haughtily

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

Translation

adv. på en stolt og nakne måte

Example Sentences

She walked haughtily into the room.

Hun gikk inn i rommet med en overlegen gang.

He spoke haughtily to the waiter.

Han snakket overlegen til servitøren.

The queen looked haughtily at her subjects.

Kongen så overlegen på sine underdådige.

He haughtily dismissed their suggestions.

Han avviste deres forslag overlegen.

She haughtily ignored his apology.

Hun ignorerer hans forbehold overlegen.

The rich man behaved haughtily towards the poor.

Den rike mannen oppførte seg overlegen i forhold til de fattige.

She haughtily refused to admit her mistake.

Hun avviste overlegen å innse sin feil.

He looked down haughtily on those who disagreed with him.

Han så ned overlegen på de som ikke var enige med ham.

The celebrity walked haughtily past the crowd.

Den kjente personen gikk overlegen forbi folkemengden.

She haughtily rejected their offer of help.

Hun avviste deres tilbud om hjelp overlegen.

Real-world Examples

" Were you? " said Professor McGonagall haughtily.

" Var du? " sa professor McGonagall med en overlegen ton.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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

" Men hva betyr det hele? " spurte fru Yeobright med en overlegen ton.

Source: Returning Home

" Where are we now? " asked Vashti haughtily.

" Hvor er vi nå? " spurte Vashti med en overlegen ton.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

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

" Steinfalker løper ikke skrekende etter brannmenn, " informerte en av de villene han overlegen.

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

The Hippogriff was still staring haughtily at him.

Hippogryffen stirret fortsatt overlegen på ham.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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

" Vi er barn, " deklarerte Myrcella overlegen. " Vi skal være barnlige" .

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" .

" Jeg burde være det, " svarte jeg noe overlegen. " Jeg er nesten tjueen" .

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

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

" Ja, " sa jeg så overlegen jeg kunne, " Jeg føler meg greit" .

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" Certainly I was, " returned the lad haughtily.

" Jeg var helt sikkert det, " svarte gutten overlegen.

Source: Murder at the golf course

He asked the question haughtily, his head thrown back.

Han spurte spørsmålet overlegen, med hodet kastet bakover.

Source: Murder at the golf course

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