English-Finnish translations for corset

  • korsettiOn selvää, että Jarzembowski ihailee Oscar Wildea, joka sanoi viisaasti, että " argumenttien johdonmukaisuus on pikkusielujen korsetti" . It is obvious that Mr Jarzembowski is a devotee of Oscar Wilde, who said, wisely, that 'consistency in argument is the corset of small minds' . Nyt on selvää, että olinkin oikeassa ja että vakaus- ja kasvusopimus on kuin liian tiukka korsetti, joka ehkäisee kasvun, investointien ja työllisyyden kehitystä Euroopassa. It is now clear that, in fact, I was right and that the Stability and Growth Pact is a corset that is far too tight for growth, investment and employment to be able to develop in Europe.

Definition of corset

Examples

  • Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.
  • "I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!" she exclaimed.

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