ivory tower in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ivory tower in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ivory tower N

ivory tower

torre f de marfil

Translations for ivory tower in the Spanish»English Dictionary

torre de marfil

ivory tower

Translations for ivory tower in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tower [Am ˈtaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈtaʊə] N

1. tower:

tower

torre f

church or bell tower

campanario m

the Tower of Babel

la Torre de Babel

radio/television tower

torre de radio/televisión

to be a tower of strength

ser un gran apoyo

2. tower COMPUT:

tower

torre f

I.ivory <pl ivories> [Am ˈaɪv(ə)ri, Brit ˈʌɪv(ə)ri] N

1. ivory (material):

ivory

marfil m

she collects ivory

colecciona objetos de marfil

to tickle the ivories sl, dated

tocar el piano

2. ivory (color):

ivory

marfil m

ivory

color m marfil

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

ivory paint/table

de color marfil

ivory skin

marfil adj inv

ivory tower in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ivory tower in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ivory tower N fig

ivory tower

torre f de marfil

Translations for ivory tower in the Spanish»English Dictionary

torre de marfil fig

ivory tower

Translations for ivory tower in the English»Spanish Dictionary

tower [ˈtaʊəʳ, Am ˈtaʊɚ] N

tower

torre f

Phrases:

a tower of strength

un gran apoyo

ivory <-ies> [ˈaɪvəri] N

1. ivory no pl:

ivory

marfil m

2. ivory pl inf MUS:

ivory

teclas f pl (del piano)

to tickle the ivories fig

tocar el piano

3. ivory pl inf ANAT:

ivory

dientes m pl

tower N

User Entry

tower COMPUT

torre f

tower N

User Entry

the Twin Towers (in New York) ARCHIT

las Torres Gemelas fpl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They sit in their ivory tower telling us that it's business as usual and that they will keep us informed what a joke.

www.thegrocer.co.uk

Academic insularity is colloquially criticized as being ivory tower; when used pejoratively, this term is criticized as anti-intellectualism.

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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.

mashable.com

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

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It is the ivory tower socialism with which he was indoctrinated in college.

hotair.com

The image of the ivory tower, a colloquial metaphor for academia, sustains the metaphor.

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

america.aljazeera.com

It's not a bunch of academics in an ivory tower.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

www.washingtontimes.com

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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