lofty

lofty
adjective
1) (exalted, grandiose) hoch; hehr (geh.); hochfliegend [Ideen]; hochgesteckt [Ziele]
2) (high) hoch [aufragend]; hoch [Flug, Raum]
3) (haughty) hochmütig; überheblich
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adjective
1) (very high: a lofty building.) hoch
2) (haughty or proud: a lofty attitude.) hochmütig
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lofty
[ˈlɒfti, AM ˈlɑ:fti]
adj (form)
1. (liter: soaring) hoch [aufragend], hochragend
\lofty heights schwindelnde Höhen
a man of \lofty stature ein Mann von hohem Wuchs
\lofty peaks hoch aufragende Gipfel
2. (noble) erhaben
\lofty aims hochgesteckte Ziele
\lofty ambitions hochfliegende Ambitionen
\lofty ideals hohe [o hehre] Ideale a. iron
3. (pej: haughty) hochmütig, überheblich
to take a \lofty tone with sb jdm gegenüber einen überheblichen Ton anschlagen
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['lɒftɪ]
1. adj (+er)
1) (= high) hoch

he rose to a lofty position — er stieg in eine gehobene Position auf

2) (= noble) ideals hoch(fliegend); ambitions hochfliegend; sentiments erhaben; prose, style erlesen, gehoben, hochtrabend (pej)
3) (= haughty) stolz, hochmütig
2. n (inf)
Lange(r) mf (inf)
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lofty adj (adv loftily)
1. hoch(ragend)
2. hochfliegend (Pläne etc), hochgesteckt (Ziele etc), erhaben (Gedanken, Stil etc)
3. stolz, hochmütig:
a lofty smile ein überlegenes Lächeln
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adjective
1) (exalted, grandiose) hoch; hehr (geh.); hochfliegend [Ideen]; hochgesteckt [Ziele]
2) (high) hoch [aufragend]; hoch [Flug, Raum]
3) (haughty) hochmütig; überheblich
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adj.
erhaben adj.
hoch adj.
hochfliegend adj.
hochmütig adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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