namby-pamby in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for namby-pamby in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.namby-pamby [Brit nambɪˈpambi, Am ˌnæmbiˈpæmbi] N inf, pej

namby-pamby

pappamolla mf

II.namby-pamby [Brit nambɪˈpambi, Am ˌnæmbiˈpæmbi] ADJ inf, pej

namby-pamby

sdolcinato

namby-pamby

stucchevole

Translations for namby-pamby in the Italian»English Dictionary

pappamolla [pappaˈmɔlla], pappamolle [pappaˈmɔlle] N mf <pl pappamolla>

pappamolla

milksop

pappamolla

namby-pamby

I.smidollato [zmidolˈlato] VB pp

smidollato → smidollare

II.smidollato [zmidolˈlato] ADJ

smidollato

spineless

smidollato

gutless

III.smidollato (smidollata) [zmidolˈlato] N m (f)

smidollato (smidollata)

spineless person

smidollato (smidollata)

namby-pamby

See also smidollare

I.smidollare [zmidolˈlare] VB trans

1. smidollare (togliere il midollo a):

smidollare

to remove the marrow from

2. smidollare (rammollire):

smidollare fig

to weaken

II.smidollarsi VB refl

smidollarsi

to grow weak

smidollarsi

to lose one's strength

namby-pamby in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for namby-pamby in the English»Italian Dictionary

namby-pamby [ˌnæm·bɪ·ˈpæm·bi] ADJ inf

namby-pamby person

rammollito, -a

namby-pamby poem

sdolcinato, -a

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

What's this namby-pamby 10 p.m. business?

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Or is this the namby-pamby talk of people who always come eighth out of eight?

www.independent.ie

Don't you just hate a namby-pamby poem that goes all over the place saying nothing.

www.npr.org

That might sound a little... namby-pamby.

www.fastcompany.com

Could it be that the electorate has grown weary of the namby-pamby political correctness dictated by and adhered to by the centre of politics?

www.abc.net.au

It's a namby-pamby response to the voters who said yes in 2014 to the idea of embarking on some sort of study into the pros and cons of amalgamation.

www.timescolonist.com

Seen through the eyes of their opponents, one side is namby-pamby, restrictive, anti-growth.

www.cbc.ca

And there were no namby-pamby sentences then.

www.expressandstar.com

I can't stand namby-pamby, take-it-or-leave-it smokers.

www.independent.co.uk

The 24cm-long slab's (optional) smooth leather cover folds back to form the stand, and the chunky buttons up top are satisfyingly positive compared to namby-pamby touch-sensitive efforts.

www.pcauthority.com.au