high-stepping

• Adjectif désignant une personne qui marche d'une allure fière, vive ou ostentatoire ; utilisé aussi au sens figuré pour évoquer l'ambition, l'arrogance ou la fanfaronnade.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone who walks with a proud, lively, or ostentatious gait; also used figuratively to mean ambitious or showy.

1. Having a high stepB2informal

   Characterized by lifting the feet high off the ground while walking or marching.

   au pas relevé

   • The marching band performed with a high-stepping routine.
   • The horse was high-stepping proudly in the parade.
   • She walked with a high-stepping gait that caught everyone's attention.

   Antonymesflat-footedshuffling