German-English translations for anmaßend

overconfident
arrogant
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The report arrogantly prescribes what is good and evil. Anmaßend schreibt der Bericht vor, was gut und was böse ist. Yesterday's speech by George Bush was once again extremely arrogant and without any real foundation. Die gestrige Rede von Herrn Bush war wieder außerordentlich anmaßend, und sie entbehrt jeder Grundlage. This is an arrogant and disparaging way to treat the customs and practices of other countries. Das ist anmaßend gegenüber den Sitten und Gebräuchen anderer Länder.

entitledHer book is entitled My AutobiographyAs a natural-born citizen I am entitled to run for presidentIf you were injured at work you may be entitled to compensation
highfalutin
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Its only a matter of time before some highfalutin developer builds a huge hotel and ruins the sceneryThat one Cajun that moved to Austin is too highfalutin to come back to Livingston Parish. Hes over there with that mean bread lady!His speech was very highfalutin
hubristic
ill-manneredHe was extremely ill-mannered and caused offence wherever he went.
insolent
lordlyShow us your lordly might: demonstrate that you can order people and get them to obey.

overbearing
overweeningShe wins one modeling contest in Montana and suddenly she’s overweening.
presumptuous
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That is presumptuous and offends the customs and practices of other countries. Das ist anmaßend gegenüber den Sitten und Gebräuchen anderer Länder. To impose standards on other countries can come across as presumptuous, moralistic or patronising. Anderen Ländern Normen zu oktroyieren, kann anmaßend, moralistisch oder bevormundend sein. Of course, it would be extremely presumptuous for me to say that I have done all this single-handedly. Natürlich wäre es ziemlich anmaßend, zu behaupten, dass ich all dies alleine bewerkstelligt habe.
pretentiousHowever, I am not so pretentious as to assume that our amendments improve the Commission's texts. Aber ich bin nicht so anmaßend zu unterstellen, daß unsere Änderungsanträge die Texte der Kommission verbessern. The Union has been reduced to an aggressive and pretentious liberal doctrine. Die Union wurde reduziert auf eine aggressive und anmaßende, liberale Doktrin. I have no wish to appear pretentious, Madam President, but I too have a dream. Frau Präsidentin! Ohne anmaßend sein zu wollen, möchte ich doch behaupten, daß ich auch der Überbringer eines Traumes bin.
supercilious
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surlyThe surly weather put us all in a bad mood.

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