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

high-flown ADJ

high-flown LING

فَضْفاضُ

high-flown LING

مُنَمَّقُ الأُسْلُوبِ, اللّغَةِ إلخ

high-flown

high-flown

طَنّان

high-flown

مُتَأنّقٌ بَيَانِيّاً أو بَلاَغِياّ أو لَفْظِياّ

high-flown

مُضَخّم

high-flown

مُبَالَغٌ فِيه

high-flown

مُفَخّم

high-flown

مُتَأنّقٌ بَيَانِيّاً إلخ

highflown

highflown

فَضْفَاض

highflown

طَنّان

highflown

مُنَمّق

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This high-flown phrase has a down-to-earth meaning, denoting the short-sightedness that afflicts elected governments.

www.thestar.com

And to our ears that sounds very, very esoteric and very high-flown.

www.npr.org

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

www.slate.com

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

www.telegraph.co.uk

That "about" -- rather than the more natural "round" -- is high-flown, one tiny example of the voice of an author aiming beyond the reach of her own characters.

thespinoff.co.nz

So forget for a minute the high-flown idea of local government reform.

jamaica-gleaner.com

Aimed high without being high-flown, her speech just poured from her.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The high-flown oratory, they could take or leave.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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

www.ft.com

I think that might be a bit high-flown.

www.thehindu.com