straitlaced dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de straitlaced dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

strait-laced [GB streɪtˈleɪst, Am ˌstreɪtˈleɪst] ADJ

strait-laced

collet monté (about en ce qui concerne)

straitlaced dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de straitlaced dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

straitlaced [ˌstreɪtˈleɪst, Am ˈstreɪtleɪst] ADJ péj

straitlaced

collet monté inv

Traductions de straitlaced dans le dictionnaire français»anglais

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être collet monté

to be straitlaced

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

anglais

She is seen from above and behind, and her back is straitlaced and proper.

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His appearance is straitlaced: he always wears a pinstriped suit, a gleaming white shirt and a bow tie.

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This is a straitlaced beer but pleasant and balanced.

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He is extremely straitlaced and responsible.

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It was a tragic story that showed a different side to the usually straitlaced detective, adding a new dimension to his character, and away from all the crime-solving.

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The tragedy fuels the cop's turn from a straitlaced officer to an avenging force.

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I like solemn, angular, creaky words, such as straitlaced, cantankerous, precuneus, valedictory.

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Here, where the government is the booze business, many of us still recall liquor stores so straitlaced, the demon bottles were kept out of view.

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More than 40 years since its premiere, this greatest of all rock musicals can still inspire violent antipathy among the straitlaced.

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I was always the straitlaced good kid out of all my siblings.

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