English-Hungarian translations for pretentious

• elbizakodott
• nagyképű
  Kicsit nagyképűnek tartom Verhofstadt úr részéről (ha még itt van), amikor azt mondja Merkel asszonynak, hogy fogja be a száját, és ne beszéljen az euróról. I find it a bit pretentious of Mr Verhofstadt (if he is still there) to tell Mrs Merkel to shut up talking about the euro.

Definition of pretentious

• Intended to impress others; ostentatious
• Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction

Examples

• Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
• Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.

Related words

• unpretentious
• pretentiousness
• pretentiously
• unpretentiousness
• unpretentiously