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prim

UK
/prɪm/
US
/prɪm/

Traduzioni

primverb
primmed
Past Simple
primmed
Past Participle
primming
Gerund
UK
/prɪm/
US
/prɪm/
pincerSe dit surtout des lèvres, pour marquer une expression raide, réservée ou désapprobatrice.
She primmed her lips in disapproval when she heard the news.
Elle a pincé les lèvres avec désapprobation en entendant la nouvelle.
s’apprêterEmploi surtout réfléchi ; pour se mettre en ordre ou se rendre plus soigné.
She primmed her hair before the important meeting.
Elle s’est apprêté les cheveux avant la réunion importante.
Sinonimi
arrange
preen
smarten
tidy
groom
neaten
primadjective
primmer
Comp.
primmest
Super.
UK
/prɪm/
US
/prɪm/
guindéSe dit d’une allure, d’une tenue ou d’un comportement trop raide, trop formel.
She always dressed in a prim manner, with her blouse buttoned up to the collar.
Elle s’habillait toujours de façon guindée, avec son chemisier boutonné jusqu’au col.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
prudeS’emploie surtout pour une personne trop réservée, trop pudique ou excessivement correcte.
Sinonimi
neat
fastidious
punctilious
fussy
prissy
proper
stuffy
formal
Contrari
unrefined
uncouth
informal

Definizioni

primverb
To make oneself or something neat and tidy, often in a formal or precise manner.
She primmed her hair before the important meeting.
To purse or press (one's lips) into a stiff, formal expression.
She primmed her lips in disapproval when she heard the news.
primadjective
Formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
She always dressed in a prim manner, with her blouse buttoned up to the collar.
Excessively decorous or modest.
His prim attitude made him seem out of place at the casual gathering.
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