snobbish

[USA]/ˈsnɒbɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈsnɑːbɪʃ/
Frekvens: Meget høj

Oversættelse

adj. selvfed, nedladende, arrogant og højtidlig.

Eksempelsætninger

She’s much too snobbish to stay at that plain hotel.

Hun er alt for snobbet til at bo på det simple hotel.

the writer takes a rather snobbish tone.

forfatteren bruger en ret snobbet tone.

She always acts snobbish around people she considers beneath her.

Hun opfører sig altid snobbet omkring folk, hun betragter som ringere end hende.

His snobbish attitude towards others makes him unlikeable.

Hans snobbede holdning til andre gør ham ubehagelig.

Don't be so snobbish about where people come from, we are all equal.

Vær ikke så snobbet omkring, hvor folk kommer fra, vi er alle lige.

She refused to attend the party because of the snobbish guests.

Hun nægtede at deltage i festen på grund af de snobbede gæster.

His snobbish behavior towards the staff caused tension in the workplace.

Hans snobbede opførsel over for personalet skabte spændinger på arbejdspladsen.

The snobbish tone of her voice made it clear she thought she was better than everyone else.

Den snobbede tone i hendes stemme gjorde det klart, at hun troede, hun var bedre end alle andre.

I don't like his snobbish taste in music.

Jeg kan ikke lide hans snobbede musiksmag.

She may come across as snobbish, but she's actually very down-to-earth.

Hun kan virke snobbet, men i virkeligheden er hun meget jordnær.

The snobbish elite of the city looked down on anyone not from their social circle.

Byens snobbede elite så ned på enhver, der ikke var fra deres sociale kredse.

His snobbish remarks offended many people at the party.

Hans snobbede bemærkninger stødte mange mennesker på festen.

Virkelige Eksempler

The underlying point is serious, Emma is unwittingly but cruelly snobbish.

Det underliggende pointe er alvorlig, Emma er uvidende, men nådesløst snobbet.

Kilde: Literature

747. Snobbish Knob is doing his hobby in the lobby.

747. Snobbish Knob dyrker sin hobby i lobbyen.

Kilde: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Elderly Mr. and Mrs. Riddle had been rich, snobbish, and rude.

Ældre Hr. og Fru Riddle havde været rige, snobbede og uhøflige.

Kilde: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The second speaker there came across as a bit snobbish, don't you think?

Den anden taler der virkede en smule snobbet, synes du ikke?

Kilde: BBC Authentic English

For the snobbish Habsburgs, that just wasn't posh enough.

For de snobbede Habsburgere var det simpelthen ikke luksuriøst nok.

Kilde: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

But a century ago, the Bloomsbury set were frightfully snobbish about her.

Men for et århundrede siden var Bloomsbury-gruppen frygteligt snobbede omkring hende.

Kilde: The Economist (Summary)

My snobbish coworker thinks she is the most important employee in the company.

Min snobbede kollega mener, at hun er den vigtigste medarbejder i virksomheden.

Kilde: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

There is a maddeningly persistent view in the UK that caring about healthy food is snobbish or middle-class.

Der er en irriterende vedholdende opfattelse i Storbritannien om, at det er snobbet eller middelklasse at bekymre sig om sund mad.

Kilde: The Guardian (Article Version)

Elderly Mr. and Mrs.Riddle had been rich, snobbish, and rude, and their grown-up son, Tom, had been, if anything, worse.

Ældre Hr. og Fru Riddle havde været rige, snobbede og uhøflige, og deres voksne søn, Tom, havde været, hvis noget, værre.

Kilde: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Not at all, My Lady. As a matter of fact, I don't believe Her Ladyship was acting for snobbish reasons.

Slet ikke, Min Frue. Faktisk tror jeg ikke, at Hendes Frue handlede af snobbede årsager.

Kilde: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

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