conspicuous

conspicuous
adjective
1) (clearly visible) unübersehbar
2) (obvious, noticeable) auffallend
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[kən'spikjuəs]
adjective
(very noticeable: Her blond hair made her conspicuous in the crowd.) auffallend
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- conspicuousness
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con·spicu·ous
[kənˈspɪkju:əs]
adj (noticeable) auffallend; (clearly visible) unübersehbar; person, behaviour, colour, clothes auffällig
to be \conspicuous by one's absence (esp hum) durch Abwesenheit glänzen esp hum
\conspicuous beauty außergewöhnliche Schönheit
\conspicuous figure exzellente Figur
to look \conspicuous auffallen
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[kən'spɪkjʊəs]
adj
person, clothes, behaviour auffällig, auffallend; (= easily visible) road signs deutlich sichtbar, auffällig; (= obvious) lack of sympathy etc deutlich, offensichtlich, auffallend; (= outstanding) bravery bemerkenswert, hervorragend

to be/make oneself conspicuous — auffallen

to feel conspicuous — den Eindruck haben aufzufallen

why don't you put it in a more conspicuous position? — warum stellen Sie es nicht irgendwohin, wo es eher auffällt?

to be/not to be conspicuous for sth — sich/sich nicht gerade durch etw auszeichnen

he was conspicuous by his absence — er glänzte durch Abwesenheit

he showed a conspicuous lack of tact — er fiel durch sein mangelndes Taktgefühl (unangenehm) auf

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conspicuous [kənˈspıkjʊəs; US -jəwəs] adj (adv conspicuously)
1. deutlich sichtbar, in die Augen fallend
2. auffallend, auffällig (auch pej):
be conspicuous auffallen;
make o.s. conspicuous sich auffällig benehmen, auffallen;
conspicuous consumption WIRTSCH aufwendige Lebenshaltung aus Prestigegründen
3. fig bemerkenswert, hervorragend (beide:
for wegen):
be conspicuous by one’s absence durch Abwesenheit glänzen (Person), völlig fehlen (Sache);
render o.s. conspicuous sich hervortun;
conspicuous service MIL hervorragende Dienste pl
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adjective
1) (clearly visible) unübersehbar
2) (obvious, noticeable) auffallend
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adj.
auffallend adj.
auffällig adj.
deutlich adj.

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