pliant in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pliant in the English»Italian Dictionary

pliant [Brit ˈplʌɪənt, Am ˈplaɪənt] ADJ

pliant branch, plastic

pieghevole, flessibile

pliant person

arrendevole, docile

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pieghevole

pliant

flessibile plastica, ramo

pliant

pliant in the PONS Dictionary

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Backing their faction in the country a pliant government was soon in place.

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They are aided in climbing with their black, pliant footpads with numerous ridges.

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Many of us instead secretly pine for somebody similarly pliant and low-paid to serve us at home.

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Though cats sit happily on a hard surface, they only knead a soft or pliant surface, although some cats reflexively march on hard surfaces instead of kneading them.

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Oligopolies, aided by pliant governments and an array of trade protections, blocked competition.

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The pliant historian and courtier could be counted on to provide refined touches to official correspondence.

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Her face remains deliberately expressionless but her elegantly arched feet, long limbs and pliant back convey oodles of emotion.

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Wu uses young elm trees, which he says are pliant and do not break easily.

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All of the bones in his body, including his skull, are malleable and his muscle tissue is exceedingly resilient, making his body very flexible and pliant.

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Administration retaliated by focusing on agitators within the heretofore self-selective service clubs, suspending the clubs and then reorganizing them later with a more pliant membership.

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