pontifiant

Par ailleurs, nous essayons nous aussi, par notre série d’amendements, de modifier le ton didactique et pontifiant inacceptable, notamment des paragraphes 6 et 11, qui sont insultants pour l’État membre visé.
Moreover, we too are trying in turn with our series of amendments to improve the unacceptably didactic and overbearing tone, especially of paragraphs 6 and 11, which are insulting to a Member State.
Je suspecte que le gouverneur n'ait pas été impressionné par un jeune homme qui s'était laissé tomber hors de l'université pontifiant au sujet de la politique.
I suspect that the governor was not impressed by a young man who had dropped out of college pontificating about politics.
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