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2 pompeux
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3 pompier
pompier, -ière [pɔ̃pje, jεʀ]1. adjective2. masculine noun( = personne) firefighter* * *
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- ière pɔ̃pje, ɛʀ adjectif pompous
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nom masculin fireman, firefighterappeler les pompiers — to call the fire brigade GB ou fire department US
* * *pɔ̃pje1. nm2. adj m(style) pompous* * *A adj [style, artiste, écrivain] pompous.B ⇒ Les métiers et les professions nm fireman, firefighter; appeler les pompiers to call the fire brigade GB ou fire department US; femme pompier female firefighter.ⓘ Pompiers The ( sapeurs)- pompiers play a unique role in modern France. To all intents and purposes the equivalent of the emergency services on 999 in Britain or 911 in the US, they are the firemen who turn out when required, but also have teams of highly-trained paramedics who are constantly on call to deal with all manner of emergencies including traffic accidents. Unless there is a crime involved, people tend to call les pompiers on 18.( féminin pompière) [pɔ̃pje, ɛr] adjectifart pompierofficial paintings of the second half of the 19th century, today often considered grandiloquent and over- conventional (eg certain paintings by Gérôme and Meissonier)pompier nom masculin1. [sapeur] fireman2. [style] pompier (style)3. [artiste] pompier -
4 doctoral
adjective* * ** * *dɔktɔʀal, o doctoral, -edoctoraux mpl adj1) UNIVERSITÉ (école, formation, études) doctoral2) (= pédant) (ton, air, personne) pompous, bombastic* * *2 Univ [études, formation] doctoral.1. [pédant] pedantic -
5 grandiloquent
grandiloquent, e [gʀɑ̃dilɔkɑ̃, ɑ̃t]adjective* * *grandiloquente gʀɑ̃dilɔkɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif pompous, grandiloquent* * *ɡʀɑ̃dilɔkɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj grandiloquent, -ebombastic, grandiloquent* * *( féminin grandiloquente) [grɑ̃dilɔkɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif -
6 emphatique
emphatique [ɑ̃fatik]adjectivea. ( = grandiloquent) bombastic, pompous* * *ɑ̃fatik1) ( pompeux) grandiloquent2) Linguistique emphatic* * *ɑ̃fatik adj* * *emphatique adj1 ( pompeux) grandiloquent;2 Ling emphatic.[ɑ̃fatik] adjectif -
7 ampoulé
ampoule [ɑ̃pul]feminine nouna. (électrique) bulbb. [de médicament] phialc. (à la main, au pied) blister* * *ɑ̃pul2) ( de médicament) ( buvable) phial; ( injectable) ampoule3) ( sur la peau) blister•Phrasal Verbs:* * *ɑ̃pul nf1) (électrique) bulb2) [médicament] phial3) (aux mains, pieds) blisterJ'ai une ampoule au pied. — I've got a blister on my foot.
* * *ampoule nf1 Électrotech (light) bulb; une ampoule de 100 watts a 100-watt bulb;4 Anat ampulla;ampoule buvable phial; ampoule électrique light bulb; ampoule de flash flash bulb; ampoule injectable ampoule. -
8 appareil
appareil [apaʀεj]1. masculine nouna. ( = machine, instrument) piece of apparatus ; (électrique, ménager) appliance ; ( = poste de radio, de télévision) set ; (Photography) camerab. ( = téléphone) phone• qui est à l'appareil ? who's speaking?d. (Medicine) appliance ; (auditif) hearing aid ; (de contention dentaire) brace ; ( = dentier) (inf) denturese. (Anatomy) appareil digestif/respiratoire digestive/respiratory systemf. ( = structures) l'appareil policier/du parti the police/the party apparatus• l'appareil industriel/militaire the industrial/military apparatus2. compounds* * *apaʀɛjnom masculin1) (machine, instrument) device; ( pour la maison) applianceappareil de radio/télévision — radio/television set
appareil photographique or photo — camera
appareil photo numérique — Photographie digital camera
appareil (dentaire) — ( dentier) dentures (pl); ( tige métallique) brace GB, braces (pl) US
2) ( téléphone) telephone3) ( avion) plane4) Anatomie system5) ( système) apparatusl'appareil d'État/du parti — the state/party apparatus
6) ( ensemble de notes)••* * *apaʀɛj nm1) (= outil, machine) device, (électrique) appliance2) (= infrastructure) (politique, syndical) machinery3) (= avion) plane, aircraft inv4) (téléphonique) telephone5) (appareil photo) camera6) (appareil dentaire) brace Grande-Bretagne braces USA* * *appareil nm1 (machine, instrument) device; ( pour la maison) appliance; appareil de mesure/de contrôle measuring/control device; appareil de radio/télévision radio/television set; appareil de projection projector; appareil de prise de vues or de cinéma cine GB ou movie US camera; appareil électroménager household appliance;2 ( téléphone) telephone; qui est à l'appareil? who's calling please?; on te demande à l'appareil you're wanted on the phone; passe-moi l'appareil give me the phone; Vladimir à l'appareil (this is) Vladimir speaking;3 ( avion) plane;4 Méd ( bagues) braces (pl); ( en chirurgie) brace; appareil (dentaire) ( dentier) dentures (pl); ( tige métallique) brace; appareil auditif hearing aid; appareil orthopédique orthopaedic appliance; poser or mettre un appareil dentaire à qn to fit sb with dentures;5 Anat system; l'appareil digestif / circulatoire / respiratoire / phonateur the digestive/circulatory/respiratory/vocal system; appareil urinaire urinary tract;6 ( système) apparatus; l'appareil d'État/du parti/scolaire/administratif the state/party/educational/administrative apparatus;8 ( ensemble de notes) appareil critique or de notes critical apparatus;9 liter ( apparence) trappings; funèbre appareil funeral pomp; pompeux appareil pompous trappings; modeste or simple appareil simple apparel; dans le plus simple appareil in one's birthday suit;10 Culin mixture.appareil d'appui Constr bearing apparatus; appareil distributeur vending machine; appareil photographique or (de) photo Phot camera; appareil photo numérique Phot digital camera; appareil de production productive capacity; appareil à sous slot machine.[aparɛj] nom masculina. [prothèse] dentures, (dental) plateb. [pour corriger] brace, plateappareil de mesure measuring device ou apparatusappareil digestif digestive apparatus ou system4. CONSTRUCTION bond5. [système] apparatusl'appareil du parti the party apparatus ou machinery6. (littéraire) [cérémonial] trappings -
9 boursouflé
boursouflé, e [buʀsufle][visage] puffy ; [main] swollen* * *boursouflée buʀsufle adjectif ( enflé) [peau, surface] blistered; [visage, paupière] puffy; [corps] bloated* * *buʀsufle adj boursouflé, -e1) (= enflé) swollen, puffy2) (style) bombastic, turgid* * *A pp ⇒ boursoufler.B pp adj2 ( emphatique) [discours] bombastic.( féminin boursouflée) [bursufle] adjectif -
10 doctrinaire
dɔktʀinɛʀadjectif [attitude] doctrinaire pej; [ton] sententious; [discussion] doctrinal* * *dɔktʀinɛʀ1. adj(gestion, politique, analyse, préjugé, approche, discussion) doctrinaire, (ton) (= sentencieux) pompous2. nmf(= personne) doctrinaire* * *B nmf doctrinaire.[dɔktrinɛr] adjectif————————[dɔktrinɛr] nom masculin et féminin -
11 emphase
emphase [ɑ̃fαz]feminine noun( = solennité) pomposity* * *ɑ̃fɑz1) ( exagération) grandiloquence2) Linguistique emphasis* * *ɑ̃fɒz nfpomposity, bombast* * *emphase nf1 ( exagération) grandiloquence; parler avec emphase to speak grandiloquently; discours plein d'emphase grandiloquent speech; parler sans emphase to speak without affectation;[ɑ̃faz] nom fémininavec emphase pompously, bombastically -
12 enflure
enflure [ɑ̃flyʀ]feminine nounb. ( = personne) (inf!) mean bastard (vulg!)* * *ɑ̃flyʀnom féminin Médecine swelling* * *ɑ̃flyʀ nf* * *enflure nf1 Méd swelling;2 ◑bastard◑.[ɑ̃flyr] nom féminin1. [partie gonflée] swelling -
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14 orgue
orgue [ɔʀg]1. masculine noun2. plural feminine noun3. compounds* * *ɔʀg
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nom masculin Musique organ
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orgues nom féminin pluriel Musique organ (sg)* * *ɔʀɡ1. nm1) organCarl joue de l'orgue. — Carl plays the organ.
2)orgue de Barbarie — barrel organ, street organ
2. orgues nfplorgan sg* * *orgue de Barbarie barrel organ; orgues basaltiques Géol basalt columns; orgues de Staline Hist Mil Stalin organs.[ɔrg] nom masculinorgue électrique/électronique/de chœur electric/electronic/choir organ————————orgues nom féminin pluriel2. GÉOLOGIE columnar structure ou structures -
15 prophétiser
prophétiser [pʀɔfetize]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *pʀɔfetizeverbe transitif to prophesy* * *pʀɔfetize vt* * *prophétiser verb table: aimer vtr to prophesy.[prɔfetize] verbe transitif————————[prɔfetize] verbe intransitif(soutenu) [prédire] to make pompous predictions -
16 puant
adjective[personne, attitude] arrogant* * *puante pɥɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) lit stinking, foul-smelling; [fromage] smelly2) (colloq) fig ( déplaisant) pej* * *pɥɑ̃, pɥɑ̃t adj puant, -e1) (= nauséabond) stinking, foul2) (= odieux, prétentieux) pompous* * *2 ○ fig, péj ( déplaisant) un type puant an incredibly arrogant guy○; puant de fierté disgustingly proud.2. (familier) [prétentieux] insufferably conceited -
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19 olibrius
n. m. Brash and breezy show-off, pompous extrovert. Cesse de faire l'olibrius! Stop arsing about! (It would appear that Olibrius, a governor of the Gauls around 300 A.D., gained eponymous fame for his erratic behaviour.) -
20 pécufier
v. intrans.1. To 'waffle', to talk on and on in a self-conscious and boring manner.2. To write a load of pompous tripe (the kind 'B-grade' speeches are made of).
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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