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1 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) mândru (de)2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) arogant3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) orgolios4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) impresionant•- proudly- do someone proud
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2 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) a face mândru (pe cineva) -
3 do (someone) proud
(to give (a person) good treatment or entertainment: We always do them proud when they come to dinner.) a face mândru (pe cineva) -
4 who
[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) cine2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.) care2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) care•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.) oricine2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) oare cine•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.) care; pe care; căruia, căreia2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) pe care• -
5 a feather in one's cap
(something one can be proud of: Winning the race was quite a feather in his cap.) mândrie -
6 aristocratic
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7 arrogant
['ærəɡənt](extremely proud; thinking that one is much more important than other people.) arogant- arrogance -
8 disdain
[dis'dein] 1. noun(scorn or pride: a look of disdain.) dispreţ2. verb1) (to be too proud (to do something).) a dispreţui2) (to look down on (something): She disdains our company.) a desconsidera•- disdainfully -
9 grand
[ɡrænd] 1. adjective1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) splendid2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) mândru3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) plăcut4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) foarte respectat2. noun(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) o mie de dolari- grand jury
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10 haughty
['ho:ti](very proud: a haughty look; a haughty young woman.) trufaş; arogant- haughtiness -
11 imperious
[im'piəriəs](proud, behaving as if expecting to be obeyed: an imperious manner.) arogant -
12 lofty
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13 lordly
adjective (grand or proud: a lordly attitude.) nobil, arogant -
14 possessor
noun He is the proud possessor of a new car.) proprietar, posesor -
15 strut
past tense, past participle - strutted; verb(to walk in a stiff, proud way: The cock strutted about the farmyard; The man was strutting along looking very pleased with himself.) a se împăuna, a merge ţanţoş -
16 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.)2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.)3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.)2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) măturare, măturat2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gest larg3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) coşar4) (a sweepstake.) loto•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
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- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
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17 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) a pune pe cineva la locul luiEnglish-Romanian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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18 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) a pune pe cineva la locul luiEnglish-Romanian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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19 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) a pune pe cineva la locul luiEnglish-Romanian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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20 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) a pune pe cineva la locul luiEnglish-Romanian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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