hoity-toity dans le dictionnaire italien Oxford-Paravia

Traductions de hoity-toity dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

hoity-toity [GB hɔɪtɪˈtɔɪti, Am ˌhɔədiˈtɔɪdi] ADJ fam, péj

to be hoity-toity

avere la puzza sotto il naso

Traductions de hoity-toity dans le dictionnaire italien»anglais

puzza [ˈputtsa] SUBST f

puzza

smell

puzza

stink

puzza

stench

che puzza!

what a smell!

c'è puzza di cavolo, fumo

it smells of cabbage, cigarette smoke

c'è una puzza terribile qui

there's an awful stink in here

c'è puzza di marcio

it smells rotten

c'è puzza di fritto

there's a smell of frying

c'è puzza di bruciato

there's a smell of burning

c'è puzza di bruciato fig

I smell a rat

avere la puzza sotto il naso

to be a snob

avere la puzza sotto il naso

to be hoity-toity fam

avere la puzza sotto il naso

to be snooty fam

naso [ˈnaso] SUBST m

1. naso (parte del corpo):

naso

nose

avere il naso chiuso, che cola

to have a blocked, runny nose

soffiarsi il naso

to blow one's nose

respirare con il naso

to breathe through one's nose

tapparsi il naso

to hold one's nose

tirare su col naso

to sniff

mettersi le dita nel naso

to poke one's finger up one's nose, to pick one's nose

parlare con il naso

to speak through one's nose

ti sanguina il naso, perdi sangue dal naso

you have a nosebleed or a bloody nose, your nose is bleeding

mettere qc sotto il naso di or a qn fam

to put sth right under sb's nose

mettere or ficcare il naso dappertutto, in qc fam

to stick or poke one's nose into everything, sth

non ho messo il naso fuori

I didn't set foot outside

non alzare il naso da qc

never to lift one's head from sth

ce l'hai sotto il naso

it's under you nose, it's staring you in the face

2. naso (fiuto):

naso

nose

avere naso (per qc) fig

to have a nose (for sth)

a (lume di) naso fig misurare

roughly

a (lume di) naso decidere

just like that

menare or prendere qn per il naso

to lead sb by the nose

non vedere più in là del proprio naso

to see no further than the end of one's nose

passare sotto il naso di qn

to slip through sb's fingers

mi salta la mosca al naso

I'm beginning to see red

arricciare or storcere il naso per qc

to turn one's nose up at sth

rimanere or restare con un palmo di naso

to be left dumbfounded or flabbergasted

avere la puzza sotto il naso

to be hoity-toity

andare a incipriarsi il naso hum

to powder one's nose

Idiomes/Tournures:

naso adunco

hook nose

naso aquilino

Roman nose

naso dritto

straight nose

naso all'insù, naso alla francese

snub or retroussé nose

naso a patata

flat nose

naso posticcio

built up nose

naso rincagnato

pug nose

hoity-toity dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de hoity-toity dans le dictionnaire anglais»italien

hoity-toity [ˌhɔɪ·t̬i·ˈtɔɪ·t̬i] ADJ fam

hoity-toity

presuntuoso, -a

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

anglais

If any readers have information about this dangerous gang of hoity-toity tater-tots (rap lingo), they are encouraged to contact authorities at 508-248-2250.

gawker.com

The best cinema is like a masterclass in hoity-toity.

www.smh.com.au

Not so hoity-toity after all, then.

www.independent.ie

Their newly built mansion has the look of a five-star resort, without the hoity-toity feel.

www.theglobeandmail.com

If the hotel bar is serving cocktails with sprigs of plastic holly instead of those silly little paper umbrellas, it is not my place to go all hoity-toity.

www.wexfordpeople.ie

But he called an audible at the last minute to move the meal downstairs, opting for fish and chips in what he describes as a less hoity-toity atmosphere.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Events like these sometimes descend into hoity-toity affairs but the experts booked will ensure that isn't the case.

www.independent.co.uk

We already had the advanced book knowledge, but we wanted to work in the industry, not end up as one of those hoity-toity theoreticians in the musty halls of academe.

entertainment.inquirer.net

Of course, the comedian recognises that talking and writing about wine is "difficult", which probably contributes to all the hoity-toity pomposity associated with it.

thenewdaily.com.au

I understand this impulse to look around at your own likely weak labor protections, and wonder why those obnoxious hoity-toity professors think they deserve better than you.

www.slate.com