puritano

adj.

puritan, puritanical, straight-laced, prudish.

m.

puritan, prude, bluenose.

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puritano

► adjetivo

1 puritan, puritanic

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 puritan

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puritano, -a

1. ADJ

1) (Rel) Puritan

2) [actitud tradición] puritanical, puritan

2. SM / F

1) (Rel) Puritan

2) (fig) puritan

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I

-na adjetivo (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan (before n); (mojigato) puritanical

II

-na masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan; (mojigato) puritan

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= puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].

Ex. This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.

Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness .

Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

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I

-na adjetivo (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan (before n); (mojigato) puritanical

II

-na masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan; (mojigato) puritan

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= puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].

Ex: This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.

Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.

Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness .

Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

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puritano¹ -na

adjective

1 (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan (before n)

2 (mojigato) puritanical

puritano² -na

masculine, feminine

1 (Relig) Puritan

2 (mojigato) puritan

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puritano

◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan (before n);

(mojigato) puritanical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan;
(mojigato) puritan
puritano,-a
I adjetivo puritanical
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 puritan
2 Rel Puritan
'puritano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
puritana
English:
puritan
- puritanical
- strait

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puritano, -a

♦ adj

1. Rel puritan

2. [mojigato] puritanical

♦ nm,f

1. Rel puritan

2. [mojigato] puritan

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puritano

I adj puritanical

II m, puritana f puritan

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puritano, -na adj

: puritanical, puritan

puritano, -na n

1) : Puritan

2) : puritan