Ostentación in english
Ostentation
pronunciation: ɔstenteɪʃən part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ɔstenteɪʃən part of speech: noun
In gestures
ostentación = parade ; ostentation ; trumpet-blowing ; lavishness ; bragging ; boasting.
Example: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Example: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.Example: Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.Example: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Example: The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.Example: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.