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pride [praɪd]1 noun(a) (satisfaction) fierté f;∎ she takes great pride in her son elle est très fière de son fils;∎ they take pride in their town ils sont fiers de leur ville;∎ to take (a) pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne;∎ he takes no pride in his work il ne prend pas du tout son travail à cœur;∎ to take (a) pride in doing sth mettre de la fierté à faire qch, s'enorgueillir de faire qch;∎ he had pride in his sister's success il était fier de la réussite de sa sœur;∎ she pointed with pride to her new car elle montra fièrement du doigt sa nouvelle voiture(b) (self-respect) fierté f, amour-propre m;∎ a sense of pride un sentiment d'amour-propre;∎ he has no pride il n'a pas d'amour-propre;∎ I have my pride! j'ai ma fierté!;∎ her pride was hurt elle était blessée dans son amour-propre;∎ they have too much pride to accept charity ils sont trop fiers ou ils ont trop d'amour-propre pour accepter la charité∎ the sin of pride le péché d'orgueil;∎ proverb pride comes or goes before a fall = plus on est fier, plus dure est la chute(d) (most valuable thing) orgueil m, fierté f;∎ she is her parents' pride and joy elle fait la fierté de ses parents;∎ that antique table is her pride and joy elle est très fière de cette table ancienne;∎ this painting is the pride of the collection ce tableau est le joyau de la collection;∎ pride of place place f d'honneur;∎ to have or to take pride of place occuper la place d'honneur(e) (of lions) troupe f∎ to pride oneself on or upon sth être fier ou s'enorgueillir de qch;∎ she prided herself on being the youngest member of the team elle s'enorgueillissait ou était fière d'être la plus jeune de l'équipe
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