Translations for „amour propre“ in the English » German Dictionary

amour propre [ˌæmʊəˈprɒprə, Am ˌɑ:mʊrproʊprə] N no pl

amour propre

Selbstachtung f

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English

When it comes to amour propre, the human immune system works wonders.

www.spectator.co.uk

Of course, stateside support for the pontifex goes beyond rising amour propre.

www.thecrimson.com

Not exactly a step to bolster the service's amour propre.

www.independent.co.uk

Journalism's amour propre had overridden a clear-eyed assessment of what exactly the paper really was.

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Clamouring for attention, he bathes in the warm glow of wounded amour propre.

www.smh.com.au

Then, there was only your amour propre and the sense of yourself in the world.

www.ft.com

His letters reveal someone who seems just like one of us, with his migraines and money worries and tetchy sense of amour propre.

www.telegraph.co.uk