snob
A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes or of some other elite…A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes or of some other elite (such as the masters of a certain craft) and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes, skills, etc.
» My son is not a snob.
Mein Sohn ist kein Snob.
Мой сын не сноб.
Мій син не сноб.
Значение
значений: 5(пренебрежительное, разговорное)A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes or of some other elite (such as the masters of a certain craft) and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes, skills, etc.
an insufferable snob
a wine snob
Snob, Wichtigtuer, Schnösel
снобsnob, зазна́йкаzaznájka
снобsnob
(разговорное)A cobbler or shoemaker.
(устаревшее)A member of the lower classes; a commoner.
A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.
(архаичное)A workman who works for lower wages than his fellows, especially one who will not join a strike (a scab).
- a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
Примеры
предложений: 50My son is not a snob.
Мой сын не сноб.
ukМій син не сноб.
deMein Sohn ist kein Snob.
You're a bit of a snob.
Ты немного сноб.
I know Tom is a snob.
Я знаю, что Том сноб.
I'm turning into a snob, I think.
Я, кажется, становлюсь снобом.
Tom is a bit of a snob.
Том немного сноб.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
Late 18th century dialectal English snob (“cobbler”), of unknown origin. Early senses of tLate 18th century dialectal English snob (“cobbler”), of unknown origin. Early senses of the word carried the meaning of "lower status"; it was then used to describe those seeking to imitate those of higher wealth or status. Folk etymology derives it from the Latin phrase sine nobilitate (“without nobility”), but early uses had no connection to this.
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