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1 fier
fier, fière [fjεʀ]adjective• fier comme Artaban or comme un coq as proud as a peacock• fier de qch/de faire qch proud of sth/to do sth* * *
Ifière fjɛʀ adjectif1) ( satisfait) proudtu peux être fier de toi — lit you have every right to be proud; iron you must be very proud of yourself
2) ( hautain) proud, haughty; ( prétentieux) stuck-up (colloq)il n'était pas si fier à l'examen! — he wasn't so cocky (colloq) in the exam!
3) ( noble) [caractère] proud••fier comme Artaban or un coq or un paon — proud as a peacock
II
se fier fje verbe pronominal1) ( placer sa confiance en)ne te fie pas à ce qu'il dit/aux apparences — don't go by what he says/by appearances
2) ( compter sur)se fier à — to rely on [personne, mémoire, calculs]; to trust to [chance, destin]
* * *fjɛʀ adj (fière)* * *I.1 ( satisfait) proud (de qn/qch of sb/sth; de faire to do); tu peux être fier de toi lit you have every right to be proud; iron you must be very proud of yourself; il n'y a pas de quoi être fier! iron that's nothing to be proud of!; je suis corse et j'en suis fier, je suis corse et fier de l'être I'm a Corsican and proud of it; je suis fière qu'il ait réussi ses examens I'm proud of the fact that he passed his exams; je n'en suis pas peu fier I'm quite proud of it;2 ( hautain) proud, haughty; ( prétentieux) stuck-up○; il est pas fier (pour deux sous)○ he's not (a bit) stuck-up○; il est devenu fier depuis sa promotion he's got GB ou gotten US ou become very stuck-up○ since he was promoted; il n'était pas si fier à l'examen! he wasn't so cocky○ in the exam!;4 ○( remarquable) (before n) fier imbécile an incredible fool; fier menteur a terrible liar; avoir un fier culot○ to have an incredible ou a fantastic nerve○;fier comme Artaban or un coq or un paon proud as a peacock; faire le fier to be haughty.II.1 ( placer sa confiance en) se fier à to trust [personne, promesse]; to go by, to trust [apparences]; à qui peut-on se fier? who can one ou you trust?; ne te fie pas à ce qu'il dit you can't go by what he says;2 ( compter sur) se fier à to trust, to rely on [personne, mémoire, instinct, instrument, calculs]; to trust to [chance, destin, bonne étoile]; le réveil marche mal, ne t'y fie pas the alarm clock doesn't work properly, you can't rely on it.I1. [satisfait] proudje n'étais pas fier de moi I wasn't pleased with ou proud of myselfquand il a fallu sauter, il n'était plus tellement fier when it came to jumping, he didn't seem so sure of himselfêtre fier comme Artaban ou comme un coq to be as proud as a peacock, to be puffed up with pride————————, fière [fjɛr] nom masculin, nom fémininII[fje]se fier à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [avoir confiance en] to trust (in)se fier aux apparences to go by ou on appearancesne vous y fiez pas! don't be fooled by it/him etc.!2. [compter sur] to rely on -
2 paon
paon [pɑ̃]masculine noun* * *pɑ̃nom masculin peacock••* * *pɑ̃ nm* * *paon nm1 Zool peacock; une plume de paon a peacock feather;2 ( orgueilleux) peacock; faire le paon to play the peacock.être fier comme un paon to be as proud as a peacock; se parer des plumes du paon to take all the credit for oneself.[pɑ̃] nom masculinfier ou orgueilleux ou vaniteux comme un paon (as) proud as a peacock -
3 Artaban
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4 pou
masculine noun* * *pl poux pu nom masculin louse••chercher des poux — (colloq) to nitpick (colloq)
chercher des poux dans la tête de quelqu'un — (colloq) to find fault with somebody
être laid or moche (colloq) comme un pou — (colloq) to be as ugly as sin
être vexé comme un pou — (colloq) to be extremely offended
* * *pupoux pl nm* * *chercher des poux○ to nitpick○; chercher des poux dans la tête de qn○ to find fault with sb; être laid or moche○ comme un pou to be as ugly as sin; être vexé comme un pou○ to be extremely offended.( pluriel masculin poux) [pu] nom masculin1. [parasite de l'homme] lousepou de tête/du corps head/body louse2. (locution)être fier ou orgueilleux comme un pou to be as proud as a peacock
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