Translations for „self-importantly“ in the English » German Dictionary

self-im·ˈpor·tant·ly ADV

self-importantly

selbstgefällig

she often behaves rather self-importantly in public

sie zieht in der Öffentlichkeit immer eine ziemliche Schau ab

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she often behaves rather self-importantly in public

sie zieht in der Öffentlichkeit immer eine ziemliche Schau ab

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A row of beer bottles (some vintage, some new) marches self-importantly across a long ledge above the room.

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When commuters are talking self-importantly on their phone, rendering an entire carriage of people involuntary eavesdroppers.

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If there's one thing that the press does even more self-importantly than elections, it's crime.

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The immediate effect of these musings was disastrous: a series of melodramatic and self-importantly archaic depictions of contemporary miseries.

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