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1 angeberisch
Adj. umg. bragging; (protzig) showy* * *swanky; sophomoric* * *an|ge|be|risch ['angeːbərɪʃ]1. adjReden boastful; Aussehen, Benehmen, Tonfall pretentious, posy (inf)2. advpretentiouslysich angeberisch benehmen — to be pretentious
* * *(fashionable and expensive: a swanky restaurant.) swanky* * *an·ge·be·rischII. adv pretentiously* * *1. 2.adverbial boastfully* * ** * *1. 2.adverbial boastfully* * *adj.bragging adj.sophomoric adj.swanky adj. adv.sophomorically adv.swankily adv. -
2 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 -
3 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.(abwertend) Adjektiv boastful; (hochtrabend) pretentious <word, language>; grandiose < plan>2.adverbial boastfully; (hochtrabend) pretentiously* * *großspurig adj pej boastful, full of o.s.; (überheblich) overbearing, high and mighty; (wichtigtuerisch) pompous, pretentious* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv boastful; (hochtrabend) pretentious <word, language>; grandiose < plan>2.adverbial boastfully; (hochtrabend) pretentiously -
4 hochtrabend
Adj. pompous, high(-)falutin, high-sounding* * *magniloquent; grandiloquent; highfalutin; lofty* * *hoch|tra|bend (pej)1. adjpompous, turgid2. advpompously* * *hoch·tra·bend* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv pretentious; high-flown2.* * *hochtrabend adj pompous, high(-)falutin, high-sounding* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv pretentious; high-flown2.adverbial pretentiously; in a high-flown manner* * *adj.grandiloquent adj.highfalutin* adj.magniloquent adj. adv.grandiloquently adv. -
5 anspruchsvoll
Adj.1. Person: demanding, exacting; (wählerisch) particular; (kritisch) critical; (übertrieben) fussy; Vorhaben: ambitious2. geistig etc.: demanding, highbrow; Ware, Zeitung etc.: upmarket* * *exigent; pretentious; fastidious; exacting; demanding; selective* * *ạn|spruchs|voll1. adj(= viel verlangend) demanding; (= übertrieben anspruchsvoll) hard to please, fastidious; (= wählerisch) discriminating; (= kritisch) critical; (= hohe Ansprüche stellend) Stil, Buch ambitious; Geschmack, Musik highbrow; (= kultiviert) sophisticated; (= hochwertig) high-quality, superior, up-marketder Füllhalter für Anspruchsvolle — the pen for people who are hard to please
2. adv(= kultiviert) in a sophisticated manner* * *1) (requiring a lot of effort, ability etc: a demanding job.) demanding2) (requiring much effort or work from a person: a very exacting job.) exacting3) (suitable for, or typical of, sophisticated people: The joke was too sophisticated for the child to understand; sophisticated clothes/hairstyles.) sophisticated* * *an·spruchs·voll1. (besondere Anforderungen habend) demandingsehr \anspruchsvoll fastidious, hard to please pred* * *Adjektiv (wählerisch) demanding, discriminating < gourmet, reader, audience>; (schwierig) demanding; ambitious < subject>* * *anspruchsvoll adj1. Person: demanding, exacting; (wählerisch) particular; (kritisch) critical; (übertrieben) fussy; Vorhaben: ambitious2. geistig etc: demanding, highbrow; Ware, Zeitung etc: upmarket* * *Adjektiv (wählerisch) demanding, discriminating <gourmet, reader, audience>; (schwierig) demanding; ambitious < subject>* * *adj.exacting adj.fastidious adj.pretentious adj. adv.exactingly adv.fastidiously adv.pretentiously adv. -
6 geschraubt
I P.P. schraubenII Adj.1. TECH. screwed, bolted2. fig. Stil: stilted, affected, artificial* * *(gekünstelt) stilted* * *ge|schraubt [gə'ʃraupt]adj (pej)Stil, Redeweise pretentiousSee:→ auch schrauben* * *ge·schraubtII. adv affectedly, pretentiously, stiltedly* * *Adjektiv (ugs. abwertend) stilted < language>; (schwülstig) affected, pretentious <way of speaking, style>* * *B. adj1. TECH screwed, bolted2. fig Stil: stilted, affected, artificialC. adv:geschraubt reden talk like a book* * *Adjektiv (ugs. abwertend) stilted < language>; (schwülstig) affected, pretentious <way of speaking, style>* * *adj.screwed adj. -
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