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ostentation:
- Angabe; Schneid; Angeberei; Flunkerei; Aufschneiderei; Großtuer; Großsprecherei; Windmacherei; Großtuerei
Wiktionary:
- ostentation → Zurschaustellung, Schaustellung, Pomp, Prahlerei, Schau, Spektakel
- ostentation → ostentativ

English

Detailed Translations for ostentation from English to German

ostentation:

ostentation [the ~] nomen

the ostentation (pompous ass; swank)
die Angabe; der Schneid; die Angeberei; die Flunkerei; die Aufschneiderei; der Großtuer; die Großsprecherei; die Windmacherei; die Großtuerei
- Angabe [die ~] nomen
- Schneid [der ~] nomen
- Angeberei [die ~] nomen
- Flunkerei [die ~] nomen
- Aufschneiderei [die ~] nomen
- Großtuer [der ~] nomen
- Großsprecherei [die ~] nomen
- Windmacherei [die ~] nomen
- Großtuerei [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for ostentation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Angabe	ostentation; pompous ass; swank	boasting; bragging; declaration; indication; specification; tub-thumping
Angeberei	ostentation; pompous ass; swank	boast; boasting; bold; brag; bragging; bravado; swank; tall talk; tub-thumping
Aufschneiderei	ostentation; pompous ass; swank	boast; boasting; bold; brag; bragging; bravado; swank; tall talk; tub-thumping
Flunkerei	ostentation; pompous ass; swank	boasting; bragging; fibbing; tub-thumping
Großsprecherei	ostentation; pompous ass; swank
Großtuer	ostentation; pompous ass; swank	boast; boaster; boasting; bold; brag; braggart; bragging; bravado; fussbudget; noisy fellows; roisterer; roisterers; show-off; swank; swanks; tall talk
Großtuerei	ostentation; pompous ass; swank	boast; boasting; bold; brag; bragging; bravado; swank; tall talk
Schneid	ostentation; pompous ass; swank	daring; guts; nerve; pluck
Windmacherei	ostentation; pompous ass; swank	boast; boasting; bold; brag; bragging; bravado; daredevil; swank; tall talk
-	fanfare; flash; inflation; ostentatiousness; pomposity; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; splashiness

Synonyms for "ostentation":

fanfare; flash; display
ostentatiousness; pomposity; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; splashiness; inflation; inelegance
pretentiousness; pretension; largeness

Related Definitions for "ostentation":

pretentious or showy or vulgar display¹
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity¹
a gaudy outward display¹

Wiktionary Translations for ostentation:

ostentation

noun

display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others
- ostentation → Zurschaustellung; Schaustellung; Pomp; Prahlerei
a show or spectacle
- ostentation → Schau; Spektakel

ostentation

adjective

bildungssprachlich: auf Beachtung berechnet, zur Schau gestellt, in einer herausfordernden Weise, bewusst ausrichten
- ostentativ → ostentation; ostentatious

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