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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pomposo
"Ha fatto un discorso pomposo."
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Affected and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.
"He made a pompous speech about his own achievements."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French pompeux, or medieval Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa 'pomp'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pompous" is said worldwide
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pompueux
Transliteration: pompueux
"Il a fait un discours pompueux."
pompös
Transliteration: pompoes
"Er hielt eine pompöse Rede."
pomposo
Transliteration: pomposo
"Ha fatto un discorso pomposo."
pomposo
Transliteration: pomposo
"Dio un discurso pomposo."
pomposo
Transliteration: pomposo
"Ele fez um discurso pomposo."
आसमान चढ़े हुए
Transliteration: aasmaan chadhe hue
"उसने एक आडंबरपूर्ण भाषण दिया।"
自大的
Transliteration: zìdà de
"他发表了一场自大傲慢的演讲。"
거만한
Transliteration: geomanhan
"그는 거만한 연설을 했다."
気取った
Transliteration: kidotta
"彼は気取った演説をした。"
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