Translations for „high-flown“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

high-ˈflown ADJ

high-flown

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high-flown

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English

His style was somewhat high-flown.

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She observes the action with high-flown pride.

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

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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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He caught its mood in pieces which turn their back on technical sheen, grand dimensions and high-flown sentiments.

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The thing that triggers the creative mind doesn't have to be high-flown or complicated.

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

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Kay bravely winds high-flown phrasing around the bones of a melodramatic plot.

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

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The three express their feelings in long passionate speeches, consumed with high-flown notions of love and honour.

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