snob

snɔb

Definition

Definition of snob - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

prétentionpersonne hautaine qui méprise ce qu'elle juge vulgaire ou populaire

Ce snob refuse de manger dans les restaurants populaires du quartier.

aristocrate

hautain

prétentieux

Adjective

hautainqui montre du mépris et de la hauteur envers les autres

Elle adopte une attitude snob avec ses collègues de bureau.

hautain

prétentieux

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être snob

adopter une attitude de supériorité en méprisant ce qui paraît vulgaire

Il est snob avec ses amis quand il parle de musique classique.

Origin of snob

anglais, snob (personne prétentieuse)

Terms with snob included in their meaning

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haut perché

adj.

attitude snob

qui se croit supérieur aux autres, snob

bourge

adj.

ostentation

qui montre sa richesse de façon ostentatoire et snob

bêcheuse

arrogance

femme prétentieuse et snob

bêcheur

adj.

prétentieux

qui se montre prétentieux et snob envers les autres

gommeuse

snob

femme aux manières prétentieuses et à l'élégance affectée

parisianisme

snobisme

attitude snob et prétentieuse attribuée aux Parisiens

salonnard

adj.

vie sociale

qui aime les réceptions chic, les mondanités, un peu snob

snobiser

transformation

rendre snob, donner un caractère prétentieux et élitiste

Examples of snob in a sentence

Un snob ne fréquente que les galeries d'art à la mode.
Son ton snob agace tout le monde.
Ils évitent les lieux trop snobs.

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English:snob, snobbish, ...
German:Snob, snobistisch, ...
Italian:snob, altezzoso, ...
Spanish:snob, altanero, ...
Portuguese:snob, snobe, ...
Chinese:势利眼, 势利的, ...
Japanese:気取り屋, 気取った, ...
Arabic:متكبر, مترفع, ...
Hebrew:סְנוֹב, מִתְנַשֵּׂא, ...
Russian:сноб, высокомерный, ...
Ukrainian:сноб, пихатий, ...
Catalan:snob, altiv, ...
Danish:snob, snobbet, ...
Dutch:snob, snobistisch, ...
Greek:σνομπ, αλαζονικός, ...
Hungarian:sznob, fennhéjázó, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សអួតអាង, ក្រអឺតក្រទម, ...
Korean:속물, 거만한, ...
Polish:snob, wyniosły, ...
Portuguese (BR):snob, arrogante, ...
Romanian:snob, arogant, ...
Swedish:snobb, snobbig, ...
Thai:สโนบ, หยิ่ง, ...
Turkish:züppe, kibirli, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ snob, kiêu kỳ, ...

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Definition of snob - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

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