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1 altanería
f.haughtiness, arrogance, superciliousness.* * *1 arrogance, haughtiness, conceit* * *SF1) (=altivez) haughtiness, arrogance2) (Caza) hawking, falconry3) (Meteo) upper air* * *1) ( arrogancia) arrogance2) (arc) ( cetrería) falconry* * *= arrogance, haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex. That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.Ex. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex. Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.----* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.* * *1) ( arrogancia) arrogance2) (arc) ( cetrería) falconry* * *= arrogance, haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.* * *A (arrogancia) arrogance, haughtiness, disdaincontestó con altanería she replied arrogantly o haughtily o disdainfullyB ( arc) (cetrería) falconry* * *
altanería sustantivo femenino arrogance
* * *altanería nf1. [soberbia] haughtiness;con altanería haughtily* * *f arrogance* * *altanería nfaltivez, arrogancia: arrogance, haughtiness -
2 arrogancia
f.arrogance.* * *1 (orgullo) arrogance2 (gallardía) gallantry, valour (US valor), bravery* * *noun f.* * *SF (=altanería) arrogance, haughtiness; (=orgullo) pride* * ** * *= arrogance, hubris, boastfulness, snobbery, haughtiness, superciliousness, chest-beating.Ex. That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.Ex. The conference underscored the hubris behind the 'bigger is better' logic ALA has apparently embraced.Ex. For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.Ex. Do we really need a book to tell us what snobbery is and how it infects all the nooks and crannies of society?.Ex. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex. Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.Ex. It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.----* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.* * ** * *= arrogance, hubris, boastfulness, snobbery, haughtiness, superciliousness, chest-beating.Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
Ex: The conference underscored the hubris behind the 'bigger is better' logic ALA has apparently embraced.Ex: For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.Ex: Do we really need a book to tell us what snobbery is and how it infects all the nooks and crannies of society?.Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.* * *1 (soberbia) arrogancecontestó con arrogancia she replied arrogantly o haughtily2(gallardía): la arrogancia de su porte his imposing bearing* * *
arrogancia sustantivo femenino
arrogance;
arrogancia sustantivo femenino arrogance
' arrogancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fachada
- fanfarronear
- creer
- dejo
- molestar
English:
arrogance
- haughtily
- haughtiness
- outward
- presumption
- pride
- superciliousness
* * *arrogancia nfarrogance;con arrogancia arrogantly* * *f arrogance* * *arrogancia nfaltanería, altivez: arrogance, haughtiness -
3 engreimiento
m.1 presumption, vanity, elation.2 vain pomp in dress.* * *1 vanity, conceit* * *SM (=vanidad) vanity, conceit* * *a) ( arrogancia) conceit, bigheadedness (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimos) spoiling* * *= self-importance, haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex. Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.Ex. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex. Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.* * *a) ( arrogancia) conceit, bigheadedness (colloq)b) (Per) ( mimos) spoiling* * *= self-importance, haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.* * *1 (arrogancia) conceit, bigheadedness ( colloq)* * *engreimiento nmconceit, self-importance* * *engreimiento nmarrogancia: arrogance, conceit -
4 prepotencia
f.1 arrogance (arrogancia).2 dominance, power.3 pushiness, prepotency, self-importance.* * *1 (poder) dominance2 (arrogancia) arrogance* * *SF1) (=arrogancia) high-handednessel incidente fue un ejemplo más de su prepotencia — the incident was yet another example of his high-handedness
nunca me habían tratado con tanta prepotencia — I had never been treated in such a high-handed manner o with such arrogance
2) (=poder) power* * *femenino arrogance* * *= self-importance, haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex. Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.Ex. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex. Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.----* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.* opinar con prepotencia = opinionate.* * *femenino arrogance* * *= self-importance, haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.* con prepotencia = superciliously, haughtily.* opinar con prepotencia = opinionate.* * *arrogancela prepotencia de sus guardaespaldas the arrogance of her bodyguardsque no venga aquí a dar órdenes con esa prepotencia he'd better not come around here ordering people around in that high-handed waymenos prepotencia ¿eh? less of your smart mouth, O.K.? ( AmE), let's have less of your cockiness, thank you ( BrE)* * *
prepotencia sustantivo femenino
arrogance
prepotencia sustantivo femenino arrogance
' prepotencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
English:
muscle
* * *prepotencia nf1. [arrogancia] arrogance;nos hablaba con mucha prepotencia he spoke to us very arrogantly o overbearingly2. [poder] dominance, power* * *f arrogance -
5 soberbia
adj.&f.feminine of SOBERBIO.f.1 pride, arrogance (arrogancia).2 grandeur, splendor (magnificencia).3 splendidness, magnificence, splendor.* * *1 (orgullo) pride; (arrogancia) arrogance, haughtiness2 (magnificiencia) sumptuousness, pomp3 (cólera) rage, anger* * *1. f., (m. - soberbio) 2. noun f.1) pride2) magnificence* * *SF1) [de persona] (=orgullo) pride; (=altanería) haughtiness, arrogance2) (=magnificencia) magnificence3) (=ira) anger; (=malhumor) irritable nature* * ** * *= haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex. Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.* * ** * *= haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.* * *B (grandiosidad) magnificence, grandeur* * *
soberbia sustantivo femenino ( orgullo) pride;
( altivez) arrogance, haughtiness
soberbio,-a adjetivo
1 (altivo) haughty
2 (espléndido, insuperable) superb, splendid
soberbia sustantivo femenino pride
' soberbia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
autosuficiencia
- humo
- orgullo
- reñida
- reñido
- divo
English:
pride
* * *soberbia nf1. [arrogancia] pride, arrogance2. [magnificencia] grandeur, splendour* * *f pride, arrogance* * *soberbia nf1) orgullo: pride, arrogance2) magnificencia: magnificence -
6 altanería
• arrogance• hauberk• haughty• superciliousness -
7 arrogancia
• arrogance• arrogancy• disdain• haemorrhagic• haft• hauberk• haughty• imperiousness• insole• insolent• lordliness• overbearingness• presumption• pride• self-composed• self-conceited• superciliousness• vanity -
8 desdén
• contempt• contemptuousness• despisal• disdain• scorn• spurn• superciliousness
См. также в других словарях:
superciliousness — index disdain, disrespect, pride Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
superciliousness — supercilious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having an air of contemptuous superiority. DERIVATIVES superciliously adverb superciliousness noun. ORIGIN Latin superciliosus haughty , from supercilium eyebrow … English terms dictionary
Superciliousness — Supercilious Su per*cil i*ous, a. [L. superciliosus, fr. supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. {Conceal}.] Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
superciliousness — noun see supercilious … New Collegiate Dictionary
superciliousness — See superciliously. * * * … Universalium
superciliousness — noun The state or quality of being supercilious … Wiktionary
superciliousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The quality of being arrogant: arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, insolence, loftiness, lordliness, overbearingness, presumption, pride, pridefulness, proudness, superiority. See ATTITUDE … English dictionary for students
superciliousness — su·per cil·i·ous·ness || ‚suËpÉ™(r)sɪlɪəsnɪs n. arrogance, pride, haughtiness … English contemporary dictionary
superciliousness — su·per·cil·ious·ness … English syllables
superciliousness — See: supercilious … English dictionary
superciliousness — su·per·cil·i·ous (so͞o′pər sĭl’ē əs) adj. ▸ Feeling or showing haughty disdain. See Synonyms at ARROGANT(Cf. ↑arrogant). ╂ [Latin superciliōsus, from supercilium, eyebrow, pride : super , super + cilium, lower eyelid; see kel 1.]… … Word Histories