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1 Sturzbach
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2 reißende Strömung
flashy flow; torrentDeutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Geographie > reißende Strömung
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3 grell
I Adj.1. Farbe: garish, loud, very bright2. Ton: shrill, piercing4. fig. Kontrast etc.: starkII Adv.: grell gegen etw. abstechen form a glaring contrast to s.th., stick out like a sore thumb against s.th. umg.; grell beleuchtet oder leuchtend blindingly bright, glaring* * *(Farbe) flashy; brash; loud; garish;(Geräusch) shrill;(Licht) glaring; dazzling; lurid* * *grẹll [grɛl]1. adjStimme, Schrei, Ton shrill, piercing; Licht, Sonne glaring, dazzling; Farbe garish, gaudy, loud; Kleidung, Mode loud, flashy; Gegensatz sharp; (stärker) glaring; (fig) Inszenierung, Szene lurid2. adv(= sehr hell) scheinen brightly; (= schrill) shrilly; (= auffallend) garishlygrell leuchten — to be garish
grell klingen/tönen — to sound shrill
ihre Stimme klang grell — her voice sounded shrill
* * *1) harsh2) (unpleasantly bright; too bright: the glaring sun; glaring colours.) glaring3) garishly4) (unpleasantly bright or showy: His shirts are very garish.) garish5) luridly6) ((too) brightly coloured or vivid: a lurid dress/painting/sky.) lurid* * *[ˈgrɛl]I. adj1. (sehr hell) dazzling, glaring2. (schrill klingend) shrill, piercing3. (sehr intensiv) bright, brilliant4. (Aufsehen erregend) flashy, loudII. adv1. (sehr hell) dazzlingly\grell beleuchtet dazzlingly lit2. (schrill)\grell klingen [o tönen] to sound shrill [or piercing]* * *1.3) (schrill) shrill, piercing <cry, voice, etc.>2.1) (hell) with glaring or dazzling brightness2) (schrill) shrilly; piercingly* * *A. adj1. Farbe: garish, loud, very bright2. Ton: shrill, piercing4. fig Kontrast etc: starkB. adv:grell gegen etwas abstechen form a glaring contrast to sth, stick out like a sore thumb against sth umg;leuchtend blindingly bright, glaring* * *1.1) (hell) glaring, dazzling <light, sun, etc.>3) (schrill) shrill, piercing <cry, voice, etc.>2.1) (hell) with glaring or dazzling brightness2) (schrill) shrilly; piercingly* * *(Farbe) adj.loud adj. adj.garish adj.gaudy adj.glaring adj.lurid adj. adv.garishly adv.gaudily adv.glaringly adv.luridly adv. -
4 auffällig
II Adv.: auffällig oft conspicuously often; sich auffällig benehmen behave oddly; auffällig gekleidet showily dressed; auffälliger hätten sie es wohl nicht machen können they couldn’t have made it any more obvious (if they had tried)* * *flashy* * *auf|fäl|lig1. adjconspicuous; Farbe, Kleidung strikingáúffällig ist, dass/wie... — it's striking or quite amazing that/how...
áúffällig ist seine Vorliebe für... — his preference for... is very marked, he has a very marked preference for...
