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conspicuous consumption 1. ECON auffälliger Konsum m, Geltungskonsum m; 2. GEN aufwändige Lebenshaltung f Prestigekonsum m (Sozialprestige)Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > conspicuous consumption
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con·spicu·ous con·'sump·tion nPrestigekauf mEnglish-German students dictionary > conspicuous consumption
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adjective1) (clearly visible) unübersehbar2) (obvious, noticeable) auffallend* * *[kən'spikjuəs](very noticeable: Her blond hair made her conspicuous in the crowd.) auffallend- academic.ru/85667/conspicuously">conspicuously- conspicuousness* * *con·spicu·ous[kənˈspɪkju:əs]adj (noticeable) auffallend; (clearly visible) unübersehbar; person, behaviour, colour, clothes auffällig\conspicuous beauty außergewöhnliche Schönheit\conspicuous figure exzellente Figurto look \conspicuous auffallen* * *[kən'spɪkjʊəs]adjperson, clothes, behaviour auffällig, auffallend; (= easily visible) road signs deutlich sichtbar, auffällig; (= obvious) lack of sympathy etc deutlich, offensichtlich, auffallend; (= outstanding) bravery bemerkenswert, hervorragendto be/make oneself conspicuous — auffallen
to feel conspicuous — den Eindruck haben aufzufallen
why don't you put it in a more conspicuous position? — warum stellen Sie es nicht irgendwohin, wo es eher auffällt?
to be/not to be conspicuous for sth — sich/sich nicht gerade durch etw auszeichnen
he was conspicuous by his absence — er glänzte durch Abwesenheit
* * *1. deutlich sichtbar, in die Augen fallend2. auffallend, auffällig (auch pej):be conspicuous auffallen;make o.s. conspicuous sich auffällig benehmen, auffallen;conspicuous consumption WIRTSCH aufwendige Lebenshaltung aus Prestigegründenfor wegen):render o.s. conspicuous sich hervortun;* * *adjective1) (clearly visible) unübersehbar2) (obvious, noticeable) auffallend* * *adj.auffallend adj.auffällig adj.deutlich adj.
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