pedestal

pedestal
m.
pedestal, stand.
poner/tener a alguien en un pedestal to put somebody on a pedestal
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pedestal
► nombre masculino
1 pedestal
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FRASEOLOGÍA
poner/tener a alguien en un pedestal to put/hold somebody on a pedestal
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SM pedestal, stand
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masculino pedestal

bajar(se) del pedestal — to get off one's high horse

caérsele a alguien del pedestal — to go down in somebody's estimation

poner a alguien en un pedestal — to place o put somebody on a pedestal

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= pedestal, plinth.
Ex. this grand public monument features imposing bronze figures on both front and back and a substantial granite pedestal.
Ex. The elaborate piece consists of a plinth of mahogany and ebony containing a clock and barrel-organ.
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* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.
* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.
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masculino pedestal

bajar(se) del pedestal — to get off one's high horse

caérsele a alguien del pedestal — to go down in somebody's estimation

poner a alguien en un pedestal — to place o put somebody on a pedestal

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= pedestal, plinth.

Ex: this grand public monument features imposing bronze figures on both front and back and a substantial granite pedestal.

Ex: The elaborate piece consists of a plinth of mahogany and ebony containing a clock and barrel-organ.
* bajar a Alguien del pedestal = knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal, cut + Nombre + down to size.
* poner a Alguien en un pedestal = put + Nombre + on a pedestal.

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pedestal
masculine
pedestal
los eleva a un pedestal she places o puts them on a pedestal
bajar(se) del pedestal to get off one's high horse
caérsele a algn del pedestal to go down in sb's estimation
poner a algn en un pedestal to place o put sb on a pedestal
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pedestal sustantivo masculino
pedestal
pedestal sustantivo masculino pedestal
♦ Locuciones: tener a alguien en un pedestal, to idolize sb
'pedestal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
velador
- jardinera
English:
lionise
- pedestal
- plinth
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pedestal nm
pedestal, stand;
Comp
poner a alguien en un pedestal to put sb on a pedestal;
la tiene en un pedestal he's put her on a pedestal;
Comp
bajar del pedestal: desde que ganó el premio no hay quien lo baje del pedestal since he won the prize, it's been impossible to get him down off his high horse
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pedestal
m pedestal;
poner/tener a alguien en/sobre un pedestal fig put/have s.o. on a pedestal
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pedestal nm
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