Übersetzungen für „high-flown“ im Englisch » Polnisch-Wörterbuch

high-flown ADJ

high-flown

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Englisch

Much subsequent criticism has concentrated on the absurdities of the film's high-flown melodrama, but understanding has sometimes been hampered by the difficulty of seeing the film in its complete version.

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And to our ears that sounds very, very esoteric and very high-flown.

www.npr.org

It is high-flown, heavily decorated and solemn, but its solemnity is thorough going, not a mere literary formality.

en.wikipedia.org

My own reasons for thinking about him are less high-flown.

www.slate.com

Their rhythms were untutored, careening out of control in exhilarating ways; their lyrics came unadorned with poetry or high-flown sentiment.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

time.com

I think that might be a bit high-flown.

www.thehindu.com

The high-flown oratory, they could take or leave.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Politicians know how to use high-flown language to buy votes.

www.lfpress.com

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