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Swedish
Etymology
From German von oben herab.
Adjective
von oben (comparative mer von oben, superlative mest von oben)
- haughty, condescending, full of oneself
Han är ju rätt schysst och så, men lite von oben- He's pretty nice and all, but a bit full of himself
2020 November 12, Henrik von Görtz, “Okänsligt omvårdnadsbeslut [Insensitive care decision]”, in Ystads Allehanda:Beslutet om omorganisation är ett beslut ”von oben” utan att vård och omsorg har tagit hänsyn till vårdtagarnas önskemål.- The decision regarding reorganization is a "top-down" decision without considering the wishes of the care recipients.
Usage notes
- Sometimes written "von Oben," with von taken as a nobiliary particle (it's intuitively obvious to native Swedish speakers that oben means above).
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