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1 be the pride and joy of
(to be the object of the pride of: He was his parents' pride and joy.) être la fierté de -
2 pride
1) (a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc: She looked with pride at her handsome sons.) fierté2) (personal dignity: His pride was hurt by her criticism.) fierté, amour-propre3) (a group (of lions or of peacocks): a pride of lions.) troupe•- the pride of - pride of place - pride oneself on - take pride in -
3 pride
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 -
4 pride
A n1 ( satisfaction) fierté f (in sb/sth éprouvée pour qn/qch) ; with pride avec fierté ; to take pride in être fier/fière de [ability, achievement, talent] ; soigner [appearence, work] ;2 ( self-respect) amour-propre m ; péj orgueil m ; to hurt ou wound sb's pride blesser l'amour-propre de qn ; her pride was hurt elle était blessée dans son amour-propre ; she has no pride elle n'a aucune fierté ; pride alone prevented him from… il avait trop d'amour-propre pour… ; family pride honneur m familial ; national pride sentiment m de fierté nationale ;3 ( source of satisfaction) fierté f ; to be the pride of être la fierté de ; to be sb's pride and joy être la (grande) fierté de qn ;4 ( group of lions) troupe f (of de).to have pride of place être mis en vedette ; to give sth pride of place mettre qch en vedette ; pride comes before a fall Prov péché d'orgueil ne va pas sans danger.
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