poltrona

Esperanto

Etymology

From poltrono + -a.

Adjective

poltrona (accusative singular poltronan, plural poltronaj, accusative plural poltronajn)

  1. (literary, rare) cowardly
    • 1965, Kálmán Kalocsay (translator), La tragedio de l'homo, Imre Madách:
      Mi ne kondamnas tiun ĉi poltronan
      popolon, ĝi ne estas kulpa, ĝia
      naturo estas, ke ĝin la mizero
      brulstampu sklavo.
      I don't condemn this cowardly
      people, they are not to blame, their
      nature is to be branded
      a slave by misery.
    • 1999, William Auld, interviewed by Aleksander Korĵenkov in La Ondo de Esperanto:
      Cetere, pseŭdonimeco en certaj cirkonstancoj estas tolerebla (ekzemple ĉe Zamenhof) — sed kiam aŭtoro kaŝas sin pseŭdonime por sin savi de pravaj riproĉoj kaj eventualaj reagoj, tio estas anonimeco kovarda kaj poltrona.
      Additionally, pseudonymity in certain circumstances is tolerable (for example in Zamenhof's case) — but when an author hides behind a pseudonym to save themselves from just reproaches and potential reactions, that sort of anonymity is low and cowardly.
    • 2010, Baldur Ragnarsson, "La grimpo", La fontoj nevideblaj:
      "Jes, tie la vojo," diris la gvidisto[...]
      "por ĝin laŭiri nepras la persisto
      kaj ne hazardaj paŝoj de poltrona drivo."
      "Yes, there's the road," said the guide[...]
      "to follow it requires persistence
      and not random steps of a cowardly drift.

Synonyms


Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English poltroon, French poltron.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /polˈtrona/

Adjective

poltrona

  1. cowardly, dastardly, chicken-hearted

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

  • feblanma

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /polˈtro.na/

Adjective

poltrona

  1. Feminine singular of adjective poltrone.

Noun

poltrona f (plural poltrone)

  1. female equivalent of poltrone
  2. lazy woman, indolent woman
    Synonyms: pigra, indolente, oziosa

Etymology 2

From poltro.[1]

Noun

poltrona f (plural poltrone)

  1. (furniture) armchair, easy chair
  2. (theater) seat
  3. (prestigious position) position

Descendants

See also

References

  1. poltrona in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

poltrona

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian poltrona.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /poɫ.ˈtɾo.nɐ/, /puɫ.ˈtɾo.nɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pol‧tro‧na

Noun

poltrona f (plural poltronas)

  1. armchair
  2. seat (in a bus or the like, if it has arms)

Spanish

Adjective

poltrona

  1. Feminine singular of adjective poltrón.

Noun

poltrona f (plural poltronas)

  1. armchair
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