English | German | |
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snobbery | Snobismus {m}; Blasiertheit {f}; Dünkel {m} | |
class snobbery; class snobbishness; pride of place | Standesdünkel {m} | |
strain; streak | Hang {m}; Ader {f}; Veranlagung {f} [psych.] | |
There is a strain of snobbery in her. | Sie hat einen Hang zur Blasiertheit. | |
He has a streak of sadism in his nature. | Er hat eine sadistische Ader. | |
There is a strain of schizophrenia in my family. | In meiner Familie gibt es eine Veranlagung zur Schizophrenie. |