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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbombástico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bomˈbas.ti.ko
"El candidato pronunció un discurso bombástico lleno de promesas vacías."
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High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated, pompous, or grandiloquent in speech or writing.
"The politician gave a bombastic speech that promised everything but delivered nothing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the obsolete noun 'bombast' meaning cotton padding or stuffing, originating from the Late Latin 'bombax' (cotton/silk). By the late 16th century, the term shifted metaphorically to describe inflated, padded language that sounds impressive but lacks substance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bombastic" is said worldwide
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bombástico
Transliteration: bomˈbas.ti.ko
"El candidato pronunció un discurso bombástico lleno de promesas vacías."
bombástico
Transliteration: bõˈbas.tʃi.ku
"As declarações bombásticas do CEO atraíram a atenção da mídia."
आडंबरपूर्ण
Transliteration: aadamdarpurna
"नेता का भाषण बहुत आडंबरपूर्ण और अर्थहीन था।"
夸大其词的
Transliteration: kuàdà qí cí de
"他的演讲充满了夸大其词的空洞言论。"
과장된
Transliteration: gwajangdoen
"그의 과장된 어조는 청중을 지루하게 만들었다."
大言壮語の
Transliteration: taigongshou no
"彼の誇張された大言壮語の演説には誰も感銘を受けなかった。"
bombastique
Transliteration: bɔ̃.bas.tik
"Son discours était trop bombastique pour convaincre le public."
bombastisch
Transliteration: bɔmˈbastɪʃ
"Der Redner benutzte eine bombastische Sprache, um seine Kritiker zu beeindrucken."
bombastico
Transliteration: bomˈbas.ti.ko
"Il suo stile di scrittura è decisamente bombastico e privo di sostanza."
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