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    hochgestochen

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    hochgestochen

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    <person> redet immer ziemlich hochgestochen daher.
    same meaning as "geschwollen" ???
    AuthorRita02 Oct 02, 14:25
    Ergebnisse aus dem Wörterbuch
    highfalutin   or: hifalutin, highfaluting  adj.hochgestochen
    highbrow  adj.hochgestochen [coll.] [pej.]
    pretentious  adj.hochgestochen [coll.] [pej.]
    stilted  adj.hochgestochen [coll.] [pej.]
    conceited  adj.hochgestochen [coll.] [pej.]   - eingebildet
    stuck-up  adj.hochgestochen [coll.] [pej.]   - eingebildet
    five dollar wordhochgestochenes Wort
    Ergebnisse aus dem Forum
    hochgestochen
    hochgestochen anhören
    hochgestochen - high-flown
    high-falluting words - Hochgestochene Wö…
    high-falutin'
    high brow
    orotund - pompös
    Comment
    They are pretty similar in meaning, but I think some slight distinction can be made:

    "geschwollen" is more along the lines of "pompous", "turgid"
    "hochgestochen" is more along the lines of "highfalutin", "uses a lot of ten-dollar words", "highbrow"
    #1AuthorNorbert Juffa03 Oct 02, 08:58
    Suggestionover the top
    #2Author03 Oct 02, 10:52
    Suggestionsnobby, snobbish (to) sound snobby, (to) be snobbish, (to) be a snob
    Comment
    i know its not that sophisticated -its pretty much used in common everyday (colloquial) language.
    #3Authorsweetie20 Sep 07, 21:34
     
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