ivory tower dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de ivory tower dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

ivory tower SUBST fig

ivory tower

tour f d'ivoire

Traductions de ivory tower dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

s'enfermer ou se retrancher dans sa tour d'ivoire

to shut oneself away in an ivory tower

tour d'ivoire fig

ivory tower

Traductions de ivory tower dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.ivory [GB ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri] SUBST

1. ivory (substance):

ivory U

ivoire m

ivory épith object

d'ivoire, en ivoire

2. ivory (ornament):

ivory

ivoire m

ivory

objet m en ivoire

3. ivory (colour):

ivory

ivoire m inv

II.ivory [GB ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri] ADJ

ivory skin, complexion:

ivory

ivoire

III.ivory [GB ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri]

to tickle the ivories démod, hum

pianoter fam

I.tower [GB ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] SUBST (gen)

tower INFOR

tour f

II.tower [GB ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] VERBE intr

1. tower:

to tower above, to tower over (dominate) village, countryside

dominer

to tower above or over sb (gen)

être plus grand que qn

to tower above or over sb (menacingly)

dominer qn de toute sa hauteur

Idiomes/Tournures:

to tower above (outstrip) rival, peer

dominer

III.tower [GB ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r]

to be a tower of strength

être solide comme un roc

she's been a tower of strength to me

elle a été d'un grand soutien pour moi

ivory tower dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de ivory tower dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

ivory tower SUBST fig

ivory tower

tour f d'ivoire

Traductions de ivory tower dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪvəri] SUBST

1. ivory (from elephants' tusks):

ivory

ivoire m

2. ivory plur (set of ivory goods):

ivory

ivoirerie f

3. ivory plur iron, hum fam (keys of piano):

ivory

touches fpl de piano

II.ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪvəri] SUBST

1. ivory (of substance from tusks):

ivory

en ivoire

2. ivory (cream, not white):

ivory

ivoire inv

I.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] SUBST

tower

tour f

Idiomes/Tournures:

a tower of strength

un roc

II.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] VERBE intr

tower

s'élever

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

anglais

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.washingtontimes.com

The numbers she sees in her practice are sobering for anyone who aspires to a career in the ivory tower.

america.aljazeera.com

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

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.torontosun.com

He lambasts it for being an ivory tower analysis of real world poverty.

en.wikipedia.org

She is far from being an ivory tower scholar, but has succeeded in making her views accessible to both academic and non-academic audiences.

en.wikipedia.org