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1 snobisme
snobbery, snobbishness -
2 snobisme
snobisme [snɔbism]masculine noun* * *snɔbismnom masculin snobbery* * *snɔbism nm* * *snobisme nm snobbery.[snɔbism] nom masculinil joue au golf par snobisme he plays golf out of snobbery ou purely for the snob value -
3 rebours
rebours [ʀ(ə)buʀ]► à reboursadverbial phrase* * *
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à rebours aʀ(ə)buʀ locution adverbiale [compter, marcher] backward(s)
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à rebours de locution prépositivealler à rebours de — to go against [mode, tendance]
* * *ʀ(ə)buʀà rebours adv
* * *A loc adv1 ( à l'envers) [compter, marcher] backward(s); prendre l'ennemi à rebours to attack the enemy from the rear; caresser un chat à rebours to stroke a cat the wrong way; brosser une étoffe à rebours to brush a cloth against the nap; prendre qn à rebours to rub sb up the wrong way;B à rebours de loc prép à rebours de la tendance actuelle, cette entreprise se porte très bien contrary to the current trend, this business is doing very well; aller à rebours de to go against [mode, tendance]; ⇒ compte.[rəbur]à rebours locution adverbiale1. [à l'envers - compter, lire] backwards[dans le mauvais sens] the wrong waytu prends tout à rebours! you're always getting the wrong idea!, you're always getting the wrong end of the stick! (UK)2. TEXTILES against the nap ou the pile————————à rebours de locution prépositionnellealler à rebours de tout le monde to go ou to run counter to the general trend
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Snobbery — Snob ber*y, n. The quality of being snobbish; snobbishness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snobbery — index pride Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
snobbery — “the class of snobs,” 1833, from SNOB (Cf. snob) + ERY (Cf. ery). Meaning “snobbishness” is from 1843 … Etymology dictionary
snobbery — [snäb′iz΄əmsnäb′ə rē] n. pl. snobberies snobbish behavior or character, or an instance of this: also snobbism [snäb′iz΄əm] … English World dictionary
snobbery — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cultural, intellectual, musical ▪ class, social ▪ She faced the twin barriers of class snobbery and racial discrimination. ▪ the elitism and s … Collocations dictionary
snobbery — snob|be|ry [ˈsnɔbəri US ˈsna: ] n [U] behaviour or attitudes which show that you think you are better than other people, because you belong to a higher social class or know much more than they do used to show disapproval ▪ intellectual snobbery… … Dictionary of contemporary English
snobbery — noun (U) 1 the feelings and behaviour of snobs 2 inverted snobbery a type of snobbery in which people of a low social class think they are better than people of a higher social class … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
snobbery — noun (plural beries) Date: 1843 1. snobbish conduct or character ; snobbishness 2. an instance of snobbery … New Collegiate Dictionary
snobbery — [[t]snɒ̱bəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Snobbery is the attitude of a snob … English dictionary
snobbery — noun they were raised in an environment of complacent snobbery Syn: affectation, pretension, pretentiousness, arrogance, haughtiness, airs and graces, elitism; disdain, condescension, superciliousness; informal snootiness, uppitiness … Thesaurus of popular words
snobbery — snob ► NOUN 1) a person who has an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth and who looks down on those regarded as socially inferior. 2) a person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to others: a wine… … English terms dictionary