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Translate ostentation from English to French

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ostentation:
- ostentation
Wiktionary:
- ostentation → ostentation
- ostentation → ostensible, ostentatoire

English

Detailed Translations for ostentation from English to French

ostentation:

ostentation [the ~] noun

the ostentation (pompous ass; swank)
l'ostentation
- ostentation [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for ostentation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
ostentation	ostentation; pompous ass; swank	cheerfulness; flightiness; frivolity; frivolousness; lightheartedness; shallowness; superficiality; vanity; volatility
-	fanfare; flash; inflation; ostentatiousness; pomposity; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; splashiness

Synonyms for "ostentation":

fanfare; flash; display
ostentatiousness; pomposity; pompousness; pretentiousness; puffiness; splashiness; inflation; inelegance
pretentiousness; pretension; largeness

Related Definitions for "ostentation":

pretentious or showy or vulgar display¹
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity¹
a gaudy outward display¹

Wiktionary Translations for ostentation:

ostentation

noun

display of excessive show in an attempt to impress others
- ostentation → ostentation
a show or spectacle
- ostentation → ostentation

ostentation

noun

affectation de montrer des qualités ou des avantages dont on vouloir faire parade.
- ostentation → ostentation; flaunting

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• ostentation	→ ostensible; ostentatoire	↔ ostentativ — bildungssprachlich: auf Beachtung berechnet, zur Schau gestellt, in einer herausfordernden Weise, bewusst ausrichten

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University