dictionnaire Allemand - Anglais

auffällig Anglais:

1. conspicuously

Liberal technocrats contrive endless clever policy fixes, but they remain conspicuously aloof from the people they are supposed to be helping.

Anglais mot "auffällig"(conspicuously) se produit dans des ensembles:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Prince Prigio" (Andrew ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Birds in Flight" (W. P....
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Genus Pinus" (Georg...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "What Dress Makes of Us"...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Review, Vol. I, No....

2. striking

She's very striking.

But what’s most striking about this simulation of the world is the result it consistently produces.

Gabrielle, a striking 6'1" woman, was tired of enterprising young men asking her how the weather was up there.

The parallel with English becomes even more striking when we realize that Latin continued to be used for many hundreds of years more as the world's first "international language."

Even small drops striking constantly will bore through a granite mountain.

The contrast between the sky and the mountain is striking.

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

striking sculpture

Her performance was striking.

This is a striking example of how misleading statistics can be. There are some striking differences in the two theories.

Striking: Attractive; impressive: a scene of striking beauty. Noticeable; sensational: a striking amount of detail.

What a handsome boyfriend you have! - I know! His features are really striking, aren't they?

A dark man with striking features walked up to me.

I spotted her striking pink hair in the crowd

One of the most striking examples of her generosity is the amount of money she donates to charities every year.

Anglais mot "auffällig"(striking) se produit dans des ensembles:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Dogs' Dinner Party"...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Dorothy on a Ranch" (Ev...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "A Retrospect" (James Hu...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Mystics and Saints of I...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Sam's Ghost Deep Waters...

3. showy

This showy dress isn't appropriate for me.

Since he's in show business he often goofs around in a showy way, but once in a while he has these bashful mannerisms that are really cute.

Anglais mot "auffällig"(showy) se produit dans des ensembles:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Orchids" (James O'Brien)
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Young Soldier" (Anonymous)
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Flowers of the Southwes...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Texas Flowers in Natura...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "100 Desert Wildflowers ...

4. conspicuous

Hummer limousines are the ultimate symbol of conspicuous consumption.

The event was a conspicuous success (= a very great one).

He was conspicuous by his absence.

Her freckles were more conspicuous than usual.

The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.

conspicuous strength

Her absance was conspicuous.

But instead of commendations, I found a conspicuous comment scrawled at the top of the paper: “Your french spelling is unacceptable”.

People are likely to engage in conspicuous consumption when they know that their purchases will get them ahead of their peers in the status hierarhy.

he was very thin with a conspicuous adams apple

to seek to attract attention by conspicuous behavior <boys showing off for the girls>

I’m definitely not a conspicuous consumer – I always buy the cheapest brands.

He wears highly conspicuous clothes – they’re so bright.

Mary's gorgeous red hair always made her conspicuous at school.

Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.

Anglais mot "auffällig"(conspicuous) se produit dans des ensembles:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Man in a Quandary" (L.J...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Eneas Africanus" (Harry...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Studies in Spermatogene...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "A New Bat (Genus Myotis...
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5. flaunted

Anglais mot "auffällig"(flaunted) se produit dans des ensembles:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "An Old Fashioned Christ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Birth and Babyhood ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The History of the Firs...