Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Pontificate
Serbian translation:
Помпезно (бомбастично) говорити
Added to glossary by
Bogdan Petrovic
Oct 30, 2023 19:20
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English term
Serbia
Simultaneous and Written translation
Native in: Serbian
Works in: English to Serbian, English to Serbo-Croat, French to Serbian, and 4 more.
Pontificate
English to Serbian
Art/Literary
Other
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.
Proposed translations
(Serbian)
| 3 +1 | Помпезно (бомбастично) говорити |
Slobodan Kozarčić
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| 5 | držati predavanja/pridike / pametovati |
Milan Nesic
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| 3 | propovedati/moralizovati |
Elio Verbanac
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Slobodan Kozarčić
Serbia
Serbia
Native in Serbian
Serbia
900 films/500 medical rep/two books/tech
Native in: Serbian (Variant: Montenegrin ) 
, Bosnian 
Works in: English to Serbian, English to Bosnian, Serbian to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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44
Selected
Помпезно (бомбастично) говорити
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Hvala!"
5 hrs
Elio Verbanac
Croatia
Croatia
Croatia
Quality & Experience
Native in: Croatian , Serbo-Croat
Works in: Croatian to English, English to Croatian, Bosnian to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
propovedati/moralizovati
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Note added at 15 hrs (2023-10-31 10:22:03 GMT)
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Dodao bih i: popovati
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Note added at 15 hrs (2023-10-31 10:22:03 GMT)
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Dodao bih i: popovati
1 day 22 hrs
držati predavanja/pridike / pametovati
"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."
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."
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