Translations for „high-sounding“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

high-sounding [ˈhaɪˌsaʊndɪŋ] ADJ

high-sounding

напы́щенный

high-sounding

высокопа́рный

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A government will step in with high-sounding rhetoric about "hurt sentiments" and so forth, and the eager members will be compelled to turn in their keys.

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We need to unscramble high-sounding phrases we do not understand.

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The poem is high-sounding, but at the same time simple; it is direct, but also contains complicated metaphors, word plays, majestic adjectives, and a rich catalog of the lexicon.

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As so often happens with high-sounding principles, they have to be brought down to earth.

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They saw those machineries, which proclaimed high-sounding title, with mingled feelings.

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The people's ears are stopped to such high-sounding promises.

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All the sons were given high-sounding names, mostly meaning son.

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Of the high-sounding declarations, he laments that they are "declarations of futility".

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Despite high-sounding words about love and loyalty, friendship is transactional, like all relationships.

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The manufacturers benefit by selling more of their products with the high-sounding concept of freshness and safety.

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