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1 proud
proud [praʊd]∎ to be proud of sb/sth être fier de qn/qch;∎ to be proud of oneself être fier de soi;∎ ironic I hope you're proud of yourself! tu peux être fier de toi!;∎ he was proud to have won or of having won il était fier d'avoir gagné;∎ I'm proud (that) you didn't give up je suis fier que tu n'aies pas abandonné;∎ it's nothing to be proud of! il n'y a vraiment pas de quoi être fier!;∎ she was too proud to accept elle était trop fière pour accepter;∎ I'll do anything, I'm not proud je ferai n'importe quoi, je ne suis pas fier;∎ they are now the proud parents of a daughter ils sont désormais les heureux parents d'une petite fille;∎ a picture of the proud parents une photo des parents, débordants de fierté;∎ we are proud to present this concert nous sommes heureux de vous présenter ce concert;∎ it was a proud moment for me pour moi, ce fut un moment de grande fierté;∎ it was her proudest possession c'était son bien le plus précieux(b) (arrogant) fier, orgueilleux;∎ he's a proud man c'est un orgueilleux;∎ as proud as a peacock fier comme un coq ou comme Artaban(c) literary (stately → tree, mountain) majestueux, altier; (→ bearing, stallion, eagle) fier, majestueux∎ it's a few millimetres proud ça dépasse de quelques millimètres;∎ to stand proud faire saillie2 adverb∎ familiar to do sb proud (entertain lavishly) recevoir qn comme un roi/une reine□ ; (honour) faire honneur à qn□ ;∎ the caterers did us proud les traiteurs nous ont fait un festin de rois□ ;∎ to do oneself proud se dépasser□►► Medicine proud flesh bourgeon m conjonctif ou charnu -
2 proud
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) fier (de)2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgueilleux3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) fier4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) superbe•- proudly- do someone proud - do proud -
3 well-meant
well-meant adj his offer was well-meant, but she was too proud to accept it sa proposition partait d'une bonne intention, mais elle était trop fière pour l'accepter ; my remarks were well-meant, but I offended her je ne voulais pas être désagréable dans ce que je disais, mais je l'ai offensée.
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