Translations for „waspish“ in the English » German Dictionary

wasp·ish [ˈwɒspɪʃ, Am ˈwɑ:sp-] ADJ

waspish

giftig inf

waspish

gehässig pej

Wasp·ish [Am ˈwɑ:spɪʃ], Waspy [Am ˈwɑ:spi] ADJ inv Am pej

Waspish

kühl-korrekt, wie die weißen protestantischen Amerikaner angelsächsischer Herkunft

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English

His death has been greeted with generous tributes and copious quotation from a lifetime of waspish wisecracks.

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Waspish and mostly seemingly furious at his fellow judges, he found his approach, reasoning and conclusions were being simply ignored.

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Its line-up of columnists and writers has always maintained a waspish, disbelieving stance.

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It was almost certainly a metaphor for something though, frankly, after 20 minutes in her waspish company you weren't inclined to dig too deeply.

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Two camp men being waspish do not a sitcom make.

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In its place was a smiling, joking (if still a little waspish) candidate.

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She showed her waspish tongue had not been chastened by the ugliness of being trapped in her car for two hours by demonstrators.

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A huge part of the show's appeal, no doubt, comes from the blending of superb musicality and waspish humour.

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Her waspish putdowns in the jungle made her the standout character of this year's series.

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Their reminiscences of old times together mix sentimental and waspish memories.

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