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1 conceited
adjective (having too much pride in oneself: She's conceited about her artistic ability.) vaniteux -
2 vain
vain [veɪn]b. ( = conceited) [person] vaniteuxc. ► in vain ( = unsuccessfully) [try, wait, search for] en vain ; ( = pointlessly) [die, suffer] pour rien• to take God's or the Lord's name in vain blasphémer* * *[veɪn] 1.1) ( conceited) vaniteux/-euse, vain (after n)2) ( futile) [attempt, hope] vain (before n); [show] futile2.in vain adverbial phrase en vain••to take somebody's name in vain — hum parler de quelqu'un (derrière son dos)
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3 jump
jump [dʒʌmp]1. nounb. ( = leap) bond m• it's a big jump from medical student to doctor il y a une grande différence entre être étudiant en médecine et devenir médecinc. (Horse riding) obstacle ma. ( = leap) sauter• he managed to jump clear as the car went over the cliff il a réussi à sauter hors de la voiture au moment où celle-ci passait par-dessus la falaise• to make sb jump [loud noise] faire sursauter qnc. (figurative) [person] sauter• she jumped from seventh place to second elle est passée directement de la septième à la seconde place• he jumped to the conclusion that... il en a conclu hâtivement que...d. [prices, shares, profits, costs] faire un bond• her salary jumped from $15,000 to $22,000 son salaire est passé brusquement de 15 000 à 22 000 dollarsa. sauter• the company's shares jumped 3% les actions de la société ont fait un bond de 3 %• to jump the rails [train] déraillerb. [rider] [+ horse] faire sauter4. compounds► jump about, jump around intransitive verb(onto truck, bus) jump on! montez !* * *[dʒʌmp] 1.1) ( leap) saut m, bond mto be one jump ahead — fig avoir une longueur d'avance ( of somebody sur quelqu'un)
2) ( for horse) obstacle m3) ( sudden increase) (in price, wages etc) bond m (in dans)2.she's made the jump from deputy to director — elle est passée d'un bond du poste d'adjointe à celle de directrice
transitive verb1) ( leap over) sauter [obstacle, ditch]2) ( anticipate)to jump the lights — [motorist] passer au feu rouge
3) ( escape)to jump ship — [crewman] ne pas rejoindre son bâtiment
4) ( miss) [stylus] sauter [groove]; [disease] sauter [generation]5) (colloq) ( attack) sauter sur [person]3.1) ( leap) sauterto jump across ou over something — franchir quelque chose d'un bond
to jump up and down — [gymnast] sautiller; [child] sauter en l'air; fig ( in anger) trépigner de colère
2) ( start in surprise) [person] sursauter3) ( rise) [prices, rate] monter en flèche4) ( move)5) ( welcome)to jump at — sauter sur [opportunity]; accepter [quelque chose] avec enthousiasme [offer]
•Phrasal Verbs:- jump on- jump out- jump up••jump to it! — et que ça saute! (colloq)
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4 conceit
[kən'si:t](too much pride in oneself: He's full of conceit about his good looks.) vanité -
5 swollen-headed
adjective (too pleased with oneself; conceited: He's very swollen-headed about his success.) prétentieux/-euse -
6 vain
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7 vain
A adj1 ( conceited) vaniteux/-euse, vain (after n) ; to be vain about sth tirer vanité de qch ;2 ( futile) [attempt, promise, hope] vain (before n) ; [demonstration, show] futile ; in a vain attempt ou effort to do dans une vaine tentative de faire.to take sb's name in vain hum parler de qn (derrière son dos) ; to take God's name in vain blasphémer le nom de Dieu. -
8 vain
vain [veɪn](a) (conceited) vaniteux;∎ he's very vain about his looks il s'occupe beaucoup de sa petite personne(unsuccessfully) en vain, inutilement;∎ they tried in vain to free the driver ils ont essayé sans succès ou en vain de libérer le conducteur;∎ all their efforts were in vain leurs efforts n'ont servi à rien ou ont été vains;∎ it was all in vain c'était peine perdue;∎ to take sb's name in vain (show disrespect) manquer de respect envers le nom de qn; (mention name) parler de qn en son absence;∎ humorous are you taking my name in vain again? vous parlez encore de moi derrière mon dos?
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