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1 toffee-nosed
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2 toffee-nosed
adj.esnob, presumido, altanero, engreído. -
3 -nosed
a long-nosed dog.) con la nariz[nǝʊzd]ADJ (ending in compounds) de nariz...hard-nosed, toffee-nosedRoman/snub-nosed — de nariz aguileña/chata
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4 engreído
Del verbo engreír: ( conjugate engreír) \ \
engreído es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: engreído engreír
engreído
◊ -da adjetivo■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
engreído,-a adjetivo conceited ' engreído' also found in these entries: Spanish: además - cambio - corte - engreída - estiramiento - fatua - fatuo - parecer - ufana - ufano - creído - pituco - presumido - sobrado English: bighead - bigheaded - cocksure - fatuous - self-important - smug - toffee-nosed - conceited - puffed - self -
5 presumido
Del verbo presumir: ( conjugate presumir) \ \
presumido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: presumido presumir
presumido
◊ -da adjetivo( arrogante) arrogant
presumir ( conjugate presumir) verbo intransitivo to show off; presumido DE algo ‹ de dinero› ( hablando) to boast o brag about sth; ( enseñándolo) to flash sth around; verbo transitivo: se presume una reacción violenta there is likely to be a violent reaction; era de presumido occurriría it was quite predictable what would happen
presumido,-a
I adjetivo vain
II sustantivo masculino y femenino vain person, familiar poser
presumir
I vtr (sospechar) to predict, suppose
II verbo intransitivo
1 (de una cualidad) to fancy oneself as: presume de listo, he thinks he's very smart
2 (de una posesión) to boast [de, about]: le gusta presumir de coche, he likes to show off his car ' presumido' also found in these entries: Spanish: presumida - presuntuosa - presuntuoso - autosuficiente - vanidoso English: overconfident - toffee-nosed - vain - self
См. также в других словарях:
toffee-nosed — toffee .nosed adj BrE informal a toffee nosed person thinks that they are better than other people because of their social position used to show disapproval … Dictionary of contemporary English
toffee-nosed — ► ADJECTIVE informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ pretentiously superior; snobbish … English terms dictionary
toffee-nosed — /taw fee nohzd , tof ee /, adj. Brit. Slang. stuck up; conceited; pretentious: a toffee nosed butler; a toffee nosed shop. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
toffee-nosed — British & Australian, informal toffee nosed people think that they are better than other people, especially people of a lower social class. She s much nicer than that toffee nosed sister of hers … New idioms dictionary
toffee-nosed — adjective BrE informal a toffee nosed person thinks that they are better than other people because of their social position: He s a toffee nosed little creep! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
toffee-nosed — adjective snobbish; pretentiously superior • Similar to: ↑private • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Br … Useful english dictionary
toffee-nosed — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is toffee nosed, you disapprove of them because they have a high opinion of themselves and a low opinion of other people. [BRIT, INFORMAL] … English dictionary
toffee-nosed — adjective Brit. informal pretentiously superior; snobbish. Derivatives toffee nose noun … English new terms dictionary
toffee-nosed — tof|fee nosed [ tafi,nouzd ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL behaving as if you are more important than other people, especially because you come from a higher social class … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toffee-nosed — tof′fee nosed adj. brit. brit. sl. conceited • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
toffee-nosed — adjective Date: circa 1925 chiefly British conceited, snobbish … New Collegiate Dictionary