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bombast

/ˈbɒmbæst/

/ˈbɑːmbæst/

bombastsubstantiv

bombasts

Pl.

Übersetzungen

высокопарность

The politician's speech was full of bombast.

Речь политика была полна высокопарности.

Definitionen

High-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people.

The politician's speech was full of bombast, but it lacked any real substance.

Cotton or other soft material used as padding in clothing; padding.

In the Elizabethan era, gentlemen stuffed their sleeves with bombast to achieve fashionable breadth.

Synonyme

bombastverb

bombasted

Präteritum

bombasted

Partizip Perfekt

bombasting

Gerundium

/ˈbɒmbæst/

/ˈbɑːmbæst/

Definitionen

(obsolete) To pad (a garment) with cotton or other material.

The tailor bombasted the doublet so that it looked more imposing.

(rare) To speak or write in an inflated, pompous style.

She tended to bombast endlessly about her accomplishments.

Synonyme

orate pompously

bombastadjektiv

Attributive use of the noun, rare

Definitionen

(attributive, rare) Pompous or inflated in style.

His bombast rhetoric left the audience unimpressed.

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