grandiose

[US]/ˈɡrændiəʊs/
[UK]/ˈɡrændioʊs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kubwa na kichwambo au daraja la mchawi; kuchunguza kwa mchawi mkuu au mchawi mwingi; mchawi mkuu; mchawi mwingi.

Phrases & Collocations

grandiose display

moyo mkuu

grandiose architecture

moyo mkuu wa mbinu

grandiose vision

moyo mkuu wa maeleko

Example Sentences

the court's grandiose facade.

nyuso kuu ya mahakama.

a grandiose writing style).

stili ya kusoma mpya ya mshahara.

grandiose plans to reform the world.

mipango ya makubwa kufungua dunia.

a grandiose sweep of his hand.

moyo mpya wa kuchangia kwa mshahara.

his trademarked grandiose style.

stili yake ya mshahara ya kusoma mpya.

Such impressiveness usually takes the form of a truly grandiose realism.

Ukamekose kama hili kwa mshahara ni kama kusudi kwa mshahara.

aggrandise, amplify, bombastic, grandiloquent, grandiose, hyperbole, rhetorical, turgid.

kuongeza, kupanua, mdomo, heshima, kubwa, hyperbole, retori, turgid.

He's always producing grandiose plans that never work.

Alichapisha mafundisho ya mshahara ambayo hawakumbua.

Have grandiose aims but puny abilities,great ambition but little talent.

Kuwa na mafundisho ya mshahara lakini uwekaji wa kichini, kusudi kubwa lakini kichini.

simple but grandiose architecture); it often suggests pretentiousness, affectation, or pompousness (

michezo ya kuvuma ukipenda; inaonya sana kuvuma ukipenda au kuvuma ukipenda (

grandiose planning projects have had deleterious effects on impacted social groups.

mipango ya mizigo ya kubwa yalifanya mafanikio ya kifua kwa mizigo ya kijamii ya mengine.

she drew up a grandiose statement of what her organization should set out to achieve.

Alifanya mafundisho ya mshahara kuhusu kama kwa jeshi yake kufanya.

Its the most grandiose, caricatural, corrosive demolition oftheimage of the Italian mamma, said Italys leading dailyCorrieredella Sera.

Hii ni mafua ya michezo ya uchunguza ya mafua ya michezo ya uchunguza kwa mafua ya michezo ya uchunguza.

His grandiose manner impressed those who met him for the first time.

Majeshi yake ya mshahara yalumili wale waliyakupenda kwa mara ya kwanza.

Real-world Examples

Grandiose narcissism is the most familiar kind, characterized by extroversion, dominance, and attention seeking.

Narcisismi kuu ni aina ya mafupi, inayotajwa na uchaguzi wa mwanamashambulio, uchaguzi wa mwenyewe na uchaguzi wa mafupi.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

The psychological definition of narcissism is an inflated, grandiose self-image.

Takwimu ya psikologiy ya narcisismi ni picha ya mwenyewe inayotumia mafupi.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

We do things big. We do things grandiose.

Tutakua mafupi. Tutakua mafupi.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

As if out of nowhere, the images become grandiose.

Kama kwa mafupi kutoka kwa huko, picha zinakua mafupi.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

Such grandiose forecasts kindle anxiety as well as hope.

Mafupi ya kusahihisha huchanganyika na uchungu na pia ushahidi.

Source: Soren course audio

Here are six common illusions grandiose leaders like to create.

Hapa ni sita ya mafupi ya mafupi ya mwanamashambulio kwa mafupi.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

The grandiose leader distorts reality to fit their perceived greatness.

Mwanamashambulio wa mafupi hujenga mafupi ya mafupi kwa mafupi.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

Grandiose narcissists pursue attention and power, sometimes as politicians, celebrities, or cultural leaders.

Mwanamashambulio wa mafupi hujitupa mafupi na mafupi, kwa mafupi kama wakimwambia, mwanamashambulio, au mwanamashambulio wa mafupi.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Because growing up also means learning how to let go of grandiose fantasies.

Kwa sababu kumaliza kumaliza pia inamaana kwa kuchangia mafupi ya mafupi.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

Other grandiose projects, such as NEOM, a futuristic city staffed by robots, seem ill-considered.

Mipango ya mafupi mengine, kama NEOM, mji wa mafupi na mafupi, hujua mafupi.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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