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1 ostentación
f.ostentation, vanity, boasting, bragging.* * *1 ostentation\con ostentación ostentatiouslyhacer ostentación to be ostentatioushacer ostentación de algo to flaunt something* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=exhibición) ostentation2) (=acto) show, displayhacer ostentación de — to flaunt, parade, show off
* * *femenino ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna — they flaunt o parade their wealth
* * *= parade, ostentation, trumpet-blowing, lavishness, bragging, boasting.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex. Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *femenino ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna — they flaunt o parade their wealth
* * *= parade, ostentation, trumpet-blowing, lavishness, bragging, boasting.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Ex: Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.* * *ostentationhacen ostentación de su fortuna they flaunt o parade their wealthviste con ostentación she dresses ostentatiously* * *
ostentación sustantivo femenino
ostentation
ostentación sustantivo femenino ostentation: hace ostentación de su riqueza, she flaunts her wealth
' ostentación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
parafernalia
- relumbrón
English:
flaunt
- glitz
- ostentation
- flash
- parade
* * *ostentación nfostentation, show;hacer ostentación de algo to show sth off, to parade sth* * *f ostentation;hacer ostentación de flaunt* * * -
2 ostentosamente
adv.1 ostentatiously, boastfully; gaudily.2 screamingly, showily.* * *ADV ostentatiously* * *= flamboyantly.Ex. Flamboyantly costumed groups paraded and danced in the streets.* * *= flamboyantly.Ex: Flamboyantly costumed groups paraded and danced in the streets.
* * *ostentatiously* * *ostentosamente advostentatiously -
3 aparatosamente
adv.1 showily, ostentatiously; pretentiously.2 ostentatiously, pretentiously.* * *► adverbio1 (con ostentación) showily, ostentatiously2 (con exageración) with exaggeration* * *ADV spectacularlyel torero fue volteado aparatosamente en el aire — the bullfighter was tossed up in the air spectacularly
* * ** * *----* demoler aparatosamente = bring + crashing down.* * ** * ** demoler aparatosamente = bring + crashing down.* * *‹caer/volcarse› spectacularly; ‹reírse› in an exaggerated mannerse vino aparatosamente al suelo she fell dramatically to the groundfueron detenidos aparatosamente por la policía the police arrested them in a great show of force -
4 fastuosamente
adv.lavishly, ostentatiously, pompously.* * *► adverbio1 magnificently, pompously* * *ADV (=espléndidamente) magnificently, splendidly; (=suntuosamente) lavishly, sumptuously* * *sumptuously, lavishly* * *fastuosamente adv[lujosamente] lavishly, sumptuously; [ostentosamente] ostentatiously -
5 relumbrón
m.flash, glare.* * *1 (destello) flash, glare2 figurado flashiness, ostentation\de relumbrón flashy* * *SM1) [de luz] flash2) (=ostentación) flashiness, ostentationjoyas de relumbrón — flashy jewellery o (EEUU) jewelry
* * ** * *= tinsel.Ex. Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.* * ** * *= tinsel.Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.
* * *todo es puro relumbrón, en realidad están cargados de deudas it's all a big show, the truth is they're crippled with debtsocupa un cargo de relumbrón he has a job with a flashy-sounding title ( colloq)todos sus títulos son de relumbrón all those qualifications she has aren't worth the paper they're printed on* * *
relumbrón sustantivo masculino
1 (destello fuerte) flash, dazzle
2 fam (ostentación, oropel) flamboyance, ostentation
♦ Locuciones: de relumbrón: en realidad es un cargo de relumbrón, actually it's nothing more than a flashy sounding job
* * *relumbrón nm1. [golpe de luz] flash;el relumbrón del sol le cegó he was blinded by the glare of the sun2. [oropel] tinsel;de relumbrón: un trabajo de relumbrón a job that's not as important as it sounds;ha ganado varios premios de relumbrón he's won several prizes, none of which really mean anything* * *m:es un relumbrón it’s flashy;de relumbrón fake* * *1) : flash, glare2)de relumbrón : flashy, showy -
6 ufanamente
adv.1 ostentatiously, boastfully.2 proudly, boastfully.* * *► adverbio1 (con orgullo) proudly2 (con satisfacción) happily* * *ADV (=con orgullo) proudly; (=con jactancia) boastfully; (=con satisfacción) smugly* * *1 (con orgullo) proudly2 (con petulancia) smugly -
7 cojitranco
adj.1 applied as a nickname to evil-disposed lame persons.2 ostentatiously lame, gimpy, lame, gammy.m.lame person.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar peyorativo lame► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar peyorativo cripple -
8 con ostentación
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9 fastuosamente
• lavish social event• lavishness• ostentatiously• pompously -
10 ostentosamente
• flasher sign• flashiness• gaudily• ostentatiously• pompously• screamingly• showily• tavernkeeper• tawdriness -
11 charramente
adv.1 clownishly, tastelessly, ostentatiously fine.2 tawdrily. -
12 vivir ostentosamente
v.to live high, to live ostentatiously.
См. также в других словарях:
ostentatiously — adv. Ostentatiously is used with these verbs: ↑dress … Collocations dictionary
ostentatiously — adverb with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly • Syn: ↑showily • Derived from adjective: ↑showy (for: ↑showily), ↑ostentatious … Useful english dictionary
Ostentatiously — Ostentatious Os ten*ta tious, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. [1913 Webster] Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The ostentatious professions of many years.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ostentatiously — adverb see ostentatious … New Collegiate Dictionary
ostentatiously — See ostentatious. * * * … Universalium
ostentatiously — adverb in an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly … Wiktionary
ostentatiously — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. blatantly, showily, proudly; see egotistically , pompously … English dictionary for students
ostentatiously — É‘stÉ™n teɪʃəslɪ / É’ adv. in an ostentatious manner, showily, bombastically, in a garish fashion, grandiosely … English contemporary dictionary
ostentatiously — ad. Showily, pompously, boastfully, with a flourish of trumpets, with beat of drum … New dictionary of synonyms
ostentatiously — os·ten·ta·tious·ly … English syllables
ostentatiously — See: ostentatious … English dictionary