[His] genius was for making men work as a team. He had to handle the prima donnas of a dozen different nations (Newsweek).
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pri·ma don·na — /ˌprıməˈdɑːnə, Brit ˌpriːməˈdɒnə/ noun, pl ⋯ nas [count] 1 : the main female singer in an opera company : ↑diva 2 disapproving : a person who thinks she or he is better than everyone else and who does not work well as part of a team or group The… … Useful english dictionary
pri|mi|done — «PRY muh don», noun. = Mysoline. (Cf. ↑Mysoline) ╂[tydf>p(y)rimid(ine) + one] … Useful english dictionary
dón — 1 a m (ọ̑) 1. glas donečega predmeta: zvon ima lep don 2. zastar. donenje: iz stolpa se glasi don zvonov 2 a m (ọ̑) v španskem in italijanskem okolju gospod: ošaben don / neskl., kot pristavek k imenu plemiča, duhovnika pri don Kihotu … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
pri·va·cy — /ˈpraıvəsi, Brit ˈprıvəsi/ noun [noncount] 1 : the state of being alone : the state of being away from other people She went upstairs for some privacy. I don t care about what you do in the privacy of your own home. [=I don t care what you do… … Useful english dictionary
prima donna — pri•ma don•na [[t]ˌpri mə ˈdɒn ə, ˌprɪm ə[/t]] n. pl. prima don•nas 1) mad a first or principal female singer of an opera company 2) a vain, temperamental person who expects privileged treatment • Etymology: 1760–70; < It: lit., first lady;… … From formal English to slang
Primadonna — Pri·ma·dọn·na die; , Pri·ma·don·nen; 1 die wichtigste Sängerin in einer Oper, in einem Theater 2 pej; jemand, der sich verhält, als ob er ein Star sei … Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache
priodonte — (pri o don t ) s. m. Genre d édentés formé aux dépens de l ancien genre tatou, et contenant une seule espèce, le priodonte gigantesque, qui habite le Paraguay ; c était le dasype giganté de G. Cuvier. ÉTYMOLOGIE Du grec, scier, et, dent … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
primadonna — pri·ma·dòn·na s.f. var. → prima donna … Dizionario italiano
Primadonna — Pri|ma|don|na die; , ...nnen <aus gleichbed. it. prima donna, eigtl. »erste Dame«, vgl. ↑Donna>: 1. Darstellerin der weiblichen Hauptpartie in der Oper, erste Sängerin. 2. verwöhnter u. empfindlicher Mensch, der eine entsprechende… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
prima donna — pri|ma don|na [ ,primə danə ] noun count 1. ) the most important female singer in an opera 2. ) someone who thinks they are very important or special, and who is very difficult to please … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
