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adjective (too grand in manner or speech: The headmaster is inclined to be a bit pompous.) pompeux -
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adj.pompeux; emphatique; grandiloquent; prétentieuxEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > pompous
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odds [ɒdz]1. plural noun• I got short/long odds on m'a donné une faible/forte cote• I got £30 over the odds for it (British) on me l'a payé 30 livres de plus que prévuc. ( = difference) it makes no odds cela n'a pas d'importance• his pompous tone was at odds with his vulgar language son ton pompeux ne cadrait pas avec son langage vulgaire2. compounds• we still have a few odds and ends to settle il nous reste encore quelques points à régler ► odds-on favourite noun grand favori m* * *[ɒdz]1) ( in betting) cote f (on sur)the odds on X are short/long — X est bien/mal coté
2) (chance, likelihood) chances fplthe odds are against/in favour of something — quelque chose est improbable/probable
the odds against/in favour of something happening — les chances que quelque chose n'arrive pas/arrive
the odds are in our favour — ( in venture) nous avons toutes les chances de réussir
to shorten/lengthen the odds on something — rendre quelque chose plus/moins probable
••it makes no odds — GB ça n'a pas d'importance
at odds — ( in dispute) être en conflit; ( inconsistent) en contradiction
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[pɔː'tentəs]adjective littér1) ( ominous) sinistre2) ( significant) très important, capital3) ( solemn) grave4) ( pompous) pompeux/-euse -
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[pomp](solemn stateliness and magnificence, eg at a ceremonial occasion: The Queen arrived with great pomp and ceremony.) pompe- pompous- pompously - pompousness - pomposity -
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1 ( ominous) sinistre ;2 ( significant) très important, capital ;3 ( solemn) grave ;4 ( pompous) pompeux/-euse. -
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language ['læŋgwɪdʒ]1 noun(a) (concept, vocabulary) langage m;∎ I prefer language to literature je préfère l'étude des langues à celle de la littérature;∎ the child's acquisition of language l'acquisition du langage par l'enfant∎ the French language la langue française;∎ to study languages faire des études de langue;∎ she speaks three languages fluently elle parle trois langues couramment;∎ to speak the same language parler le même langage;∎ figurative you speak my language nous parlons le même langage;∎ figurative we don't talk the same language nous ne parlons pas le même langage∎ a computer language un langage machine;∎ the language of love/flowers le langage de l'amour/des fleurs(d) (terminology) langue f, langage m;∎ medical/legal language langage m médical/juridique;∎ the language of diplomacy (jargon) le langage diplomatique(e) (manner of expression) expression f, langue f;∎ I find his language very pompous je trouve qu'il s'exprime avec emphase ou de façon très pompeuse(f) (rude words) gros mots mpl, grossièretés fpl;∎ (mind your) language! surveille ton langage!(acquisition) du langage; (teaching, learning, course) de langues; (barrier) linguistique; (student) en langues►► language laboratory, familiar language lab labo m de langues;language studies études fpl de langues -
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pontifical [pɒn'tɪfɪkəl]2 noun -
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portentous [pɔ:'tentəs](a) (ominous → sign) de mauvais présage ou augure(b) (momentous → event) capital, extraordinaire;∎ I've nothing very portentous to announce je n'ai rien d'extraordinaire ou de très important à annoncer∎ her face took on a portentous air elle prit un air solennel -
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∎ it's windy today il y a du vent aujourd'hui;∎ tomorrow it will be very windy everywhere demain, il fera ou il y aura du vent ou le vent soufflera partout;∎ it was terribly windy up on deck il y avait un vent terrible ou le vent soufflait terriblement sur le pont;∎ a cold, windy morning un matin froid et de grand vent;∎ it's a very wet and windy place c'est un endroit très pluvieux et très venteux∎ to be or to get windy about sth paniquer à propos de qch►► the Windy City = surnom de Chicago
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Pompous — Pomp ous, a. [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See {Pomp}.] 1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur; magnificent; as, a pompous procession. [1913 Webster] 2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as, pompous manners; a pompous style … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pompous — (adj.) late 14c., characterized by exaggerated self importance, from O.Fr. pompeux, from L.L. pomposus stately, pompous, from L. pompa pomp (see POMP (Cf. pomp)). More literal, but less common, meaning characterized by pomp is attested from early … Etymology dictionary
pompous — index dictatorial, flatulent, formal, fustian, grandiose, inflated (bombastic), inflated (vain) … Law dictionary
pompous — [adj] arrogant, egotistic affected, bloated, boastful, bombastic, conceited, flatulent, flaunting, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, grandiose, high and mighty*, highfaluting*, high flown*, imperious, important, inflated, magisterial, magniloquent … New thesaurus
pompous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ affectedly grand, solemn, or self important. DERIVATIVES pomposity noun pompously adverb … English terms dictionary
pompous — [päm′pəs] adj. [ME < MFr pompeus < LL pomposus < L pompa: see POMP] 1. Archaic full of pomp; stately 2. characterized by exaggerated stateliness; pretentious, as in speech or manner; self important pompously adv. pompousness n … English World dictionary
pompous — [[t]pɒ̱mpəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as pompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are. He was somewhat pompous and had a high… … English dictionary
pompous — pom|pous [ˈpɔmpəs US ˈpa:m ] adj someone who is pompous thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words used to show disapproval ▪ He seems rather pompous. ▪ the book s pompous style >pompously adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pompous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. excessively elevated or ornate < pompous rhetoric > 2. having or exhibiting self importance ; arrogant < a pompous politician > 3. relating to or suggestive of pomp ; magnificent • pompously … New Collegiate Dictionary
pompous — pompously, adv. /pom peuhs/, adj. 1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official. 2. ostentatiously lofty or high flown: a pompous speech. 3. characterized by pomp, stately splendor, or magnificence … Universalium
pompous — pom|pous [ pampəs ] adjective someone who is pompous thinks they are very important and speaks or behaves in a very serious and formal way. This word shows you do not like people like this: He s a pompous old windbag who loves the sound of his… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English