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hauteur

 
Dictionary: hau·teur   (hō-tûr', ō-tœr') pronunciation
n.
Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance.

[French, from Old French, from haut, high. See haughty.]


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Machine-estimated mean fiber length in a top of wool; the basis for the pricing of tops.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors.

Tutor's tip: Few become the "auteur" (film director who dominates the movie's style) of a documentary, but many carry themselves with great "hauteur" (arrogance).

Translations: Hauteur
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overlegenhed, arrogance, hovmod

Nederlands (Dutch)
hooghartigheid, hoogmoed

Français (French)
n. - hauteur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Arroganz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπεροψία, αλαζονεία

Italiano (Italian)
alterigia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - orgulho (m) exagerado, esnobismo (m)

Русский (Russian)
высокомерие

Español (Spanish)
n. - arrogancia, altanería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - högmod, stolthet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
傲慢, 自大

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傲慢, 自大

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 거만, 오만 불손, 도도함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 横柄

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غطرسه, عجرفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גאוותנות‬


 
 
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