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∎ she refused to use a walking stick out of (sheer) vanity par (pure) vanité elle a refusé d'utiliser une canne;∎ I think I can without vanity claim to be the most competent sans vanité ou sans vouloir me vanter, je peux prétendre être le plus compétent∎ all is vanity tout n'est que vanité►► vanity bag trousse f de toilette (pour femme);vanity case mallette f de toilette, vanity-case m;vanity mirror miroir m de courtoisie;American vanity plate plaque f d'immatriculation personnalisée;vanity press maison f d'édition à compte d'auteur;vanity publishing publication f à compte d'auteur;vanity table coiffeuse f, table f de toilette;vanity unit = meuble de salle de bains avec lavabo encastré -
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1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) vanidad2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) vanidad, inutilidadvanity n vanidadtr['vænɪtɪ]1 vanidad nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLout of sheer vanity por pura vanidadvanity bag / vanity case neceser nombre masculino1) : vanidad fn.• endiosamiento s.m.• envanecimiento s.m.• hinchazón s.f.• inflación s.f.• vanidad s.f.'vænəti1) u ca) ( about appearance) vanidad fb) ( pride) orgullo m, vanidad fc) (emptiness, frivolity) (liter) vanidad f (liter)2) c ( dressing table) (AmE) tocador m['vænɪtɪ]1. N1) (=conceit) vanidad f2) (=pride) orgullo m3) (=emptiness) vanidad f2.CPDvanity box N, vanity case N — neceser m
vanity (license) plate N — (esp US) (Aut) matrícula f personalizada
vanity unit N — lavabo m empotrado
* * *['vænəti]1) u ca) ( about appearance) vanidad fb) ( pride) orgullo m, vanidad fc) (emptiness, frivolity) (liter) vanidad f (liter)2) c ( dressing table) (AmE) tocador m
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