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arrogant, impérieux;∎ to be high-and-mighty se donner de grands airs;∎ don't act so high-and-mighty descends de tes grands chevaux, ne prends pas tes airs de grand seigneur/grande dameUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > high-and-mighty
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tr[haɪən'maɪtɪ]1 (arrogant) engreído,-a'haɪən'maɪtiadjective altanero, arrogante* * *['haɪən'maɪti]adjective altanero, arrogante -
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1. n phrсильные мира сего (тж. high and mighties)2. adj phrShe found it was not such a wonderful thing to be in the chorus... After a few days she had her first sight of those high and mightles - the leading ladies and gentlemen. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carrie’, ch. XXXVIII) — Керри убедилась, что быть статисткой далеко не такое счастье, как ей казалось раньше... через несколько дней она впервые лицезрела "сильных мира сего" - артистов и артисток, игравших первые роли.
высокомерный, надменный, властный, заносчивыйThe girl sneered. ‘Oh, him! He was a-braggin'. High and mighty.’ (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Grapes of Wrath’, ch. XX) — - Кто, он? Да он просто хвастается, подумаешь, нос задрал! - Девочка презрительно улыбнулась.
He ought to stop doing nothing and criticizing everybody. If he had some work, he wouldn't be so high and mighty. (J. Lindsay, ‘Betrayed Spring’, ch. II) — Ему пора перестать бездельничать и критиковать всех. Если бы он взялся за работу, вся спесь мигом бы с него сошла.
3. adv phr...she's a little bit too high and mighty, your Jean. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 5) —...она же такая, много из себя строит, твоя Джин.
высокомерно, надменноThey talk high and mighty, but they owe everyone in town. (KHD) — Они в долгу у всего города, а спеси хоть отбавляй.
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выcoкoмepный, нaдмeнный, влacтный, зaнocчивыйHe ought to stop doing nothing and criticizing everybody. If he had some work, he wouldn't be so high and mighty (J. Lindsay). The girl sneered. 'Oh, him! He was a-braggin'. High and mighty' (J. Steinbeck) -
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(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) arrogant; storsnudet* * *(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) arrogant; storsnudet -
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(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) engreído; arrogante -
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(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) merkilegur með sig -
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(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) gőgös -
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(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) petulante -
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kurumlu, tepeden bakan* * *mağrur* * *(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) azametli, gururlu -
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(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) nadut -
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• pöyhkeä• mahtaileva• ylpeä• kopeileva• koppava* * *(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) pöyhkeä -
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(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) arrogant, storsnutet, høy på pæra -
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(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) napuszony, nadęty -
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(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) visvarens
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High and Mighty — Pour les articles homonymes, voir High Mighty. High and Mighty Pays d’origine Philadelphie … Wikipédia en Français
High and Mighty — may refer to:In music: * High and Mighty (album), an album by Uriah Heep * High Mighty , an album by Gov t Mule * High and Mighty (band), an American rap duoIn other uses: * High and Mighty (book), a nonfiction book about SUVs by Keith Bradsher * … Wikipedia
high-and-mighty — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn t invited to the party, because he acted too high and mighty./ * /Mary become high and mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go … Dictionary of American idioms
high-and-mighty — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn t invited to the party, because he acted too high and mighty./ * /Mary become high and mighty when she won the prize, and Joan would not go … Dictionary of American idioms
High and mighty — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high and mighty — The high and mighty are the people with authority and power. If a person is high and mighty, they behave in a superior and condescending way … The small dictionary of idiomes
high-and-mighty — a. conceited and arrogant; imperious. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high and mighty — [adj] haughty, overbearing arrogant, cavalier, cocky*, conceited, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, egotistical, highfalutin*, high handed*, hoity toity*, imperious, lofty, lordly, on high horse*, presumptuous, sniffy*, snobbish, snooty*,… … New thesaurus
high and mighty — ► high and mighty informal arrogant. Main Entry: ↑high … English terms dictionary
high and mighty — (informal) SELF IMPORTANT, condescending, patronizing, disdainful, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, haughty, conceited, above oneself; informal stuck up, snooty, hoity toity, la di da, uppity; Brit. informal toffee nosed. → high * * * 1 … Useful english dictionary
high and mighty — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as high and mighty, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be very important and are confident that they are always right. I think you re a bit too high and mighty yourself. Syn … English dictionary
