arty

arty
adjective
(coll.) auf Künstler machend

he's an arty type — er ist so ein Künstlertyp

arty-[and-]crafty — (joc.) auf Kunstgewerbe gemacht

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arty
[ˈɑ:ti]
AM artsy
[AM ˈɑ:rtsi]
adj (usu pej fam) gewollt bohemienhaft
\arty film Film m mit künstlerischem Anspruch
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['Aːtɪ]
adj (+er) (inf)
Künstler-; type also, tie, clothes verrückt (inf); person auf Künstler machend (pej); decoration, style auf Kunst gemacht (inf); film, novel geschmäcklerisch

he was more of an arty type than his brother —

she's in publishing/the theatre – oh yes, I knew it was something arty — sie arbeitet im Verlag/Theater – ach ja, ich wusste doch, dass es etwas Künstlerisches war

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arty [ˈɑː(r)tı] adj umg meist pej
1. auf Künstler machend:
he’s the arty type er macht auf Künstler
2. auf Kunst gemacht, pseudokünstlerisch
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adjective
(coll.) auf Künstler machend

he's an arty type — er ist so ein Künstlertyp

arty-[and-]crafty — (joc.) auf Kunstgewerbe gemacht

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adj.
affig adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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