Altivo in english
Haughty
pronunciation: hɔti part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: hɔti part of speech: adjective
In gestures
altivo = haughty ; hoity-toity ; supercilious ; uppity ; uppish ; condescending ; patronising [patronizing, -USA] ; scornful.
Example: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.Example: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.Example: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.Example: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.Example: He had always delighted in ridiculing me by his uppish disobedience, especially in public places.Example: Now, he's a sore loser and talks to all of us in a threatening, condescending manner = Now, he's a sore loser and talks to all of us in a threatening, condescending manner.Example: There has been no change in all the years since, except that librarians have become more understanding and less patronising.Example: The sad reality is that despite some great efforts a person will end up as a scornful fool.more:
» de modo altivo = superciliously ; haughtily ; condescendingly ; patronisingly [patronizingly, -USA] .
Example: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already. Example: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof. Example: Watching these white male lawyers talk down so condescendingly to is painful. Example: It was a while before it dawned on me that I was myself a migrant, displaying all the characteristics I so patronisingly observed in others.