Foppish - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Influenced or touched by an external factor.

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Affected areas

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

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The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

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As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

adjective

Delicately small and pretty.

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A dainty lace handkerchief

noun

Something good to eat; a delicacy.

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Home-made breads, jams, and dainties

adjective

Small and attractive in a delicate way

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A dainty wrist/hand, dainty flowers

adjective

Showing excessive concern about ones clothes or appearance (typically used of a man).

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We watched the boat races among crowds of elegant and dandified young men

adjective

Looking or acting like a dandy

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An embroidered silk waistcoat contributed to his dandified appearance.

adjective

Someone, especially a man, who is dandyish is very interested in their own appearance and likes dressing in expensive, fashionable clothes.

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Her brother combined professionalism in his work with a dandyish and operatic manner., he was a sty…

adjective

Someone, especially a man, who is dandyish is very interested in their own appearance and likes dressing in expensive, fashionable clothes.

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Her brother combined professionalism in his work with a dandyish and operatic manner., he was a sty…

adjective

Someone, especially a man, who is dandyish is very interested in their own appearance and likes dressing in expensive, fashionable clothes.

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Her brother combined professionalism in his work with a dandyish and operatic manner., he was a sty…

adjective

Neat and trim in dress and appearance (typically used of a man).

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He looked very dapper in a dark silk suit

adjective

(of a man) looking stylish and neat

adjective

A dapper man is dressed in a fashionable and tidy way

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Hercule poirot is the dapper detective of the agatha christie novels.

adjective

(of clothes) suitable for a smart or formal occasion.

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Wear something dressy, kate, we've got to go to a drinks party

adjective

(of clothing) suitable for formal occasions

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I have some dressy shoes that i can wear to the wedding.

adjective

Dressy clothes are suitable for formal occasions

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I need something a bit more dressy for the wedding.

adjective

(of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman; unmanly.

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He lisps and his handshake is effeminate

adjective

An effeminate man behaves or looks similar to a woman

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He's got a very effeminate manner/voice.

adjective

Affected, over-refined, and ineffectual.

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Effete trendies from art college

adjective

Weak and without much power

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With nothing to do all day the aristocracy had grown effete and lazy.

adjective

More typical of a woman than of a man

adjective

Characteristic of or appropriate to a girl or young woman.

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Girly pink paper

noun

A girl or young woman (often used as a condescending term of address).

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What's your name, girlie?

adjective

(of a person) enjoying things typically connected with women or girls, for example, make-up or the colour pink

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Is your man more girly than you?, girly girl my sister has always been a very girlie girl, not like…

adjective

Affectedly dainty in manner or gait; effeminate (typically used of a man).

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I don't have to go through the rest of my life with that mincing voice of yours

verb

Cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with revolving blades.

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Use a food processor to mince the lamb

adjective

A mincing walk uses small, delicate steps in a way that does not look natural

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She took short, mincing steps., she found herself irritated by the interviewer's mincing way of ask…

adjective

(of a person or an article of clothing) smart and fashionable.

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A natty blue blazer

adjective

(among rastafarians) denoting hair that is uncombed or matted, as in dreadlocks.

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The hippie had natty blond hair, and large, vacant-looking eyes with wrinkles around them.

adjective

Stylish and tidy in every detail

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He's always been a natty dresser.

adjective

Very formal and correct in behaviour, often in a way that is not sincere

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The chef had no patience with customers making niminy-piminy comments about his dishes., he adopts …

adjective

An insulting way of describing something that is not traditionally male, especially in behaviour, appearance, or speech

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"i don't want to sound poncy, but i really like going to the ballet," he said., a poncy flowery shirt

noun

Behaviour that is intended to impress or mislead.

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A masking of fear with macho posturing

verb

Behave in a way that is intended to impress or mislead.

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A billionaire posturing as a hero of the working class

noun

Behaviour or speech that is intended to attract attention and interest, or to make people believe something that is not true

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His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.

verb

(of a bird) tidy and clean its feathers with its beak.

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Reed buntings preened at the pool's edge

noun

A widespread coniferous tree which has a distinctive conical shape and hanging cones, widely grown for timber, pulp, and christmas trees.

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The best trees to plant with wildlife in mind are cherry and mulberry for their fruits, pines and s…

adjective

Neat in dress and appearance.

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Angela was a very spruce and tidy person

verb

Make someone or something smarter or tidier.

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The fund will be used to spruce up historic buildings

adjective

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

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Their flattery made him vain

adjective

Unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose

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A vain attempt to avoid responsibility, employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer,…