Translations for „highfalutin“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

highfalutin ADJ inf

highfalutin

высокопа́рный

highfalutin

напы́щенный

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English

The demons and the highfalutin, "dark house" setting are secondary.

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Implicitly, the suggestion was that highfalutin talk of multi-tasking, wi-fi hotspot-creating, music-buying, map-replacing phones was leaving the mass market behind.

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If that sounds too highfalutin, let me put it another way.

jamaica-gleaner.com

Chosen chiefly for the clever, tech-savvy reputation of its inhabitants, pumped up on highfalutin concept coffee.

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The antipodes of the multiplex can be showy, inflated and highfalutin.

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I don't often touch on highfalutin subject matter like philosophy, but today it seems appropriate.

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It began with very highfalutin intellectual and cultural ambitions, without much of a popular touch.

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And for those exhausted by the wedding industry's competitive one-upmanship, beer's casual charm and low price tag will keep the celebration from becoming too highfalutin.

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After all, people will respond to just about anything shaped like a cute animal, even when it's presented as highfalutin art.

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The pitch was for a light-hearted event without the highfalutin language generally associated with wine.

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