🗣️high-flown (jai flon)

adjective
/ˌhaɪ ˈfloʊn/
pomposo (pomposo)

Meaning

Using fancy or pretentious language; lofty in style but often overblown.
Traducción del significado
Uso de un lenguaje pretencioso o exagerado; elevado en estilo pero a menudo inflado.
Uso de un lenguaje pretencioso o exagerado; elevado en estilo pero a menudo inflado.

Oraciones de ejemplo

The politician gave a high-flown speech full of promises.

El político dio un discurso pomposo lleno de promesas.
El politico dio un discurso pomposo lleno de promesas.

Synonyms

pretentious, pompous, grandiose, lofty

Antonyms

simple, modest, plain

Colocaciones

high-flown language, high-flown speech, high-flown rhetoric

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