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bombast

/ˈbɒmbæst/

/ˈbɑːmbæst/

bombastnoun

bombasts

Traducciones

grandiloquenceStyle soutenu et emphatique, souvent creux.

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

Le discours du politicien était plein de grandiloquence, mais il manquait de substance.

rembourrageSens textile.

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

À l'époque élisabéthaine, les gentilshommes bourraient leurs manches de rembourrage pour obtenir la largeur à la mode.

Definiciones

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.

Sinónimos

bombastverb

bombasted

Past Simple

bombasted

Past Participle

bombasting

Gerund

/ˈbɒmbæst/

/ˈbɑːmbæst/

Traducciones

rembourrerSens rare, vieilli; emploi textile.

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

Le tailleur rembourra le pourpoint pour qu'il paraisse plus imposant.

Traducciones adicionales

grandiloquerSens rare; style emphatique et prétentieux.

Definiciones

(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.

Sinónimos

orate pompously

bombastadjective

Attributive use of the noun, rare

Traducciones

grandiloquentSurtout en emploi attributif; style emphatique, pompeux.

His bombast rhetoric left the audience unimpressed.

Son discours grandiloquent n'a pas impressionné l'auditoire.

Traducciones adicionales

ampouléNuance péjorative; style trop recherché et artificiel.

Definiciones

(attributive, rare) Pompous or inflated in style.

His bombast rhetoric left the audience unimpressed.

Sinónimos