Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
- (idiomaattinen) dyed in the wool
Synonyymit
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| ranska | teint en laine, à tous crins |
| saksa | in der Wolle gefärbt, waschecht, eingefleischt |
| suomi | lankoina värjätty, vannoutunut, parantumaton, pesunkestävä, henkeen ja vereen |
| venäjä | бескомпромиссный (beskompromissnyi), закоренелый (zakorenelyi) |
Määritelmät
Adjektiivi
- (of textiles) Having the fibres dyed before they are formed into cloth.
- (idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.
Esimerkit
- Smith was a dyed-in-the-wool typist and never really got used to writing on computers.
- John Major was described by his opponents as a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative.
Taivutusmuodot
| Komparatiivi | more dyed-in-the-wool |
| Superlatiivi | most dyed-in-the-wool |
Luokat
(idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.
The King's Daughters (les filles du roi) were among the first French women to settle in New France, becoming the ancestors of many claiming pure laine ancestry.