Significado de "stiff upper lip" en el diccionario de inglés

PRONUNCIACIÓN DE STIFF UPPER LIP EN INGLÉS

stiff upper lip

QUÉ SIGNIFICA STIFF UPPER LIP EN INGLÉS

Labio superior rígido

Stiff upper lip

El que tiene un labio superior rígido muestra fortaleza frente a la adversidad, o ejercita gran autocontrol en la expresión de la emoción. La frase es más comúnmente escuchado como parte del idioma "mantener un labio superior rígido", y se ha utilizado tradicionalmente para describir un atributo del pueblo británico, que a veces son percibidos por otras culturas como no emocional. Un signo de debilidad es el temblor del labio superior, por lo que el refrán mantener un labio superior rígido. Cuando el labio superior de una persona comienza a temblar, es una de las primeras señales de que la persona está asustada o sacudida al experimentar emociones profundas. Los poemas que presentan una memorable evocación del estoicismo victoriano y un labio superior rígido incluyen "If-" de Rudyard Kipling y "Invictus" de W. E. Henley. La frase se hizo simbólica del pueblo británico, y particularmente de los que eran productos del sistema escolar inglés de la escuela, durante la era Victorian.

One who has a stiff upper lip displays fortitude in the face of adversity, or exercises great self-restraint in the expression of emotion. The phrase is most commonly heard as part of the idiom "keep a stiff upper lip", and has traditionally been used to describe an attribute of British people, who are sometimes perceived by other cultures as being unemotional. A sign of weakness is trembling of the upper lip, hence the saying keep a stiff upper lip. When a person's upper lip begins to tremble, it is one of the first signs that the person is scared or shaken by experiencing deep emotion. Poems that feature a memorable evocation of Victorian stoicism and a stiff upper lip include Rudyard Kipling's "If—" and W. E. Henley's "Invictus". The phrase became symbolic of the British people, and particularly of those who were products of the English public school system, during the Victorian era.

TRADUCCIÓN DE STIFF UPPER LIP

Conoce la traducción de stiff upper lip a 25 idiomas con nuestro traductor multilingüe.

Las traducciones de stiff upper lip presentadas en esta sección han sido obtenidas mediante traducción automática estadística a partir del idioma inglés.

• Traductor inglés - chino: 咬紧牙关
• Traductor inglés - español: labio superior tieso
• inglés: stiff upper lip
• Traductor inglés - hindi: कठोर ऊपरी होंठ
• Traductor inglés - árabe: الشفة العليا شديدة
• Traductor inglés - ruso: молодцом
• Traductor inglés - portugués: stiff upper lip
• Traductor inglés - bengalí: শক্ত ওপরের ঠোঁট
• Traductor inglés - francés: lèvre supérieure raide
• Traductor inglés - malayo: Bibir atas yang sengit
• Traductor inglés - alemán: steife Oberlippe
• Traductor inglés - japonés: 硬い上唇
• Traductor inglés - coreano: 뻣뻣한 윗입술
• Traductor inglés - javanés: Lip kaku ndhuwur
• Traductor inglés - vietnamita: môi trên cứng
• Traductor inglés - tamil: கடினமான மேல் உதடு
• Traductor inglés - maratí: ताठ ओठ
• Traductor inglés - turco: sert üst dudak
• Traductor inglés - italiano: labbro superiore rigido
• Traductor inglés - polaco: sztywna górna warga
• Traductor inglés - ucraniano: молодцем
• Traductor inglés - rumano: rigid buza de sus
• Traductor inglés - griego: σκληρό άνω χείλος
• Traductor inglés - afrikáans: stywe bolip
• Traductor inglés - sueco: stel överläpp
• Traductor inglés - noruego: stiff upper lip

2 CITAS EN INGLÉS CON «STIFF UPPER LIP»

Citas y frases célebres con la palabra stiff upper lip.

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Lynn Redgrave

And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years.

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Asif Ali Zardari

I studied in Britain and spent great moments of my life there as a student living in Belsize Park. I admire the British trait of the stiff upper lip in the face of adversity. My wife studied in Britain, too, and both of us have many friends there.

10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «STIFF UPPER LIP»

Descubre el uso de stiff upper lip en la siguiente selección bibliográfica. Libros relacionados con stiff upper lip y pequeños extractos de los mismos para contextualizar su uso en la literatura.

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

In this humorous take on English manners, the paragon of British gentlemanly virtues leaps to the aid of his bumbling batchelor boss on numerous occasions.

Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, 2000

Stiff Upper Lip: Life Among the Diplomats

In this boisterous story collection, mischief abounds in the quiet corners of the British Empire on which the sun never sets As the overseer of the kitchen at the British embassy in Vulgaria, De Mandeville has begun to abuse his power.

Lawrence Durrell, 2012

AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip-GTE

Presents the music from the album "Stiff Upper Lip" for voice and guitar.

