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"pontificar" in English

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"pontificar" in English
pontificar{intransitive verb}
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
to sound off{vb} [coll.] (give opinions)
pontificar sobre algo
to sound off about sth
pontificar{intransitive verb}
Hay que decir que es típico de su presunción que la UE quiera ahora pontificar sobre el futuro de Iraq.
It must be said that it is typical of its grandstanding that the EU now wants to pontificate on the future of Iraq.
A menudo pontificamos aquí nuestra función de representantes de los ciudadanos de Europa.
We often pontificate here about being the representatives of the citizens of Europe.
Vaticano, 9 de noviembre del año 1997, vigésimo de mi pontificado.
From the Vatican, 9 November 1997, the twentieth year of the Pontificate.

CONTEXT EXAMPLES
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Hay que decir que es típico de su presunción que la UE quiera ahora pontificar sobre el futuro de Iraq.
It must be said that it is typical of its grandstanding that the EU now wants to pontificate on the future of Iraq.
cuando se pone a pontificar
when he gets on his high horse …
dejar de pontificar
to get down off one's soapbox
La Unión Europea es un portento económico, pero no estamos en condiciones de pontificar cuando toca hablar del tratamiento de los refugiados.
The European Union is an economic powerhouse but we are not in a position to pontificate when it comes to our treatment of refugees.
pontificar sobre algo
to sound off about sth
Tenemos el deber de no limitarnos a pontificar, sino fomentar activamente el acceso a la educación, la formación, el empleo y las oportunidades.
We have a duty not just to pontificate about rights, but to actively encourage access to education, training, employment and opportunity.
Mientras no tengamos una respuesta a esta pregunta, podemos pontificar todo lo que queramos sobre la adhesión, pero estaremos dando una impresión falsa hasta que sepamos cuál va a ser el coste.
Until we get an answer to that, we can pontificate as much as we want about enlargement and will be giving a false impression until we know the cost.