Pontificate

"Pontificate" in Spanish

pontificado

(state of a pontifex)

poner cátedra

(speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)

pontificar

(preside as a bishop)

pontificar

(act like a pontiff)

pontificar

(speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)

sentar cátedra

(speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)

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