dandy

ottimo, eccellente

Molto buono o piacevole.

In inglese semplice: Very good or pleasing.

• That's a dandy idea.
• This is a dandy little tool for opening jars.
• They did a dandy job repairing the fence.

Sinonimi: great, excellent, splendid

Contrari: terrible, awful

Espressioni comuni: dandy idea, dandy little tool, just dandy

buono, soddisfacente

Buono e accettabile, anche se restano problemi o possibilità di miglioramento.

In inglese semplice: Good and satisfactory, although there may still be problems or room for improvement.

• Everything seems fine and dandy so far.
• That's fine and dandy, but who will pay?
• The plan sounds all fine and dandy until you look at the cost.

Sinonimi: fine, satisfactory, acceptable

Contrari: unsatisfactory

Espressioni comuni: fine and dandy, all fine and dandy

da dandy, ricercato

Che mostra quanto un uomo tenga ai vestiti alla moda e a un aspetto elegante.

In inglese semplice: Showing a man's great concern with fashionable clothes and elegant appearance.

• He copied his uncle's dandy style.
• His dandy appearance attracted attention in the village.
• The actor's dandy clothes matched his careful manners.

Sinonimi: foppish, dandified

Espressioni comuni: dandy style, dandy manners, dandy appearance

dandy, gagà

Uomo che dedica molta attenzione ai vestiti, all’aspetto e ai modi raffinati.

In inglese semplice: A man who pays a great deal of attention to his clothes, appearance, and elegant manners.

• He was a dandy in a silk suit.
• The young dandies wore bright waistcoats.
• A fashionable dandy entered the café with a silver walking stick.

Sinonimi: fop, beau

Espressioni comuni: well-dressed dandy, fashionable dandy, young dandy

portantina, lettiga

Sedile aperto sospeso a delle aste, usato per trasportare una persona.

In inglese semplice: An open seat hanging from poles, used to carry a person.

• Two porters carried her in a dandy.
• The dandy hung from long wooden poles.
• Travelers used dandies on the steep mountain paths.

Sinonimi: sedan chair, litter

Espressioni comuni: ride a dandy, carried by dandy, dandy bearers