posh

posh
1. adjective
(coll.) vornehm; nobel (spött.); stinkvornehm (salopp)

the posh people — die Schickeria (ugs.)

2. adverb

talk posh — hochgestochen reden/mit vornehmem Akzent sprechen

* * *
[poʃ]
adjective
(of a superior type or class: a posh family; posh clothes.) pikfein
* * *
posh
[pɒʃ, AM pɑ:ʃ]
(fam)
I. adj
1. (stylish) vornehm, piekfein
\posh area vornehme Gegend
\posh car Luxusschlitten m fam
\posh hat todschicker Hut fam
\posh hotel vornehmes [o feudales] Hotel
\posh restaurant feines Restaurant
\posh shop schicker Laden
2. esp BRIT (upper-class) vornehm
\posh accent vornehmer Akzent
a \posh woman eine feine Dame
II. adv BRIT vornehm
stop acting so \posh! sei nicht so überkandidelt!
she talks dead \posh sie spricht so furchtbar gestelzt
* * *
[pɒʃ] (inf)
1. adj (+er)
piekfein (inf), vornehm; neighbourhood, hotel, wedding also nobel; friends vornehm, fein; occasion vornehm, elegant
2. adv (+er)

to talk posh — mit vornehmem Akzent sprechen

3. vt

to posh sth up (inf) — etw verschönern (inf)

* * *
posh [pɒʃ; US pɑʃ] besonders Br umg
A adj feudal, piekfein, todschick:
posh accent vornehmer Akzent;
posh hotel Nobelhotel n;
posh part of town Nobelgegend f
B adv:
talk posh
a) hochgestochen sprechen umg,
b) mit vornehmem Akzent sprechen
* * *
1. adjective
(coll.) vornehm; nobel (spött.); stinkvornehm (salopp)

the posh people — die Schickeria (ugs.)

2. adverb

talk posh — hochgestochen reden/mit vornehmem Akzent sprechen

* * *
adj.
fesch adj.
piekfein adj.
schick adj.
todschick adj.

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