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name-dropping

/ˈneɪm ˌdrɒp.ɪŋ/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa la práctica de mencionar casualmente nombres de personas famosas o importantes en una conversación para impresionar a los demás o aparentar importancia.

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C1formalcommon/ˈneɪm ˌdrɒp.ɪŋ/

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A noun referring to the practice of casually mentioning the names of famous or important people in conversation in order to impress others or appear important.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa la práctica de mencionar casualmente nombres de personas famosas o importantes en una conversación para impresionar a los demás o aparentar importancia.
  1. Casual mention of important people B2 informal

    The act of casually mentioning the names of famous or influential people in conversation to make oneself seem more important or impressive.

    • His constant name-dropping at parties annoyed everyone.
    • She engaged in name-dropping to impress her new colleagues.
    • Name-dropping is often seen as a sign of insecurity.

    🇪🇸Mencionar nombres famosos

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