glory

glory
I ['glɔːrɪ]
nome
1) (honour) gloria f. (anche relig.)
2) (splendour) splendore m.
3) (source of pride) vanto m., orgoglio m.
II ['glɔːrɪ]
verbo intransitivo

to glory in — gloriarsi o essere fiero di [status, strength]

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['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun
1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) gloria, onore
2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) gloria, vanto
3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) splendore
2. verb
(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) gloriarsi, vantarsi
- glorification
- glorious
- gloriously
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glory /ˈglɔ:rɪ/
A n. [uc]
1 gloria; onore; fama; (motivo di) vanto; gloria del Cielo; beatitudine del paradiso: the glories of ancient Greece, le glorie della Grecia antica; to live with the saints in glory, essere con i Santi nella gloria del Cielo; «Glory to God in the highest», «gloria a Dio nell'alto dei Cieli»
2 magnificenza; splendore: springtime in all its glory, la primavera in tutto il suo splendore
3 giubilo; grande contentezza; settimo cielo (fig.); prosperità; colmo del successo: The actress was in her glory, l'attrice era al settimo cielo
4 aureola; alone (di santi, ecc.)
5 (ottica) gloria
B inter.
(fam., = glory be!) buon Dio!; perbacco!
glory hole, (fam. antiq.) ripostiglio; cassetto in disordine; (ind. vetro) forno di riscaldo; (ind. min.) coltivazione a imbuti; (naut.) cambusa □ (fam. antiq.) to go to glory, andare al creatore.
(to) glory /ˈglɔ:rɪ/
v. i.
to glory in, gloriarsi di; vantarsi di: He glories in his country's victory, si gloria della vittoria del suo paese.
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I ['glɔːrɪ]
nome
1) (honour) gloria f. (anche relig.)
2) (splendour) splendore m.
3) (source of pride) vanto m., orgoglio m.
II ['glɔːrɪ]
verbo intransitivo

to glory in — gloriarsi o essere fiero di [status, strength]


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