dinky
Anglais
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Adjectif
| Nature | Forme |
|---|---|
| Positif | dinky \ˈdɪŋ.ki\ |
| Comparatif | dinkier \ˈdɪŋ.ki.ɚ\ ou \ˈdɪŋ.ki.ə\ |
| Superlatif | dinkiest \ˈdɪŋ.ki.ɪst\ |
dinky \ˈdɪŋ.ki\
- (Royaume-Uni) (Familier) Mignon ; petit et attirant.
- How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky. — (Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island, ch. 11, 1915)
- Comment trouves-tu mon chapeau ? Celui que tu avais sur la tête à l’église hier était vraiment mignon.
- How do you like my hat? That one you had on in church yesterday was real dinky. — (Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of the Island, ch. 11, 1915)
- (États-Unis) (Familier) Rikiki ; petit et insignifiant.
- “I moved around the right-rear corner of the car and looked around. I saw the guy was using a pistol. Your man Wilson explained that to me—that was lucky, too. I wasn’t real crazy about taking an AK on with a dinky little handgun. He saw me come around. We both fired about the same time—I just shot straighter, I guess.” — (Tom Clancy, Patriot games, 1987)
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- “I moved around the right-rear corner of the car and looked around. I saw the guy was using a pistol. Your man Wilson explained that to me—that was lucky, too. I wasn’t real crazy about taking an AK on with a dinky little handgun. He saw me come around. We both fired about the same time—I just shot straighter, I guess.” — (Tom Clancy, Patriot games, 1987)
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