ivory tower im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für ivory tower im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

ivory tower SUBST übtr

ivory tower

tour f d'ivoire

Übersetzungen für ivory tower im Französisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

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

to shut oneself away in an ivory tower

tour d'ivoire übtr

ivory tower

Übersetzungen für ivory tower im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.ivory [Brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri] SUBST

1. ivory (substance):

ivory U

ivoire m

ivory attr 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 [Brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri] ADJ

ivory skin, complexion:

ivory

ivoire

III.ivory [Brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri]

to tickle the ivories veraltend, scherzh

pianoter ugs

I.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] SUBST (gen)

tower COMPUT

tour f

II.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] VERB 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

Wendungen:

to tower above (outstrip) rival, peer

dominer

III.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, 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 im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für ivory tower im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

ivory tower SUBST übtr

ivory tower

tour f d'ivoire

Übersetzungen für ivory tower im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪvəri] SUBST

1. ivory (from elephants' tusks):

ivory

ivoire m

2. ivory Pl (set of ivory goods):

ivory

ivoirerie f

3. ivory Pl scherzh, iron ugs (keys of piano):

ivory

touches fpl de piano

II.ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪvəri] SUBST

1. ivory (of substance from tusks):

ivory

en ivoire

2. ivory (cream, not white):

ivory

ivoire inv

I.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] SUBST

tower

tour f

Wendungen:

a tower of strength

un roc

II.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] VERB intr

tower

s'élever

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

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