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1. adjectivea. ( = distinguished) chic2. adverb* * *(colloq) [pɒʃ] adjective1) ( high-class) [person] huppé (colloq); [house, resort, area, clothes, car] chic inv; [voice] distingué; [party] mondain2) péj [school, district] de rupins (colloq)to talk posh — (colloq) parler comme les gens de la haute (colloq)
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∎ he's joined a posh tennis club il s'est inscrit à un club de tennis huppé ou chic;∎ he moves in some very posh circles il fréquente des milieux très huppés ou des gens de la haute;∎ posh people don't usually come here généralement les gens de la haute ne viennent pas ici2 adverb∎ to talk posh parler avec un accent snob∎ go and posh yourself up va te faire beau;∎ she was all poshed up elle était sur son trente et un -
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1 ( high-class) [person] huppé ○ ; [house, resort, clothes, car] chic inv ; [voice, accent] distingué ; [wedding, party] mondain ; the posh part of town les quartiers chic de la ville ;2 péj ( snobbish) [person] snob ; [school, district] de riches, de rupins ○ ; [clientele, club] sélect ○ ; to talk posh ○ parler comme les gens de la haute ○.■ posh up ○ GB: to be all poshed up [person] être tiré à quatre épingles ; [room, flat] être briqué.
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