poltroon in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for poltroon in the English»Italian Dictionary

poltroon [Brit pɒlˈtruːn, Am pɑlˈtrun] N liter, arch

poltroon

pusillanime mf

poltroon

vile mf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He knows this side of politics -- the poltroons, the fixers, the back-room boys.

www.newyorker.com

Flakes and felons, the mighty and the minion, pedants and poltroons: a rogue's gallery of rascals, rotters and reprobates.

www.thestar.com

Everybody who figures in their dramatic universe is a buffoon, a poltroon or a dupe; some manage to score in more than one of those categories.

news.nationalpost.com

No town needs to waste its time arguing with or worrying about the snipers, snarlers, pettifoggers and cheap poltroons in its midst.

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