hoity-toity in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hoity-toity in the English»French Dictionary

hoity-toity [Brit hɔɪtɪˈtɔɪti, Am ˌhɔədiˈtɔɪdi] ADJ inf, pej

hoity-toity

prétentieux/-ieuse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I understand this impulse to look around at your own likely weak labor protections, and wonder why those obnoxious hoity-toity professors think they deserve better than you.

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Their newly built mansion has the look of a five-star resort, without the hoity-toity feel.

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We already had the advanced book knowledge, but we wanted to work in the industry, not end up as one of those hoity-toity theoreticians in the musty halls of academe.

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Not so hoity-toity after all, then.

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Events like these sometimes descend into hoity-toity affairs but the experts booked will ensure that isn't the case.

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He is spurned by his party's hoity-toity elements.

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But enough of this hoity-toity horseplay -- let's talk about a trio of mules.

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Despite the extravagance, butter sculptures were never hoity-toity gallery art, nor were they ever meant to be bought or sold.

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If you know a rule and then come across a similar one with a fancy prefix or suffix, resist the temptation to use it as a hoity-toity synonym.

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It was a very hoity-toity private school.

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