French Conversation · Level 4
88 words
French word
snob
Pronunciation
IPA/snɔb/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)snob
Example
Mon nouveau collègue est un snob.
My new colleague is a snob.
More examples
Il donne l'impression d'être un snob quand il parle d'art.
He gives the impression of being a snob when he talks about art.
Core concept
A person carefully displaying an elite image while judging people outside it.
Common phrases
avoir l'air d'un snob
to look like a snob
un snob
a snob
Similar words
bourgeois: A person who cherishes conventional middle-class living and values.
poseur: A person who seeks attention by pretending to be more impressive than they are.
dandy: A person who takes exceptional care over fashionable clothes and appearance.
Definition in French
Personne qui affiche un air supérieur et qui valorise les signes extérieurs de richesse ou de statut.
Word origin
The French noun is a 19th-century borrowing from English snob, which came to denote someone who apes the manners of a social superior.
Usage tips
- Snob has the same form for masculine and feminine nouns: un snob and une snob, with the plural form des snobs.