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.
Значення
значень: 5(зневажливе, розмовне)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
(розмовне)A cobbler or shoemaker.
(застаріле)A member of the lower classes; a commoner.
A townsman, as opposed to a gownsman.
(архаїчне)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
Приклади
речень: 50My son is not a snob.
Мій син не сноб.
ruМой сын не сноб.
deMein Sohn ist kein Snob.
Tom is a snob.
Том сноб.
ruТом сноб.
My son isn't a snob.
Мій син не сноб.
ruМой сын не сноб.
You're a snob.
Ви сноб.
ruТы сноб.
Don't be such a snob.
Не будь таким снобом.
ruНе будь таким снобом.
Переклади
мов: 9За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
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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