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pear-shaped

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Pear´-shaped`
a.1.Of the form of a pear.
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Adj.1.pear-shaped - having a round shape tapered at one end
circular, round - having a circular shape
2.pear-shaped - (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
orotund, rotund, round
full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice"
Translations
pear-shaped [ˈpɛəʃeɪpt] ADJ (lit) → en forma de pera
to go pear-shaped (Brit) → irse a la porra, fastidiarse
things started to go pear-shaped → las cosas empezaron a ir mal
pear-shaped
adj → birnenförmig; to be pear-shaped (woman) → eine birnenförmige Körperform haben; to go pear-shaped (Brit fig inf) → völlig danebengehen (inf)
pear-shaped [ˈpɛəˌʃeɪpt] adj → a forma di pera; (woman) → con le spalle strette e i fianchi larghi
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