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1 trots zijn op
v. pride oneself on, peacock, pique oneself on, take a pride in -
2 beroemen
〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich beroemen〉♦voorbeelden:1 Rotterdam beroemt zich erop dat het de grootste haven ter wereld is • Rotterdam prides itself on having the largest harbour in the worldzich op zijn familie beroemen • boast about one's family -
3 zich beroemen op
v. pride oneself on, glory in -
4 bogen
1 boast, pride oneself ((up)on); 〈 pochen〉 boast (of/about)♦voorbeelden: -
5 roemen
2 [kaartspel] meld -
6 verheffen
2 [in een hogere rang/positie brengen] raise ⇒ elevate, 〈 met betrekking tot smaak, moraliteit〉 uplift, 〈 met betrekking tot smaak, moraliteit〉 lift up♦voorbeelden:II 〈wederkerend werkwoord; zich verheffen〉1 [zich verheffen] rise♦voorbeelden:1 zich hoog verheffen boven de stad • rise/tower above the city -
7 voorstaan
1 [voor iets staan] stand/be in front2 [heugen] remember, recall♦voorbeelden:3 de vrije handel voorstaan • support/advocate/believe in free tradeer goed/slecht voorstaan • 〈 met betrekking tot zaken〉 look/not look promising; 〈 met betrekking tot personen〉 be doing well/be in a bad way -
8 zich op zijn kennis laten voorstaan
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pride oneself on — BE PROUD OF, be proud of oneself for, take pride in, take satisfaction in, congratulate oneself on, pat oneself on the back for; archaic pique oneself on/in. → pride … Useful english dictionary
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pride oneself on — {v. phr.} To be proud ot, take satisfaction in; be much pleased by. * /She prided herself on her beauty./ * /He prided himself on his strength and toughness./ Compare: PLUME ONESELF … Dictionary of American idioms
pride oneself on — {v. phr.} To be proud ot, take satisfaction in; be much pleased by. * /She prided herself on her beauty./ * /He prided himself on his strength and toughness./ Compare: PLUME ONESELF … Dictionary of American idioms
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pride oneself on/upon — be especially proud of (a quality or skill). → pride … English new terms dictionary
pride oneself on — be proud of … English contemporary dictionary
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pride — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from achievements, qualities, or possessions. 2) a cause or source of such a feeling. 3) consciousness of one s own dignity. 4) the quality of having an excessively high opinion of… … English terms dictionary