the ❝hotel❞ was nothing but a glorified flophouse - это была простая ночлежка, которую выдавали за гостиницу; хвалёная гостиница была просто-напросто ночлежкой
the ❝lake❞ was merely a glorified mud hole - это была простая лужа, которую шикарно именовали озером
the church is a sort of glorified barn - никакая это не церковь - просто сарай
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Glorified G — «Glorified G» Canción de Pearl Jam Álbum Vs Publicación 1993 Grabación 1993 … Wikipedia Español
glorified — adj. 1. accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing. Syn: canonized. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Made to appear more important or better than it actually is; as, The Chief Financial Officer was little more than a glorified accountant. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glorified — index famous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
glorified — mid 14c., invested with glory, pp. adj. from GLORIFY (Cf. glorify). Weakened sense of transformed into something better is from 1821 … Etymology dictionary
Glorified G — Infobox Song Name = Glorified G Artist = Pearl Jam Album = Vs. Background = lightsteelblue Released = October 19, 1993 track no = Track 4 Recorded = March 1993 – May 1993 at The Site, Nicasio, California Genre = Grunge Length = 3:26 Label = Epic… … Wikipedia
glorified — [[t]glɔ͟ːrɪfaɪd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n You use glorified to indicate that something is less important or impressive than its name suggests. Sometimes they tell me I m just a glorified waitress... Some places were no more than glorified pubs. Syn: jumped … English dictionary
Glorified — Glorify Glo ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glorified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glorifying}.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria glory + ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glorified — mod. overblown; over hyped; phony. □ Why, this is just a glorified potato chip! □ She’s just a glorified dance hall girl … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
glorified — glo|ri|fied [ˈglo:rıfaıd] adj [only before noun] made to seem like something more important ▪ Many bosses view secretaries as no more than glorified typists … Dictionary of contemporary English
glorified — glo|ri|fied [ glɔrə,faıd ] adjective used for saying what something is really like when other people have described it as far more impressive: The yacht we rented was just a glorified sailboat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glorified — adjective (only before noun) made to seem like something more important: The so called college was no more than a glorified school … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
