proverbial

proverbial englannista suomeksi

1. kuuluisa, tunnettu, maankuulu, tarumainen

2. sananlaskumainen, sananlaskun

1. sananlaskumainen

2. tunnettu, maankuulu, kuuluisa

2. Substantiivi

3. sukukalleus (monikko) / sukukalleudet

proverbial englanniksi

1. Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or tale.

2. 1947, ''on 34th Street|Miracle on 34th Street'' (transcript):

Doris: You're making me feel like the proverbial stepmother.

3. Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor.

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4. Widely known; famous; stereotypical.

''I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.''

5. Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.

''I think we should be prepared in case the proverbial hits the fan.''

''Are you the piss|taking the proverbial?''

6. The groin or the testicles.

''You'll find they've got you by the proverbials.''

7. (l)