Translations for „matronly“ in the English » German Dictionary

ma·tron·ly [ˈmeɪtrənli] ADJ esp hum

matronly

matronenhaft meist pej

a matronly figure

eine gesetzte Figur

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a matronly figure

eine gesetzte Figur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It remains a neighborhood that eschews the matronly.

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Nothing modest or matronly will do for this occasion.

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The inclusive nature of her role in the community is related to the matronly quality of her character.

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But there is no denying the gross popularity, of the gossiping neighbour and the good-looking widower, the inevitable matronly spinster sisters.

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I'm still trying to find my way between matronly and coltishness.

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The silent opening minutes paint a deceptively quiet portrait of this sad group of men and their matronly caretaker.

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But the overall effect made the usually vivacious blonde appear rather matronly.

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And yes, that matronly necklace needs to be gone, stat.

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They were five matronly red hens clearly not in the first flush of youth.

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Despite her image as a proud, matronly, high-class woman, she was willing, if not eager, to submit to extremes of degradation to make her films memorable.

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