tinpot in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tinpot in the English»Italian Dictionary

tinpot [Brit ˈtɪnpɒt, Am ˈtɪnˌpɑt] ADJ Brit inf, pej

tinpot dictatorship, organization:

tinpot

da operetta

tinpot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tinpot in the English»Italian Dictionary

tin-pot [ˈtɪn·pɑ:t] ADJ pej inf

tin-pot

da poco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some tinpot squeaky film with no budget?

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A man with his folksy smile and clumsy charm would never cut mustard as a tinpot dictator.

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Likewise, it's not just lower-league fans who are prone to taking the odd tinpot snap.

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There have been tinpot dictators who enjoyed fewer cultish personal tributes.

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It also throws up some hilariously tinpot images - images we now want to celebrate in all their ramshackle glory.

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We wind up with a tinpot dictator and a woman shown to be felonious -- and democracy has fled.

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Normally, sabre rattling by tinpot dictators can be managed or contained.

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They're not tinpot events either.

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This is clearly not some tinpot little coup.

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All we get is political spin and talking points worthy of a tinpot dictatorship.

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