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/ˈneɪm.drɒp/

Traducción: Verbo que designa la acción de mencionar casualmente nombres de personas famosas o importantes para causar impresión o aparentar cercanía o influencia con ellas.

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verb

C1formalcommon/ˈneɪm.drɒp/

A verb used to indicate the act of casually mentioning the names of famous or important people as a way to impress others or appear connected.

  • 🇪🇸Verbo que designa la acción de mencionar casualmente nombres de personas famosas o importantes para causar impresión o aparentar cercanía o influencia con ellas.
  1. Mention famous people B2 informal

    To casually mention the names of famous or important people as if you know them, in order to impress others.

    • He kept name-dropping celebrities he had supposedly met at parties.
    • She tried to impress everyone by name-dropping her connections in the film industry.
    • It's annoying when people name-drop just to seem important.

    🇪🇸mencionar famosos

  • namedropped past participle
  • namedropped past simple
  • namedropping present participle
  • namedrops third person singular