blatant

[US]/ˈbleɪtnt/
[UK]/ˈbleɪtnt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ostentoso; ruidoso; llamativo;;flagrante.

Phrases & Collocations

blatant lie

mentira descarada

blatant disregard

desprecio flagrante

blatant mistake

error flagrante

Example Sentences

blatant disregard for the law.

desprecio flagrante por la ley.

the blatant roar of the storm

el estruendoso rugido de la tormenta

a blatant appeal to vanity;

un llamamiento descarado a la vanidad;

forcing herself to resist his blatant charm.

obligándose a resistir su encanto flagrante.

a blatant attempt to whitewash his country's misdeeds.Flagrant,

un intento flagrante de encubrir las fechorías de su país.Flagrant,

She was shocked by his blatant sexism.

Ella se horrorizó por su flagrante sexismo.

How could she swallow such a blatant lie?

¿Cómo podría tragar una mentira tan flagrante?

a flagrant miscarriage of justice; flagrant cases of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government.See Usage Note at blatant

un fallo de justicia flagrante; casos flagrantes de malas acciones en los niveles más altos del gobierno.See Usage Note at blatant

His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.

Su trato hacia su secretaria fue un claro ejemplo de arrogancia gerencial.

Real-world Examples

Fortunately, such a blatant claim is blatantly false.

Afortunadamente, una afirmación tan descarada es obviamente falsa.

Source: Fitness Knowledge Popularization

It's just, so it's not so blatant.

Es solo que no es tan descarado.

Source: We all dressed up for Bill.

The violent attempt to deny Israel this fundamental right is blatant discrimination against the Jewish State.

El intento violento de negar a Israel este derecho fundamental es una discriminación flagrante contra el Estado judío.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

But where are the Republicans to speak out on this blatant violation?

¿Pero dónde están los republicanos para denunciar esta flagrante violación?

Source: PBS English News

He describes some actions of the president as " blatant cover-ups."

Describe algunas acciones del presidente como "encubrimientos flagrantes".

Source: CRI Online April 2020 Collection

Thousands of protesters said no, it was a blatant power grab.

Miles de manifestantes dijeron que no, era un atraco de poder flagrante.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And Syria called the attack a " blatant violation" of international law.

Y Siria calificó el ataque como una "violación flagrante" del derecho internacional.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Mr. Biden called it a blatant violation of women's constitutional rights.

El Sr. Biden lo calificó como una violación flagrante de los derechos constitucionales de las mujeres.

Source: BBC Listening Collection September 2021

" Blatant alarms that were going off there were not really received here."

"Las alarmas flagrantes que sonaban allí realmente no fueron recibidas aquí".

Source: Time

People were saying there was a blatant double standard against small investors.

La gente decía que había un doble estándar flagrante contra los pequeños inversores.

Source: NPR News February 2021 Compilation

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