hochmütig lächeln
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase combines the adverbially used adjective 'hochmütig' (haughty, arrogant) with the weak verb 'lächeln' (to smile). When conjugated, 'lächeln' follows standard weak verb inflection rules while 'hochmütig' remains uninflected.
Sample sentences
Er hörte ihren Einwänden zu und begann nur hochmütig zu lächeln.
He listened to her objections and merely began to smile haughtily.
Sie lächelte hochmütig, als sie an ihren Rivalen vorbeiging.
She smiled haughtily as she walked past her rivals.
Es gefällt mir gar nicht, wie er immer so hochmütig lächelt.
I really don't like how he always smiles so arrogantly.
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Example
Er hörte ihren Einwänden zu und begann nur hochmütig zu lächeln.
He listened to her objections and merely began to smile haughtily.
Sie lächelte hochmütig, als sie an ihren Rivalen vorbeiging.
She smiled haughtily as she walked past her rivals.
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