bombastic
bombastisch – bombastischer – am bombastischsten
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bombastic
Excessively pompous, grandiloquent, or focused on making an impression, often making something seem fake or overblown.
Seine bombastische Rede enthielt viele große Worte, aber kaum konkrete Vorschläge.
His bombastic speech contained many grand words but hardly any concrete proposals.
fantastic / awesome
Colloquial: great, excellent, or overwhelming.
Die Stimmung beim Konzert war bombastisch.
The atmosphere at the concert was awesome.
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'Bombastisch' (bombastic) is often used with words such as 'Rede' (speech), 'Sprache' (language), 'Inszenierung' (production), 'Auftritt' (performance), or 'Musik' (music). It usually describes the effect of an entire performance or presentation.
Die bombastische Inszenierung lenkte von der einfachen Handlung ab.
The bombastic production distracted from the simple plot.
'Bombastisch' (bombastic) is usually meant critically: the exaggerated effect is judged inappropriate, fake, or overblown. The word is therefore especially suitable for comments and reviews.
Der Film wurde wegen seines bombastischen Stils von vielen Zuschauern kritisiert.
Many viewers criticized the film for its bombastic style.
'Bombastisch' (bombastic) often describes an effect with the verbs 'klingen' (to sound), 'wirken' (to seem), or 'ausfallen' (to turn out). This allows you to express that something seems exaggerated because of the way it is presented.
Die Ankündigung klang bombastisch, blieb aber inhaltlich sehr vage.
The announcement sounded bombastic but remained very vague in terms of content.
