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1 gekünstelt
* * *mannered; affected; artificial; strained* * *ge|kụ̈ns|telt [gə'kʏnstlt]1. adjartificial; Sprache, Benehmen auch affected2. advaffectedlyer spricht sehr gekünstelt — his speech is very affected
gekünstelt lachen — to give an affected laugh, to laugh affectedly
* * *ge·küns·telt\gekünsteltes Lächeln forced smile\gekünstelte Sprache/ \gekünsteltes Benehmen affected language/behaviour [or AM -or* * *1. 2.gekünstelt sprechen — talk affectedly
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2 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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