highflown im Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Übersetzungen für highflown im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

high-flown [Brit ˌhʌɪˈfləʊn, Am ˈhaɪ ˈˌfloʊn] ADJ

high-flown

altisonante

Übersetzungen für highflown im Italienisch»Englisch-Wörterbuch

Weitere Übersetzungen und typische Wortverbindungen mit dem Suchbegriff

aulico lingua, stile

high-flown

altisonante stile, titolo

high-flown

una frase celebre, ampollosa

a well-known, highflown phrase

highflown im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für highflown im Englisch»Italienisch-Wörterbuch

high-flown ADJ

high-flown

altisonante

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

The three express their feelings in long passionate speeches, consumed with high-flown notions of love and honour.

en.wikipedia.org

It's a high-flown exercise in theatrical silliness for its own splendid sake.

www.independent.co.uk

That "about" -- rather than the more natural "round" -- is high-flown, one tiny example of the voice of an author aiming beyond the reach of her own characters.

thespinoff.co.nz

So forget for a minute the high-flown idea of local government reform.

jamaica-gleaner.com

In this area of work it is also necessary to definitively banish the habit of describing the national reality in pretentious high-flown language or with excessive formality.

links.org.au

His style was somewhat high-flown.

en.wikipedia.org

He caught its mood in pieces which turn their back on technical sheen, grand dimensions and high-flown sentiments.

www.telegraph.co.uk

He answered me with an indecipherable, high-flown metaphor.

time.com

Kay bravely winds high-flown phrasing around the bones of a melodramatic plot.

www.ft.com

Aimed high without being high-flown, her speech just poured from her.

www.telegraph.co.uk