2. advconspicuously; (= besonders) lang, kurz amazinglysich áúffällig verhalten — to get oneself noticed
áúffälliger gehts nicht mehr — they/he etc couldn't make it more obvious or conspicuous if they/he etc tried
* * *auf·fäl·ligI. adj conspicuous\auffällige Farbe/Kleidung conspicuous [or loud] colour [or AM -or]/clothing\auffällige Narbe conspicuous [or prominent] scar\auffälliger geht's nicht mehr he/they etc. couldn't make it more conspicuous [or obvious] if he/they etc. triedsozial \auffällig displaying social behavioural problems▪ an jdm \auffällig sein to be noticeable about sb\auffällig an ihm sind seine grauen Haare what is noticeable about him is his grey hair▪ etwas A\auffälliges something conspicuous [or remarkable]ihr neuer Hut hatte etwas A\auffälliges her new hat had something remarkable about itII. adv conspicuouslyer hielt sich in der Diskussion \auffällig zurück it was conspicuous how little he took part in the discussion* * *1.2.eine recht auffällige Erscheinung sein — have a most striking appearance
adverbial conspicuouslysich auffällig kleiden — dress showily
* * *B. adv:auffällig oft conspicuously often;sich auffällig benehmen behave oddly;auffällig gekleidet showily dressed;auffälliger hätten sie es wohl nicht machen können they couldn’t have made it any more obvious (if they had tried)* * *1. 2.adverbial conspicuously* * *adj.conspicuous adj.flashy adj. adv.flashily adv. -
5 protzig
umg.I Adj. Geste: ostentatious; Sache: auch showy, swanky; Wagen: flash(y); eine protzige Villa mit einem protzigen Pool an ostentatious mansion with an ornate pool* * *flashy; gaudy; showy; meretricious; ostentatious; swanky* * *prọt|zig ['prɔtsɪç] (inf)1. adjswanky (inf), showy (inf)2. advextravagantly; wohnen ostentatiously* * *1) (big, bright etc but cheap and of poor quality: flashy clothes.) flashy2) flashily4) (behaving, done etc in such a way as to be seen by other people and to impress them: Their style of living is very ostentatious.) ostentatious* * *prot·zig[ˈprɔtsɪç]ein \protziges Auto a fancy caretw \protzig zur Schau tragen to flaunt sth* * *1.(ugs. abwertend) Adjektiv swanky (coll.); showy2.adverbial swankily (coll.)* * *protzig umgeine protzige Villa mit einem protzigen Pool an ostentatious mansion with an ornate pool* * *1.(ugs. abwertend) Adjektiv swanky (coll.); showy2.adverbial swankily (coll.)* * *adj.snobbish adj.swank adj. adv.swankily adv. -
6 großkotzig
umg., pej.* * *groß|kot|zig ['groːskɔtsɪç] (pej inf)1. adjswanky (inf)2. advswankily (inf), pretentiously* * *groß·kot·zig* * *1. 2.adverbial boastfully* * *großkotzig umg, pejer ist so großkotzig auch he’s such a show-offB. adv:großkotzig daherreden blow one’s own trumpet* * *1. 2.adverbial boastfully -
7 großspurig
Adj. pej. boastful, full of o.s.; (überheblich) overbearing, high and mighty; (wichtigtuerisch) pompous, pretentious* * *cocky* * *groß|spu|rig [-ʃpuːrɪç] (pej)1. adjflashy (inf), showy (inf)2. advgróßspurig reden — to speak flamboyantly
* * *groß·spu·rig* * *1. 2.adverbial boastfully; (hochtrabend) pretentiously* * *großspurig adj pej boastful, full of o.s.; (überheblich) overbearing, high and mighty; (wichtigtuerisch) pompous, pretentious* * *1. 2.adverbial boastfully; (hochtrabend) pretentiously -
8 piekfein
umg.I Adj. smart, posh, Am. snazzy; bes. Restaurant: auch swish, flashy; Kleidung etc.: (very) smart; piekfeine Leute posh ( oder top) people* * *natty; ritzy; posh* * *piek|fein ['piːk'fain] (inf)1. adjposh (inf), swish (Brit inf)2. advpíékfein angezogen sein — to look snazzy (inf)
píékfein speisen — to have a really posh meal (inf)
* * *piek·fein[ˈpi:kˈfain]* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv posh (coll.)2.adverbial poshly (coll.)piekfein angezogen — wearing posh clothes (coll.); dressed to the nines
* * *piekfein umgA. adj smart, posh, US snazzy; besonders Restaurant: auch swish, flashy; Kleidung etc: (very) smart;piekfeine Leute posh ( oder top) peopleB. adv:* * *1.(ugs.) Adjektiv posh (coll.)2.adverbial poshly (coll.)piekfein angezogen — wearing posh clothes (coll.); dressed to the nines
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9 Straßenkreuzer
m umg. big flashy car, Am. auch pimpmobile Sl.* * *Stra|ßen|kreu|zerm (inf)limo (inf), limousine* * *Stra·ßen·kreu·zer<-s, ->* * ** * *m.road cruiser n. -
10 aufdringlich
