Translations for „airily“ in the English » German Dictionary

airi·ly [ˈeərɪli, Am ˈer-] ADV

airily

leichthin

airily

abschätzig pej

airily

wegwerfend pej

she waved her hand airily

sie machte eine wegwerfende Handbewegung

to dismiss sb/sth airily

jdn/etw [leichthin] abtun

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she waved her hand airily

sie machte eine wegwerfende Handbewegung

to dismiss sb/sth airily

jdn/etw [leichthin] abtun

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While airily avoiding any questions about how much the thing had cost him, he encouraged guests to "have a go", as if it were some kind of fairground attraction.

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Airily ja has lost two major players.

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The fish is flaky and sweet and airily topped with a showering of salty queso fresco.

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Filling us in on the flimsiness of their bond, she snickers airily.

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Periodically, he was startled by something in the bowling or pitch, or swished airily, and twice he was dropped.

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The birds do most of their foraging in flocks on the ground, though they are occasionally observed hawking insects airily.

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You'll need the accompanying booklet - the display cases, as airily glassy as that bottle, are also as minimalist in their explanations.

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In the ordinary political process, the politicians can easily dissemble, pretend and forget, while talking airily about the sunlit uplands and yet delivering nothing.

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The result is a structure both substantial and airily delicate.

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The show closed on an airily sheer gown in celadon chiffon, which floated down the catwalk with a snarling black panther beaded across its bodice.

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