ivory tower in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ivory tower in the English»French Dictionary

ivory tower N fig

ivory tower

tour f d'ivoire

Translations for ivory tower in the French»English Dictionary

s'enfermer ou se retrancher dans sa tour d'ivoire

to shut oneself away in an ivory tower

tour d'ivoire fig

ivory tower

Translations for ivory tower in the English»French Dictionary

I.ivory [Brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri] N

1. ivory (substance):

ivory U

ivoire m

ivory attr object

d'ivoire, en ivoire

2. ivory (ornament):

ivory

ivoire m

ivory

objet m en ivoire

3. ivory (colour):

ivory

ivoire m inv

II.ivory [Brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri] ADJ

ivory skin, complexion:

ivory

ivoire

III.ivory [Brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri, Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri]

to tickle the ivories dated, hum

pianoter inf

I.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] N (gen)

tower COMPUT

tour f

II.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r] VB intr

1. tower:

to tower above, to tower over (dominate) village, countryside

dominer

to tower above or over sb (gen)

être plus grand que qn

to tower above or over sb (menacingly)

dominer qn de toute sa hauteur

Phrases:

to tower above (outstrip) rival, peer

dominer

III.tower [Brit ˈtaʊə, Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r]

to be a tower of strength

être solide comme un roc

she's been a tower of strength to me

elle a été d'un grand soutien pour moi

ivory tower in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ivory tower in the English»French Dictionary

ivory tower N fig

ivory tower

tour f d'ivoire

Translations for ivory tower in the English»French Dictionary

I.ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪvəri] N

1. ivory (from elephants' tusks):

ivory

ivoire m

2. ivory pl (set of ivory goods):

ivory

ivoirerie f

3. ivory pl iron hum inf (keys of piano):

ivory

touches fpl de piano

II.ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪvəri] N

1. ivory (of substance from tusks):

ivory

en ivoire

2. ivory (cream, not white):

ivory

ivoire inv

I.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] N

tower

tour f

Phrases:

a tower of strength

un roc

II.tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] VB intr

tower

s'élever

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He brought history out of the ivory tower and into people's lives.

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In a state-dominated mass society, the lonely, lucid, intellectual bermensch can only retreat in his ivory tower.

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From bookstores and landscaping to email and finances, the ivory tower is turning to the private sector to stay in business.

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The numbers she sees in her practice are sobering for anyone who aspires to a career in the ivory tower.

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A perceived lack of support drove student entrepreneurs to abandon the ivory tower before finishing.

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New platforms are allowing museums to break free of the confines of the academic ivory tower and engage with their communities like never before.

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The protagonist is an artist of the ivory tower who goes to a remote beautiful place to portray nature.

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Climate evangelism was for the longest time just an ivory tower issue that only that one sector discussed.

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He lambasts it for being an ivory tower analysis of real world poverty.

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She is far from being an ivory tower scholar, but has succeeded in making her views accessible to both academic and non-academic audiences.

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