haughtily

[US]/'hɔ:tili/
[UK]/ˈh ɔtɪlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. de manera orgullosa y arrogante

Example Sentences

She walked haughtily into the room.

Ella entró en la habitación con altanería.

He spoke haughtily to the waiter.

Él le habló con altanería al camarero.

The queen looked haughtily at her subjects.

La reina miró con altanería a sus súbditos.

He haughtily dismissed their suggestions.

Él rechazó con altanería sus sugerencias.

She haughtily ignored his apology.

Ella ignoró con altanería sus disculpas.

The rich man behaved haughtily towards the poor.

El hombre rico se comportó con altanería hacia los pobres.

She haughtily refused to admit her mistake.

Ella se negó con altanería a admitir su error.

He looked down haughtily on those who disagreed with him.

Él miró con desdén a aquellos que no estaban de acuerdo con él.

The celebrity walked haughtily past the crowd.

La celebridad caminó con altanería frente a la multitud.

She haughtily rejected their offer of help.

Ella rechazó con altanería su oferta de ayuda.

Real-world Examples

" Were you? " said Professor McGonagall haughtily.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" But what's the meaning of it all? " demanded Mrs. Yeobright haughtily.

Source: Returning Home

" Where are we now? " asked Vashti haughtily.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

" Stone Crows do not run squeaking after Burned Men, " one of the wildlings informed him haughtily.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

The Hippogriff was still staring haughtily at him.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" We're children, " Myrcella declared haughtily. " We're supposed to be childish" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

" I ought to be, " I replied somewhat haughtily. " I'm nearly twenty-one" .

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" Yes, " I said, as haughtily as I could, " I'm feeling all right" .

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" Certainly I was, " returned the lad haughtily.

Source: Murder at the golf course

He asked the question haughtily, his head thrown back.

Source: Murder at the golf course

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