superannuated

[US]/ˌsuːpərˈænjueɪtɪd/
[UK]/ˌsuːpərˈænjueɪtɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. in pensione e ricevendo una pensione, obsoleto.
Word Forms
participio passatosuperannuated

Example Sentences

a superannuated employee

un dipendente in pensione.

she is not superannuated and has no paid holiday.

lei non è in pensione e non ha ferie pagate.

Real-world Examples

Nothing is more tiresome than a superannuated pedagogue.

Nulla è più stancante di un pedagogo in pensione.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Volume 2)

He could have spared a world of superannuated history, science, or politics, to have reversed better in waltzing.

Avrebbe potuto evitare un mondo di storia, scienza o politica superata, per ballare meglio.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

The husband's business was that of a gunmaker in a thriving city northwards, and his soul was in that business always; the lady was best characterized by that superannuated phrase of elegance 'a votary of the muse'.

Il marito aveva un'attività di fabbricante d'armi in una città fiorente a nord, e la sua anima era sempre in quell'attività; la signora era al meglio caratterizzata da quella frase superata di eleganza: 'una votaria della musa'.

Source: Wessex Novels (Volume 1)

When I have written a phrase which undoubtedly embodies a happy turn of thought, I find it dressed up in feeble commonplace; and when the style is good, it serves only to conceal the baldness of superannuated fancies.

Quando ho scritto una frase che senza dubbio incarna un'idea felice, la trovo vestita di banale debolezza; e quando lo stile è buono, serve solo a nascondere la banalità di fantasie superate.

Source: Three mysterious people

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