🎭affectation (afectacion)

noun
/ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən/
afectación (afectacion)

Meaning

an unnatural behavior or speech intended to impress others
Traducción del significado
una conducta o discurso artificial destinado a impresionar a otros
una conducta o discurso artificial destinado a impresionar a otros

Oraciones de ejemplo

Her British accent was just an affectation to sound sophisticated.

Su acento británico era solo una afectación para sonar sofisticado.
Su acento britanico era solo una afectacion para sonar sofisticado.

Synonyms

pretension, artificiality, mannerism, show

Antonyms

sincerity, naturalness

Colocaciones

adopt affectation, speech affectation, social affectation, affectation of style

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