Adj.1. Person: obtrusive, importunate, insistent, pushy; diese aufdringlichen Leute! these people just won’t go away2. Sache: obtrusive; Frage: intrusive, pestering; Farben etc.: loud, showy; Parfüm: strong; stärker: overpowering* * *importunate; pushy; flashy; officious; obtrusive; intrusive; meddlesome* * *auf|dring|lichadjMensch, Benehmen pushing, pushy (inf); Farbe loud, garish; Geruch, Parfüm overpoweringdie áúfdringliche Art meines Mitreisenden — the way my fellow passenger forced himself or his company upon me
dieser áúfdringliche Kerl kam einfach auf mich zu — this guy just forced himself or his company on me (inf)
beim Tanzen wurde er áúfdringlich — when we/they were dancing he kept trying to get fresh (esp US inf)
* * *1) (fond of meddling: a meddlesome old woman.) meddlesome2) obtrusively3) ((negative unobtrusive) too noticeable: Loud music can be very obtrusive.) obtrusive4) (offering help etc in order to interfere: His mother-in-law is so officious that he does not let her visit his house.) officious5) officiously* * *auf·dring·lichein \aufdringlicher Mensch an insistent person2. (zu intensiv)ein \aufdringlicher Geruch a pungent [or powerful] smell3. (schreiend) loud, powerful▪ \aufdringlich sein to be loud [or powerful]* * *1.Adjektiv importunate, (coll.) pushy < person>; insistent <music, advertisement, questioning>; pestering attrib. < journalist>; pungent <perfume, smell>; loud, gaudy <colour, wallpaper>2.* * *aufdringlich adj1. Person: obtrusive, importunate, insistent, pushy;diese aufdringlichen Leute! these people just won’t go away2. Sache: obtrusive; Frage: intrusive, pestering; Farben etc: loud, showy; Parfüm: strong; stärker: overpowering* * *1.Adjektiv importunate, (coll.) pushy < person>; insistent <music, advertisement, questioning>; pestering attrib. < journalist>; pungent <perfume, smell>; loud, gaudy <colour, wallpaper>2.* * *adj.brash adj.importunate adj.intrusive adj.meddlesome adj.meretricious adj.obtrusive adj.officious adj.pushy adj. adv.gratingly adv.importunately adv.intrusively adv.meretriciously adv.obtrusively adv.officiously adv. -
11 auffallend
I Part. Präs. auffallenII Adj. noticeable, conspicuous; Schönheit, Erscheinung etc.: striking; Benehmen: odd, weird; blatant pej.; das Auffallend(st)e daran ist... the odd(est) thing about it is..., the (most) peculiar thing about it is...III Adv.: auffallend schön extraordinarily ( oder strikingly) beautiful, auffallend tüchtig incredibly efficient; auffallend ähnlich sein jemandem/etw.: have a striking resemblance to; einander: be remarkably alike; stimmt auffallend! umg., hum. how right you are!, (it’s only) too true!* * *striking; remarkable; conspicuous; marked; pronounced; blazing; eye-catching; flashy; garish* * *auf|fal|lend1. adjconspicuous, noticeable; Schönheit, Ähnlichkeit, Farbe, Kleider strikingdas Auffallendste an ihr sind die roten Haare — her most striking feature is her red hair, the most striking thing about her is her red hair
2. advconspicuously, noticeably; (= besonders) schön, nett remarkably, strikinglyer ist áúffallend intelligent — he is strikingly or remarkably intelligent
stimmt áúffallend! (hum) — too true!, how right you are!
* * *2) (very noticeable: Her blond hair made her conspicuous in the crowd.) conspicuous3) (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) striking4) strikingly* * *auf·fal·lend\auffallende Ähnlichkeit/Schönheit striking likeness/beauty▪ \auffallend sein to be strange [or peculiar]▪ etwas/nichts A\auffallendes something/nothing remarkabledas A\auffallend[st]e an ihm sind die roten Haare the [most] striking thing about him is his red hairII. adv1. (in auffallender Weise) strangely, oddly2.* * *1.Adjektiv (auffällig) conspicuous; (eindrucksvoll, bemerkenswert) striking <contrast, figure, appearance, beauty, similarity>2.stimmt auffallend! — (scherzh.) you're so right!
* * *B. adj noticeable, conspicuous; Schönheit, Erscheinung etc: striking; Benehmen: odd, weird; blatant pej;das Auffallend(st)e daran ist … the odd(est) thing about it is …, the (most) peculiar thing about it is …C. adv:auffallend schön extraordinarily ( oder strikingly) beautiful,auffallend tüchtig incredibly efficient;auffallend ähnlich sein jemandem/etwas: have a striking resemblance to; einander: be remarkably alike;stimmt auffallend! umg, hum how right you are!, (it’s only) too true!* * *1.Adjektiv (auffällig) conspicuous; (eindrucksvoll, bemerkenswert) striking <contrast, figure, appearance, beauty, similarity>2.stimmt auffallend! — (scherzh.) you're so right!
