window-dressing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for window-dressing in the English»Italian Dictionary

window dressing [Brit, Am ˈwɪndoʊ ˌdrɛsɪŋ] N

1. window dressing:

window dressing

vetrinistica f

2. window dressing fig:

it's all window dressing pej

è solo uno specchietto per le allodole

3. window dressing ECON:

window dressing

window dressing m

Translations for window-dressing in the Italian»English Dictionary

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vetrinistica

window dressing

è solo uno specchietto per le allodole

it's only a snare and a delusion, it's all window dressing

window-dressing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for window-dressing in the English»Italian Dictionary

window-dressing N

1. window-dressing (in shop):

window-dressing

allestimento m vetrine

2. window-dressing fig:

window-dressing

facciata f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Loyal opposition is allowed in such faux democracies as window-dressing.

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Could the rules review, extensive though it may prove to be, turn out to be so much window-dressing?

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They are not characters, they are window-dressing for his aspirational lifestyle.

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These changes, so far, have been largely window-dressing.

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That window-dressing is helped with smart writing and plotting.

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In other words, "morality" and "honour" were just window-dressing.

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They wonder if the whole thing is window-dressing.

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The spinning reels on the video screen, the plays and bets he made at the terminal for the next 15 minutes were just window-dressing.

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In fact, he is himself window-dressing for a government that couldn't care less about the schooling of the poor.

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Meeting and greeting foreign dignitaries and planting trees on home turf amounts to window-dressing.

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