AC/DC (Musical group), 2000

An American Glossary

1833 Keep a stiff upper lip ; no bones broken. — John Neal, ' The Down Easter,' i. 15. 1834 Now let every man keep a stiff upper lip. — ' Major Jack Downing,' p. 16 (I860). 1838 They may " keep a stiff upper lip," as the saying is; but the game ...

Richard Hopwood Thornton, Louise Hanley, 1912

A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...

1852 "keep a stiff upper lip," said George. (p. 125) Stowe, Harriet B. Uncle Tom's Cabin; The Minister's Wooing; Oldtown Folks. New York: The Library of America, 1982. 1865 Let us, my brethren, keep a stiff upper lip. (p. 167) Locke, David R.

George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005

The Hummer: containing songs, quartets, and chorses, sacred ...

Keep a t-H (hen square in the face with a stiff up per lip. Keep a work for the same ; The sea is yet full of good fish that will nip, Your luck may yet turn, keep a stifl up -per lip. Keep a stiff upper lip, keep a -K- St n S i^ftt fx— N— N— fv--5 — N— f ...

J. F. Kinsey, 1890

The Inland Printer

KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP. If hard luck your spirit is riling, Just face the old world all a-smiling — Keep a stiff upper lip. If your pocket is empty don't blow it, If your feeling's are wounded, don't show it ; If gloomy, let nobody know it ; Keep a stiff ...

‎1896

Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: Rea

D. Chron., 21 Mar. Yarns were very stiff. 1893. Harper's Mag., lxxxvi. 447. We now left the carriages and hegan a STIFF climh to the top of the hill. 1899. Westcott, David Hume, xvi. He's got a pretty stiff upper lip of his own, I reckon. 2. (venery).

John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley, 1903

The Essential Rock Discography

(cd-s) (CDSTIFF 1001 STIFF UPPER LIP / HARD AS A ROCK (live) / BALLBREAKER (live) fiil Q - compilations, others, etc. - Aug84. (m-lp) Atco; < 80J78> JAILBREAK '74 (early demos..) Q [Til (UK re-iss. cd Oct94; 756792449-2) Sep 84.

Martin Charles Strong, 2006

The Magazine of Business

Keep a stiff upper lip. Your fortune depends on it more than upon mere ability or money. In fact, you can win without either money or ability, if you keep a stiff upper lip. It is easier to think this than to do it. There may be hollow cheeks at home, ...

Arch Wilkinson Shaw, 1903

10 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «STIFF UPPER LIP»

Conoce de qué se habla en los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y cómo se emplea el término stiff upper lip en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.

Terrorism? Keep a Stiff Upper Lip.

Keep a Stiff Upper Lip. Dozens of British citizens were just killed in Tunisia. But David Cameron's government has no clue how to combat Islamist terror. By Alex ... «Foreign Policy, Jun 15»

Juventus vs Barcelona: Andrea Pirlo maintains stiff upper lip as he …

Andrea Pirlo left Berlin's Olympiastadion clutching a World Cup winners' medal following his last appearance at the stadium nine years ago, but this time, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

How can we save the NHS? Rediscover the stiff upper lip

We need a campaign to reinstate the British stiff upper lip and recognise that medicine does not have the answer to all our ills. The aim should be not to make ... «The Independent, May 15»

15 Years Ago: Brotherly Help Gets AC/DC Back to Basics on 'Stiff …

In fact, that textbook AC/DC approach to blue-collar rock and roll on steroids was never more in evidence than on Stiff Upper Lip. This was likely because, for the ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Feb 15»

Living with ECB QE: Sweden panics, while UK keeps stiff upper lip

Deflation is no laughing matter for Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves. Photograph by Vilhelm Stokstad —AFP/Getty Images ... «Fortune, Feb 15»

'Stiff upper lip' means patients ignore signs of cancer

Half of people over 50 are ignoring potential symptoms of cancer due to a “stiff upper lip” and a fear of wasting their GP's time, a study by Cancer Research UK ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Ene 15»

Happy Mondays: There's no inner-peace in keeping a stiff upper lip

There is a time and place for our stiff upper lips and no shame at all in expressing our real feelings and being honest enough to demonstrate our hurt. There is a ... «Express.co.uk, Dic 14»

A Not-So-Stiff Upper Lip

A Not-So-Stiff Upper Lip. By Celia Gittelson, BA on Monday, November 17, 2014. Summary. Mustaches for Kids raises funds for Memorial Sloan Kettering's ... «Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Nov 14»

Canada's stiff upper lip

On Tuesday, Canada celebrated the life and lamented the death of Corporal Nathan Cirillo, the young reservist and father who was killed last week as he stood ... «Politico, Oct 14»

Aspirin and a stiff upper lip are best remedies for a broken heart

Consider it a win for the stiff upper lip. Talking about a failed relationship doesn't soothe the pain of heartbreak and can make some people feel even worse, ... «The Guardian, Sep 14»