Dizionario Francese - Inglese

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prétentieux in inglese:

1. bumptious bumptious


a bumptious young man

Inglese parola "prétentieux"(bumptious) si verifica in set:

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2. highfalutin



Inglese parola "prétentieux"(highfalutin) si verifica in set:

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3. conceited


No-one in the office liked her because she came across as very conceited.
I don't want to sound conceited, but we are the experts here.
Everyone is more or less conceited.
No-one in the office liked her because she came across as very conceited. / Some teenage girls are so conceited. They sit in front of the mirror all day admiring themselves.
He is a conceited jerk.
He may have lowbrow tastes but at least he's not snooty and conceited.
Conceited people take it for granted that they are superior to others.
fred’s so conceited he’d never believe anyone would refuse him
He came across rather too self-confident and conceited
Without wishing to sound conceited, I am the best salesperson in the company.
Some teenage girls are so conceited. They sit in front of the mirror all day admiring themselves.
Noone in the office liked her because she seemd to be very conceited.
However, he is very severe to those pupils who do not want to study and dislikes those who are arrogant and conceited.
I'm afraid you are very conceited, Mark.
In the style of conceited people, he lards his sentences with ill-digested English words. A kind of failed dandy, deprived of class.

Inglese parola "prétentieux"(conceited) si verifica in set:

Personality traits - Les traits de caractère
Caractère et personnalité - Character and personality