matronly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

matronly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for matronly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

matronly Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a matronly figure
una persona madura y corpulenta
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The silent opening minutes paint a deceptively quiet portrait of this sad group of men and their matronly caretaker.
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Doors swoosh open and matronly secretaries peer longingly over their specs while male colleagues offer welcoming high fives.
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But the overall effect made the usually vivacious blonde appear rather matronly.
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Though early work played upon her beautiful svelte blankness, more recent films have taken advantage of her increasingly nuanced persona and more matronly form.
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I won't do an updo; it's far too matronly for my aesthetic.
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Matronly, quiet and solid, it has the air of a provincial hotel, one where key scenes from a romantic novel might have taken place.
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And yes, that matronly necklace needs to be gone, stat.
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Nothing modest or matronly will do for this occasion.
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Her pearls, bland blazers and matronly mien belie a fierce fighter who is ready to take her loudest critics to court.
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Mainstream feminists prioritized getting the right to vote in part because they accepted women's separate, matronly role.
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