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(person) suffisant, content de soi; (look, smile, attitude) suffisant, satisfait;∎ she gave a self-satisfied smile elle esquissa un sourire empreint de suffisanceUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > self-satisfied
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(too easily pleased with oneself and one's achievements: `Our house is the cleanest in the row,' she said in her self-satisfied way.) suffisant -
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adj.suffisant; content de soiEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > self-satisfied
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self [self]1. noun(plural selves)2. compounds• send a self-addressed envelope envoyez une enveloppe à votre nom et adresse ► self-adhesive adjective autocollant• self-assessment system (British = taxation system) système de déclaration des revenus avec autoévaluation des impôts à payer ► self-assurance noun confiance f en soi► self-conscious adjective ( = shy) [person, manner] emprunté ; ( = aware of oneself or itself) [art, person, political movement] conscient (de son image)• to be self-conscious about sth être gêné par qch ► self-consciously adverb ( = shyly) de façon empruntée ; ( = deliberately) volontairement• a self-defeating plan un plan qui va à l'encontre du but recherché ► self-defence noun autodéfense f• to be self-deprecating [person] se dénigrer soi-même ► self-destruct intransitive verb s'autodétruire adjective[device, program] autodestructeur (- trice f)• she has a tendency to be self-destructive elle présente une tendance à l'autodestruction ► self-determination noun autodétermination f• he is self-disciplined il fait preuve d'autodiscipline ► self-doubt noun manque m de confiance en soi• to be self-employed travailler à son compte ► the self-employed plural noun les travailleurs mpl indépendants• to have low/high self-esteem avoir une mauvaise/bonne opinion de soi-même ► self-evident adjective évident• buying flowers for myself seems self-indulgent m'acheter des fleurs semble une dépense inutile ► self-inflicted adjective volontaire• out of self-protection pour se défendre ► self-raising flour noun (British) farine f pour gâteaux (avec levure incorporée)► self-starter noun (in car) démarreur m ; ( = hard-working person) personne f motivée (et pleine d'initiative)* * *[self]1) gen, Psychology moi mone's better self — le meilleur de soi/de lui/d'elle etc
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smirk [smɜ:k]1. noun* * *[smɜːk] 1. 2.intransitive verb ( in a self-satisfied way) avoir un petit sourire satisfait; ( knowingly) avoir un sourire en coin -
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proud [praʊd]• the proud father/owner l'heureux père m/propriétaire m• that's nothing to be proud of! il n'y a pas de quoi être fier !• it was a proud day for us when... nous avons été très fiers le jour où...b. to do o.s. proud (inf) ne se priver de rien* * *[praʊd]1) (satisfied, self-respecting) gen fier/fière; [owner] heureux/-euse2) ( great) [day, moment] grand3) GB••to do somebody proud — ( entertain) traiter quelqu'un royalement; ( praise) faire honneur à quelqu'un
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1 ( satisfied) [person, parent, winner] fier/fière (of de ; of doing de faire) ; [owner] heureux/-euse ; to be proud of oneself être fier de soi ; I was proud that I had been chosen j'étais fier d'avoir été choisi ; she is proud that he has won elle est fière qu'il ait gagné ; I'm working-class and proud of it j'appartiens à la classe ouvrière et j'en suis fier ; I hope you're proud of yourself! iron tu peux être fier de toi! iron ; it was his proud boast that he had won the gold medal sa grande fierté était d'avoir gagné la médaille d'or ;3 ( great) [day, moment] grand (before n) ;4 GB ( protruding) protubérant ; fill the hole proud bouchez le trou en laissant une protubérance ; to stand proud of dépasser [crack, hole, surface].to do sb proud ( entertain) traiter qn royalement ; ( praise) faire honneur à qn ; your honesty does you proud ton honnêteté te fait honneur ; to do oneself proud ne rien se refuser.
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Self-satisfied — Self sat is*fied, a. Satisfied with one s self or one s actions; self complacent. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-satisfied — adj too pleased with yourself and what you have done used to show disapproval ▪ A self satisfied smile settled on his face. >.self satis faction n [U] ▪ a feeling of self satisfaction … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-satisfied — adjective showing how pleased you are about your own situation in a way that annoys other people: a self satisfied smile ╾ ,self satis faction noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-satisfied — self satisfied, *complacent, self complacent, smug, priggish Analogous words: satisfied, content (see under SATISFY): conceited, egoistic, egotistic (see corresponding nouns at CONCEIT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
self-satisfied — [self′sat′is fīd΄] adj. feeling or showing an often smug satisfaction with oneself or one s accomplishments self satisfaction n … English World dictionary
self-satisfied — [adj] proud, content complacent, conceited, egotistic, flushed, pleased, puffed up*, self congratulatory, smug, vain; concepts 404,542 Ant. humble, meek, unsure … New thesaurus
self-satisfied — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ smugly complacent. DERIVATIVES self satisfaction noun … English terms dictionary
self-satisfied — index complacent, inflated (vain), orgulous, pretentious (pompous), proud (conceited) … Law dictionary
self-satisfied — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as self satisfied, you mean that they are too pleased with themselves about their achievements or their situation and they think that nothing better is possible. You re so bloody self satisfied...… … English dictionary
self-satisfied — adjective 1. marked by excessive complacency or self satisfaction a smug glow of self congratulation • Syn: ↑smug • Similar to: ↑contented, ↑content • Derivationally related forms: ↑smugness … Useful english dictionary
self-satisfied — adjective satisfied with oneself; especially too satisfied; smug; slightly arrogant He stood back and looked at his project with a self satisfied expression. Syn: smug … Wiktionary