ego trip in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ego trip in the English»French Dictionary

to be on an ego-trip

chercher à se faire voir or mousser inf

it was a real ego trip for her

ça flattait terriblement sa vanité

Translations for ego trip in the English»French Dictionary

ego [Brit ˈiːɡəʊ, ˈɛːɡəʊ, Am ˈiɡoʊ] N

1. ego (self-esteem):

ego

amour-propre m

it was a real ego trip for her

ça flattait terriblement sa vanité

to be on an ego-trip

chercher à se faire voir or mousser inf

it boosted his ego

ça lui a redonné confiance en lui-même

to have an inflated ego

avoir une très haute opinion de soi-même

2. ego PSYCH:

ego

moi m

ego

ego m

I.trip [Brit trɪp, Am trɪp] N

1. trip (journey):

trip (abroad)

voyage m

trip (excursion)

excursion f

to go on or take a trip

faire un voyage

a trip to Greece

un voyage en Grèce

a trip to the seaside

une excursion au bord de la mer

to be away on a trip

être en voyage

a 12 day/200 km trip

un voyage de 12 jours/de 200 km

we did the trip in five hours

nous avons fait le trajet en cinq heures

it's only a short trip into London

c'est juste un petit tour à Londres

it's a two hour trip from here

c'est à deux heures d'ici

2. trip (visit):

trip

tour m

a trip to the toilet/bar

un tour aux toilettes/au bar

to make a trip into town

faire un tour en ville

to make three trips a week to London

aller à Londres trois fois par semaine

3. trip ELECTRON:

trip

déclenche f

4. trip (hallucination):

trip inf

trip m inf

to have a good/bad trip

faire un bon/mauvais trip inf

an acid trip

un trip d'acide inf

II.trip <pres part tripping; pret, pp tripped> [Brit trɪp, Am trɪp] VB trans

1. trip (cause to stumble):

trip (gen) person

faire trébucher

trip (with foot) person

faire un croche-pied à

2. trip ELECTRON:

trip person: switch

couper

trip power surge: circuit breaker

déclencher

III.trip <pres part tripping; pret, pp tripped> [Brit trɪp, Am trɪp] VB intr

1. trip (stumble):

trip

trébucher, faire un faux pas

to trip on or over step, rock

trébucher sur

to trip on or over hem, scarf, rope

se prendre les pieds dans

to trip over one's own feet

trébucher

you can't move in here without tripping over a celebrity

on ne fait pas deux pas ici sans tomber sur une célébrité

2. trip (move jauntily):

to trip along child:

gambader

to trip along adult:

marcher d'un pas léger

to trip into/out of the room

entrer dans/sortir de la pièce d'un pas léger

3. trip (experience hallucinations):

trip inf

tripper inf

trip inf

être sous l'effet du LSD

ego trip in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ego trip in the English»French Dictionary

ego trip [ˈegəʊtrɪp, Am ˈi:goʊ-] N pej

to be on an ego trip

faire son mégalo

Translations for ego trip in the English»French Dictionary

ego <-s> [ˈegəʊ, Am ˈi:goʊ] N

1. ego PSYCH:

ego

ego m

2. ego (self-esteem):

ego

vanité f

to bolster sb's ego

donner de l'assurance à qn

I.trip [trɪp] N

1. trip (journey):

trip

voyage m

business trip

voyage d'affaires

round trip

aller-retour m

2. trip (shorter):

trip

excursion f

to go on a trip

faire une excursion

3. trip inf (hallucination):

trip

trip m

II.trip <-pp-> [trɪp] VB intr

1. trip (stumble):

trip

trébucher

2. trip (move lightly):

to trip along

aller d'un pas léger

3. trip (be on drug):

trip

faire un trip

Phrases:

to trip off the tongue name

se dire aisément

to trip off the tongue cliché

couler aisément

III.trip <-pp-> [trɪp] VB trans

1. trip (activate):

trip

déclencher

See also trip up

I.trip up VB trans

1. trip up (cause to stumble):

trip up

faire trébucher

2. trip up (cause to fail):

trip up

jouer un mauvais tour à

II.trip up VB intr

1. trip up (fall):

trip up

trébucher

2. trip up (make a mistake):

to trip up on sth

buter sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Every marriage involves two human beings and not one person on a perpetual ego trip.

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It is performing; it is a bit of an ego trip.

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Business is so good nowadays it's hard to think of first as anything but an ego trip.

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It is an ego trip at the expense of animals that have no choice.

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It's not a play but a playground, a once-in-a-lifetime ego trip not to be missed.

www.dailymail.co.uk

And as hard as it may be to avoid, allowing yourself to get upset by them is just fuelling their power / ego trip.

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But they also understand that gaining the title is not an ego trip.

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It's kind of just an ego trip fantasy that spilled too far out of my bedroom.

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Once the critic is seen as omnipotent king maker, he could be off on an ego trip, wielding his mighty pen with abandon.

www.thehindu.com

A unique glimpse into the incredible ego trip it must be to be the most powerful person in the world.

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