Dickensian in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Dickensian in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Dickensian [Am dəˈkɛnziən, Brit dɪˈkɛnzɪən] ADJ

Dickensian character/style

dickensiano

Dickensian slum/squalor

de la época victoriana

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That's far from the only Dickensian touch in the trilogy.

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It is not the dark, Dickensian service that people seem to have in their minds any more.

metro.co.uk

It would make for an appropriately Dickensian social comedy, if so.

www.telegraph.co.uk

His Dickensian-themed paintings formed their own genre; charged with a socially reflective moods and personal circumstance, all underpinned by a rigorous technique.

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The surrounding area has many Dickensian associations.

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She was then a peer-support worker, but under the Dickensian welfare rules, she was earning less working part-time than sitting at home.

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The building consisted of seven different freeholds and had been described as a Dickensian rabbit warren.

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There are violent fathers, kindly paternal surrogates, stern but caring lawyers, wild but loyal best friends, and competing love interests blessed with different Dickensian ideals.

www.independent.co.uk

Perhaps it's because, in one way, it is still a Dickensian city: a city of the powerless.

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Aside from the dramatic plot, the Dickensian humour also appealed to readers.

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