potboiler in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for potboiler in the English»Italian Dictionary

potboiler [Brit ˈpɒtbɔɪlə, Am ˈpɑtˌbɔɪlər] N pej

potboiler (artistic work)

= opera realizzata unicamente per vendere

potboiler (film)

film m di cassetta

Translations for potboiler in the Italian»English Dictionary

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potboiler in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for potboiler in the English»Italian Dictionary

potboiler [ˈpɑ:t·ˌbɔɪ·lɚ] N pej

potboiler

opera commerciale

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His first efforts, published under a variety of pseudonyms, were cheaply printed potboiler novels.

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It's an entertaining potboiler, though a minor work...

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It looks, feels and smells like an entertaining potboiler, but is really a rip-off of superior crime capers.

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I am offended if my book is called a potboiler.

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True, the book has the hyperbolic title of a potboiler, but in fact it's a real page-turner.

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Clearly, this is a potboiler with a lesson to teach wannabe scribes.

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He wrote a number of books, mostly by his own admission potboilers.

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Not only potboilers turn on the will, but many classics too.

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His potboilers enmeshed a character in a crisis, after which suspense was enhanced by switching to other, related plot lines.

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Watch it for its robust potboiler personality.

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