rather flinty manner

der Direktor ist ziemlich abweisend

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

Known for his distinctive accent and flinty voice, he often played devious authority figures.

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His early voice was described as flinty and tender, beseeching and plaintive.

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Oh, my sweet vile, kind, flinty, mild, uncharitable master!

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The wines often have a flinty note, sometimes described as "got de pierre fusil" (gunflint) and sometimes as steely.

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His character is meant to be boorish -- chomping and drooling and gurning -- but beneath the flinty exterior is also meant to lurk a diamond-hearted softie.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I bend down and pick some small blue flowers growing in the flinty soil.

www.independent.co.uk