proverbial

  • 11proverbial — adj. 2 g. 1. Que tem natureza de provérbio. 2. Que é muito conhecido …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 12proverbial — [adj] conventional, traditional accepted, acknowledged, archetypal, axiomatic, current, customary, famed, familiar, famous, general, legendary, notorious, self evident, time honored, typical, unquestioned, wellknown; concept 530 Ant. abnormal,… …

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  • 13proverbial — Proverbial, [proverbi]ale. adj. Qui tient du proverbe. La conversation familiere souffre les façons de parler proverbiales …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 14proverbial — ► ADJECTIVE 1) referred to in a proverb or idiom. 2) well known, especially so as to be stereotypical. DERIVATIVES proverbially adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15proverbial — ► adjetivo 1 De los proverbios: ■ le gusta usar frases proverbiales en su discurso. 2 Que es notorio o conocido por todos: ■ logró coger al gato del árbol con su proverbial agilidad. * * * proverbial 1 adj. De [los] proverbios: ‘Sabiduría… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 16proverbial — proverbially, adv. /preuh verr bee euhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity. 2. expressed in a proverb or proverbs: proverbial wisdom. 3. of the nature of or resembling a proverb: proverbial sayings. 4 …

    Universalium

  • 17proverbial — [[t]prəvɜ͟ː(r)biəl[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use proverbial to show that you know the way you are describing something is one that is often used or is part of a popular saying. The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust...… …

    English dictionary

  • 18proverbial — pro|ver|bi|al [prəˈvə:biəl US ə:r ] adj 1.) the proverbial sth used when you describe something using part of a well known expression ▪ The store had everything including the proverbial kitchen sink. 2.) relating to a proverb ▪ a proverbial… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19proverbial — adjective 1 the proverbial used when describing something using a well known expression: This was not the proverbial free lunch! 2 well known by a lot of people: It was a level of corruption which became proverbial. 3 connected with a proverb: a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20proverbial — /prəˈvɜbiəl / (say pruh verbeeuhl) adjective 1. relating to or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity. 2. expressed in a proverb or proverbs: proverbial wisdom. 3. of the nature of or resembling a proverb: proverbial sayings. 4. having… …