arty-farty

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arty-farty

artsy-fartsy

adj

informal artistic in a pretentious way

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arty-farty

[ˈɑːtɪˈfɑːtɪ] artsy-fartsy (US) [ˈɑːtsɪˈfɑːtsɪ] ADJ → pretencioso, con pretensiones artísticas

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arty-farty

[ˌɑːtɪˈfɑːtɪ] artsy-fartsy (British) adj (= pretentious) [person] → poseur/euse; [film] → prétentieux/euse
money wasted on elitist arty-farty groups → de l'argent gaspillé sur des groupes élitistes de poseurs
an artsy-fartsy pretentious film → un film prétentieux de style faussement artiste

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