self-important in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for self-important in the English»French Dictionary

self-important ADJ pej

self-important

suffisant

Translations for self-important in the French»English Dictionary

I.pédant (pédante) [pedɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

pédant (pédante)

self-important

II.pédant (pédante) [pedɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m (f)

pédant (pédante)

self-important person

pédant (pédante)

prig

suffisance [syfizɑ̃s] N f

1. suffisance (vanité):

suffisance

self-importance, arrogance

il est plein de suffisance

he's very self-important

2. suffisance (quantité adéquate):

avoir qc en suffisance

to have sufficient quantities of sth

manger à sa suffisance

to eat one's fill

suffisant (suffisante) [syfizɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

1. suffisant (adéquat):

suffisant (suffisante)

sufficient

100 euros, c'est suffisant

100 euros is enough ou sufficient

deux heures, c'est suffisant pour faire le trajet

two hours is enough for the journey

l'éclairage n'est pas suffisant

there is inadequate lighting

il y a à manger en quantité suffisante

there's quite enough to eat

il y met de la bonne volonté mais ce n'est pas suffisant

he's willing but that's not enough

2. suffisant (vaniteux):

suffisant (suffisante) personne, ton, air

self-important

faire le suffisant

to give oneself airs, to put on airs

I.important (importante) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

1. important (essentiel):

important (importante) rôle, discours, événement, problème

important

il est important qu'elle sache

it is important that she should know

l'important est de faire

what's important is to do

peu important

not very important

2. important (considérable):

important (importante) réduction, hausse, baisse

significant

important (importante) nombre, effort, écart

considerable

important (importante) communauté, colonie, héritage

sizeable

important (importante) ville, société

large

important (importante) retard

lengthy

important (importante) actionnaire

major

3. important (influent):

important (importante) personne, poste, œuvre

important

avoir/prendre un air important

to have/adopt a self-important manner

II.important (importante) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m (f)

faire l'important , jouer les importants

to act important inf

self-important in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for self-important in the English»French Dictionary

self-important ADJ pej

self-important

suffisant(e)

Translations for self-important in the French»English Dictionary

I.important(e) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

1. important (considérable):

important(e)

important

quelque chose d'important

something important

2. important (gros):

important(e)

considerable

important(e) dégâts

large-scale

important(e) somme, quantité

large

3. important pej:

important(e)

self-important

prendre des airs importants

to put on airs of importance

II.important(e) [ɛ̃pɔʀtɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m(f)

faire l'important pej

to act important

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His taped voice is strong and rather self-important.

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He was known for satirical and allegorical columns that skewered the self-important.

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Dragon has a big temper and is also self-important and takes the mission too seriously.

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One side shows self-important pride brimming with corruption, while the other side shows the other extreme, a selfless pride that brims with purity.

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The rocket is extremely pompous and self-important, and denigrates all the other fireworks, eventually bursting into tears to demonstrate his sensitivity.

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But he was also a very arrogant man, self-important, intolerant, and unwilling to communicate with his party comrades.

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They are unaware of or don't care how grandiose and self-important they appear.

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He thought him a mountebank and self-important, with the brain of an inexperienced boy, and with a penchant for heroics.

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A half-formed movie with incredible fight scenes and special effects, but a little self-important.

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He is also ill-tempered, self-important, overbearing, scheming, two-faced, abusive, selfish and thievish.

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