strait-laced dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de strait-laced dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

strait-laced [GB streɪtˈleɪst, Am ˌstreɪtˈleɪst] ADJ

strait-laced

collet monté (about en ce qui concerne)

strait-laced dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de strait-laced dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

straitlaced [ˌstreɪtˈleɪst, Am ˈstreɪtleɪst] ADJ péj

straitlaced

collet monté inv

Traductions de strait-laced dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

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être collet monté

to be straitlaced

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He was well liked and respected by his cadets because of his strait-laced, solemn, yet amiable disposition.

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The school's strait-laced reputation is a major selling point in athletic recruiting.

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He had no sense of humour; his wife was pretty dull and strait-laced.

europe.newsweek.com

Though he appears to be the more strait-laced of the two main hosts, he is also known for his dry wit.

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One day someone asked him to teach drumming to a strait-laced corporate group.

www.smh.com.au

Now the son is engaged to be married, so how to introduce his unusual parents to his fiancee's strait-laced parents?

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We are sure there are a few strait-laced, hardworking baggage-free butchers awaiting their chance with bated breath!

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In a medium whose heroes tended to be serious and strait-laced, he created three who were wonderfully reckless and exuberant.

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When the lights were turned on, he was a strait-laced, bespectacled man.

city-press.news24.com

And the girls feel they have to comply -- or seem hopelessly strait-laced.

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