* * *adj.conspicuous adj.flaring adj.remarkable adj.striking adj. adv.blazingly adv.conspicuously adv.flamboyantly adv.flaringly adv.strikingly adv. -
12 geschniegelt
* * *dressy* * *ge|schnie|gelt [gə'ʃniːglt]adj (pej)flashygeschníégelt und gebügelt or gestriegelt — spruced up
* * *ge·schnie·gelt[gəˈʃni:gl̩t]\geschniegelt und gebügelt (pej fam) [all] dressed-up, dressed to kill pred, dressed to the nines pred* * *Adjektiv (ugs. abwertend) nattily dressedgeschniegelt und gebügelt od. gestriegelt — all spruced up
* * *geschniegelt adj umg, hum:gestriegelt) (präd all) spruced up* * *Adjektiv (ugs. abwertend) nattily dressedgeschniegelt und gebügelt od. gestriegelt — all spruced up
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13 halbseiden
Adj.1. half-silk2. fig. pej. shady* * *hạlb|sei|denadj (lit)fifty per cent (Brit) or percent (US) silk; (fig ) Dame fast; Aussehen flashy; (= schwul) gay; (= zweifelhaft, undurchsichtig) dubioushalbseidenes Milieu, halbseidene Kreise — the demimonde
* * *halb·sei·dener griente wie ein \halbseidener amerikanischer Fernsehprediger he grinned like a shifty flash American TV evangelist* * ** * *halbseiden adj1. half-silk2. fig pej shady* * * -
14 Lackaffe
m umg. fop* * *Lạck|af|fe flash Harry (Brit inf real flashy dude (US inf)* * *Lack·af·fe* * *der (ugs. abwertend) dandy* * *Lackaffe m umg fop* * *der (ugs. abwertend) dandy -
15 Laffe
m; -n, -n; umg. fop* * *Lạf|fe ['lafə]m -n, -n (pej)flash Harry (Brit inf real flashy dude (US inf)* * *Laf·fe<-n, -n>[ˈlafə]* * * -
16 prahlerisch
Adj. boastful; (prunkend) showy* * *boastful; vainglorious; braggart; ostentatious* * *prah|le|risch ['praːlərɪʃ]1. adj(= großsprecherisch) boastful, bragging attr; (= großtuerisch) swanky (Brit inf flashy (inf)2. advboastfullypráhlerisch reden — to brag
sich práhlerisch verhalten — to swank about (Brit inf), to strut around (inf)
* * *1) boastful2) boastfully* * *prah·le·risch* * ** * *adj.boastful adj.ostentatious adj.vainglorious adj. adv.ostentatiously adv.swaggeringly adv.vaingloriously adv. -
17 grell
1) ( sehr hell) dazzling, glaring2) ( schrill klingend) shrill, piercing3) ( sehr intensiv) bright, brilliant1) ( sehr hell) dazzlingly;\grell beleuchtet dazzlingly lit2) ( schrill) -
18 protzig
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19 auffällig
1. conspicuous2. eye-catching3. flashily adv4. flashy5. in-your-face coll.6. noticeable7. salient -
20 Protzauto
nugs.flashy motor Br. coll.
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Flashy — Flash y, a. 1. Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright. [1913 Webster] A little flashy and transient pleasure. Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2. Fiery; vehement; impetuous. [1913 Webster] A temper always flashy.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flashy — index elaborate, flagrant, grandiose, pretentious (ostentatious), tawdry Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
flashy — (adj.) showy, cheaply attractive, 1680s, from FLASH (Cf. flash) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Earlier it meant splashing (1580s); sparkling, giving off flashes (c.1600). Related: Flashily; flashiness … Etymology dictionary
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flashy — [flash′ē] adj. flashier, flashiest 1. dazzling or bright for a little while 2. ostentatious and vulgar; gaudy flashily adv. flashiness n … English World dictionary
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flashy — [[t]flæ̱ʃi[/t]] flashier, flashiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or thing as flashy, you mean they are smart and noticeable, but in a rather vulgar way. [INFORMAL] He was much less flashy than his brother. ...a flashy sports… … English dictionary
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