Translations for „naff“ in the English » German Dictionary

naff [næf] Brit ADJ sl (tasteless)

naff clothing

geschmacklos

he was wearing incredibly naff trousers

er trug eine Hose, die einfach unmöglich war

naff ADJ

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naff Brit inf

ätzend inf

naff (lacking style) Brit inf

billig inf

naff off VB intr Brit sl

to naff off

Leine ziehen sl

to naff off

abhauen inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he was wearing incredibly naff trousers

er trug eine Hose, die einfach unmöglich war

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ostensibly, you don't want to be networking as this is naff and not in the relaxed spirit of the new season.

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He had previously been told to naff by the estate employees.

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Now there is a new generation that thinks all of this is rather naff.

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Their attempt is so naff, it's almost good.

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Deep down, we are all a bit naff, and we secretly love it.

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We're still not very good, so no one in this house is ordering the naff commemorative replica trophy just yet.

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I think we've gotten a lot better at sniffing out things that are feeling preachy and theatre-y and naff.

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A painter of banal still lifes and naff interiors, he manipulated every single detail in his pictures to create infernally complicated visual experiences.

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Grungy, but in a naff sort of way.

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So you need to get all over this ukulele craze before it burns out and ends up as naff as tag rugby.

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