13:04 May 21, 2003 |
Romanian to English translations [Non-PRO] | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Anca Nitu Local time: 08:06 | ||||||
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4 +2 | histrionic |
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5 | hypocrite |
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4 +1 | the ranting manner of an attorney / a barrister with no clientele... |
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histrionic Explanation: Histrionic manner of a lawyer / attorney / bannister without clients -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-05-21 16:33:47 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"cabotin\" = 1. (Odinioara in Franta) actor ambulant; 2. (Deprec.) actor mediocru; prin extensie, persoana care cauta sa se faca remarcata printr-o comportare teatrala, printr-o gestica exagerata, falsa (Micul Dictionar Enciclopedic) \"histrionic\" = adj. 1. Of or relating to actors or acting. 2. Excessively dramatic or emotional; affected. See Synonyms at dramatic. (cf. American Heritage Dictionary) sau excessively dramatic, insincere, or artificial: histrionic gesturesNow rare. dramatic(pl) melodramatic displays of temperamentRare. (pl., functioning as sing.) dramatics[C17: from Late Latin histrionicus of a player, from histrio actor] (Cf. Collins English) \"to rant\" = rant (r˛nt) v. rant·ed, rant·ing, rants. --intr. 1. To speak or declaim in a violent, loud, or vehement manner; rave. --tr. 1. To utter with violence or extravagance: a dictator who ranted his vitriol onto a captive audience. --rant n. 1. Violent, loud, or extravagant speech. See Synonyms at bombast. 2. Chiefly British. Wild or uproarious merriment. [Probably from obsolete Dutch ranten.] --rant“er n. (cf. American Heritage) Eu as zice mai degraba \"histrionic\" pentru cabotin, pentru ca definitiile se potrivesc mai bine. In engleza americana, \"to rant\" are si sensul de \"a bate campii\", care nu cred ca e acelasi lucru. |
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