airy-fairy

[US]/[ˈeə.ri ˈfeə.ri]/
[UK]/[ˈer.i ˈfer.i]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. Frivolo; irreale; privo di sostanza; leggero e delicato.
adv. In modo frivolo o irreale.

Phrases & Collocations

airy-fairy tale

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airy-fairy notion

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airy-fairy world

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so airy-fairy

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being airy-fairy

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airy-fairy ideas

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airy-fairy nonsense

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described as airy-fairy

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an airy-fairy scheme

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airy-fairy dreams

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Example Sentences

she dismissed his ideas as airy-fairy and unrealistic.

Le ha liquidate come fantastiche e irrealistiche.

the film's plot was a bit airy-fairy for my taste.

La trama del film era un po' fantastica per i miei gusti.

he spun an airy-fairy tale about finding buried treasure.

Ha inventato una storia fantastica sul trovare un tesoro nascosto.

i prefer practical solutions to airy-fairy theories.

Preferisco soluzioni pratiche alle teorie fantastiche.

the children were lost in an airy-fairy world of make-believe.

I bambini erano persi in un mondo fantastico di finzione.

don't get caught up in airy-fairy promises from salespeople.

Non farti prendere dalla promesse fantastiche dei venditori.

the proposal was full of airy-fairy language and lacked substance.

La proposta era piena di linguaggio fantastico e mancava di sostanza.

i find her explanations rather airy-fairy and vague.

Trovo le sue spiegazioni un po' fantastiche e vaghe.

he presented an airy-fairy vision of a utopian future.

Ha presentato una visione fantastica di un futuro utopico.

the project was abandoned due to its airy-fairy nature.

Il progetto è stato abbandonato a causa della sua natura fantastica.

she has a tendency to get lost in airy-fairy fantasies.

Ha la tendenza a perdersi in fantasie fantastiche.

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