ivory tower en el diccionario francés Oxford-Hachette

Traducciones de ivory tower en el diccionario inglés»francés

ivory tower SUST. fig.

ivory tower

tour f d'ivoire

Traducciones de ivory tower en el diccionario francés»inglés

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

to shut oneself away in an ivory tower

tour d'ivoire fig.

ivory tower

Traducciones de ivory tower en el diccionario inglés»francés

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

1. ivory (substance):

ivory U

ivoire m

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

ivory skin, complexion:

ivory

ivoire

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

to tickle the ivories arcznte., hum.

pianoter coloq.

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

tower INFORM.

tour f

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

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to tower above (outstrip) rival, peer

dominer

III.tower [ingl. brit. ˈtaʊə, ingl. 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 en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de ivory tower en el diccionario inglés»francés

ivory tower SUST. fig.

ivory tower

tour f d'ivoire

Traducciones de ivory tower en el diccionario inglés»francés

I.ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪvəri] SUST.

1. ivory (from elephants' tusks):

ivory

ivoire m

2. ivory pl. (set of ivory goods):

ivory

ivoirerie f

3. ivory pl. irón. hum. coloq. (keys of piano):

ivory

touches fpl de piano

II.ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪvəri] SUST.

1. ivory (of substance from tusks):

ivory

en ivoire

2. ivory (cream, not white):

ivory

ivoire inv.

I.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, ingl. am. ˈtaʊɚ] SUST.

tower

tour f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

a tower of strength

un roc

II.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, ingl. am. ˈtaʊɚ] V. intr.

tower

s'élever

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

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