self-conscious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for self-conscious in the English»French Dictionary

self-conscious [Brit ˌsɛlfˈkɒnʃəs, Am ˈˌsɛlf ˈkɑnʃəs] ADJ

1. self-conscious (shy):

self-conscious

timide

to be self-conscious about sth/about doing

être gêné par qc/de faire

2. self-conscious (deliberate):

self-conscious style, artistry

conscient

3. self-conscious → self-aware

See also self-aware

self-aware ADJ

self-aware

conscient de ma/sa etc personne

I.appearance [Brit əˈpɪər(ə)ns, Am əˈpɪrəns] N

1. appearance (arrival):

appearance (of person, vehicle)

arrivée f

appearance (of development, invention, symptom)

apparition f

2. appearance:

appearance CINE, THEAT, TV

passage m

to make an appearance on television/on stage

passer à la télévision/à la scène

to make one's first screen appearance

faire ses débuts à l'écran

a rare screen appearance by X

une des rares apparitions à l'écran de X

cast in order of appearance THEAT

distribution par ordre d'entrée en scène

cast in order of appearance CINE

distribution par ordre d'apparition (à l'écran)

3. appearance (public, sporting):

appearance

apparition f

to make a public appearance

faire une apparition publique

this is his first appearance for Ireland

il fait ses débuts pour l'équipe d'Irlande

to put in an appearance

faire acte de présence

4. appearance LAW (in court):

appearance

comparution f (in, before devant)

to enter an appearance

comparaître en justice

5. appearance (look):

appearance (of person)

apparence f

appearance (of district, object)

aspect m

to check one's appearance

vérifier sa tenue

to be self-conscious about one's appearance

être gêné par son aspect physique

‘smart appearance essential’

‘excellente présentation exigée’

to give sth the appearance of

donner à qc l'apparence de

to be foreign in appearance

avoir l'air étranger

6. appearance (semblance):

to give the appearance of sth/of doing

donner l'apparence de qc/de faire

it had all the appearances or every appearance of

cela avait tout l'air de

to maintain an appearance of objectivity

conserver un semblant d'objectivité

7. appearance (of book, article):

appearance

parution f

II.appearances N

appearances npl (external show):

appearances

apparences fpl

to judge or go by appearances

se fier aux apparences

going by appearances…

à en juger par les apparences…

for the sake of appearances, for appearances' sake

pour la forme

to keep up appearances

sauvegarder les apparences

to all appearances

apparemment

contrary to/in spite of appearances

contrairement aux/en dépit des apparences

appearances can be deceptive

les apparences sont souvent trompeuses

Translations for self-conscious in the French»English Dictionary

pudique [pydik] ADJ

pudique

modest, self-conscious

pudique (discret)

discreet

complexer [kɔ̃plekse] VB trans

complexer personne:

complexer

to give [sb] a complex

son poids le complexe énormément

he has a terrible complex about his weight

être complexé par qc

to have a complex about sth, to be self-conscious about sth

il n'est pas du tout complexé par son accent

he is not in the least self-conscious about his accent

I.complexé (complexée) [kɔ̃plekse] VB pp

complexé → complexer

II.complexé (complexée) [kɔ̃plekse] ADJ inf

complexé personne:

complexé (complexée)

who has a lot of hang-ups inf attr, après n

il est très complexé

he has a lot of hang-ups inf

vous n'avez aucune raison d'être complexé (moralement)

there's no need for you to feel inferior

vous n'avez aucune raison d'être complexé (physiquement)

there's no need for you to feel self-conscious

See also complexer

complexer [kɔ̃plekse] VB trans

complexer personne:

complexer

to give [sb] a complex

son poids le complexe énormément

he has a terrible complex about his weight

être complexé par qc

to have a complex about sth, to be self-conscious about sth

il n'est pas du tout complexé par son accent

he is not in the least self-conscious about his accent

I.complexe [kɔ̃plɛks] ADJ (tous contextes)

complexe

complex

II.complexe [kɔ̃plɛks] N m

1. complexe PSYCH:

complexe

complex

avoir des complexes

to have complexes

faire un complexe (à cause de) inf

to have a complex (about)

donner des complexes à qn

to give sb complexes

il n'a pas de complexe

he hasn't got any hang-ups inf

il n'a pas de complexe

he has no inhibitions

tu n'as aucun complexe à avoir (à cause de différence sociale, d'instruction)

there's no need to feel inferior

tu n'as aucun complexe à avoir (à cause de différence physique)

there's no need to feel self-conscious

2. complexe (ensemble d'installations):

complexe

complex

un complexe touristique/hospitalier/sportif

a tourist/hospital/sports complex

3. complexe MATH:

complexe

complex number

4. complexe:

complexe PHYS, CHEM

coordination ou complex compound

III.complexe [kɔ̃plɛks]

complexe de castration

castration complex

complexe d'Électre

Electra complex

complexe d'infériorité

inferiority complex

complexe d'Œdipe

Oedipus complex

complexe de supériorité

superiority complex

self-conscious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for self-conscious in the English»French Dictionary

self-conscious ADJ

self-conscious

embarrassé(e)

Translations for self-conscious in the French»English Dictionary

emprunté(e) [ɑ̃pʀœ̃te] ADJ

1. emprunté (mal à l'aise):

emprunté(e)

self-conscious

2. emprunté (faux):

emprunté(e)

false

embarrassé(e) [ɑ̃baʀase] ADJ

1. embarrassé (gêné):

embarrassé(e) personne

self-conscious

embarrassé(e) air, sourire

embarrassed

2. embarrassé (encombré):

embarrassé de qc personne

burdened with sth

embarrassé de qc couloir

cluttered with sth

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They may feel overly self-conscious, pay high self-attention after the activity, or have high performance standards for themselves.

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The directors enter the centres of a vivid and vibrant, a rebellious and self-conscious scene.

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This is distinguished from the self-conscious, primitive inspired movement primitivism.

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However, many of them provide a self-conscious example of how a socialist society would function, even if only on a microsociological level.

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Language certainly has inner content, but this is not self-subsistent and self-conscious thought.

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Superficially, the city might appear to be normal, but hallucinations, awkward outbursts, and nervous, self-conscious behavior make it clear that society is falling apart.

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He wears thick glasses (he is self-conscious about being a nerd) and is lactose intolerant.

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These young citizenry should be self-dependent, self-willed, self-sacrificing and self-conscious of their country's problems and potentialities.

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They call it making somebody a self-conscious organizer...

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However, she described the journey as too fake: too willed, too self-conscious.

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