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Pontificate

Serbian translation: Помпезно (бомбастично) говорити

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English term or phrase:Pontificate
Serbian translation:Помпезно (бомбастично) говорити
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

19:20 Oct 30, 2023
English to Serbian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Pontificate
To pontificate is to talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner. To pontificate properly, you need to be a know-it-all with very strong opinions and the urge to share them. Pontificate comes from the French word pontiff, another word for the Pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 22:09
Помпезно (бомбастично) говорити
Explanation:
pontificate II [~kejt] v intr помпезно говорити

https://www.kontekst.io/hrvatski/pompezno
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Slobodan Kozarčić
Serbia
Local time: 22:09
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Summary of answers provided
5držati predavanja/pridike / pametovati
Milan Nesic
3 +1Помпезно (бомбастично) говорити
Slobodan Kozarčić
3propovedati/moralizovati
Elio Verbanac


  

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pontificate
Помпезно (бомбастично) говорити


Explanation:
pontificate II [~kejt] v intr помпезно говорити

https://www.kontekst.io/hrvatski/pompezno

Slobodan Kozarčić
Serbia
Local time: 22:09
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 44
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Hvala!

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agree  Jelena Delibasic
13 hrs
  -> Хвала.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pontificate
propovedati/moralizovati


Explanation:
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Note added at 15 hrs (2023-10-31 10:22:03 GMT)
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Dodao bih i: popovati

Elio Verbanac
Croatia
Native speaker of: Native in CroatianCroatian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 day 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
držati predavanja/pridike / pametovati


Explanation:
"pontificate
verb [ I ]
disapproving
uk /pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.keɪt/ us/pɑːnˈtɪf.ə.keɪt/
to speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and as if only your opinion was correct:
I think it should be illegal for non-parents to pontificate on/about parenting."


    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pontificate
Milan Nesic
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian
PRO pts in category: 8
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