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♦ proud /praʊd/a.1 orgoglioso; altero; altezzoso; arrogante; fiero; superbo: She's too proud to apologize, è troppo altera per chiedere scusa; Our victories are something to be proud of, le nostre vittorie sono qualcosa di cui andare fieri; I'm proud of knowing him ( o to know him), sono orgoglioso di conoscerlo2 (fig. lett.) superbo; bello; grandioso; magnifico; splendido: a proud fleet, una flotta grandiosa (o superba); a proud stallion, un magnifico stallone3 (spec. ingl.) sporgente; che fa aggetto● (fig.) (as) proud as Punch, orgogliosissimo □ a proud day, un giorno di gloria □ (med.) proud flesh, tessuto di granulazione esuberante □ proud-hearted, altero; altezzoso; arrogante; superbo □ a proud heritage, un retaggio glorioso ( da far inorgoglire) □ to become proud, inorgoglirsi; insuperbire □ (fam.) to do sb. proud, trattare bene q.; fare grandi feste a q. □ (fam. antiq.) to do oneself proud, trattarsi bene; non farsi mancare nulla □ to stand proud of sb., essere più alto di q.proudly avv. proudness n. [u].
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