Translations for „pretentiously“ in the English » German Dictionary

pre·ten·tious·ly [prɪˈten(t)ʃəsli] ADV pej

pretentiously (ostentatious) attitude

protzig meist pej inf

pretentiously (ostentatious) attitude

großkotzig pej sl

pretentiously (boastfully) person

angeberisch inf

pretentiously (boastfully) person

großspurig pej

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I constantly describe my comedy, rather pretentiously, as being like a magic trick; there's a long build-up towards the final reveal.

www.independent.co.uk

To put it pretentiously, it's a bit of a play-in-a-play, and the difficulty comes from balancing the two sides.

arstechnica.com

Then we turn round, pretentiously surprised or unhappy that "our man" actually robbed us blind!

www.vanguardngr.com

Since... would be hailed a classic in the breakbeat -- or, more pretentiously known, plunderphonics -- genre.

musicfeeds.com.au

If truth be told, the pretentiously written menu confounded me on every visit.

www.dallasnews.com

Modern highbrow culture is pretentiously unappealing.

thefederalist.com

But these are mere pretenders to the title of celebrity with the most pretentiously-named children -- for this award there can only ever be one outright winner.

www.walesonline.co.uk

That's actually not "the most simple human question," as you so pretentiously put it.

www.extremetech.com

It is pretty on the plate: artistic, but not pretentiously so, and generous in serving size.

www.londonlovesbusiness.com

The lesson to learn from this experience is that of mutual understanding without pretentiously sweeping anything under the carpet.

thenationonlineng.net