smug in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for smug in the English»French Dictionary

smug [Brit smʌɡ, Am sməɡ] ADJ

smug

suffisant

don't be so smug!

ne prends pas cet air suffisant!

to be smug about winning

être fier d'avoir gagné

I can't afford to be smug

je ne peux pas m'endormir sur mes lauriers

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odiously smug

d'une suffisance odieuse

he is sickeningly smug

il est d'une suffisance écœurante

her face wore a smug expression

elle avait un air plein de suffisance

the smug face of the interviewer

l'air suffisant de l'interviewer

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faraud (faraude)

smug, full of oneself never attr

confit (confite)

smug

leur optimisme béat s'oppose aux prévisions économiques

their smug optimism contrasts with the economic forecasts

smug in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smug in the English»French Dictionary

smug <smugger, smuggest> [smʌg] ADJ

smug

suffisant(e)

smug self-satisfaction

autosatisfaction f

Translations for smug in the French»English Dictionary

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béat(e)

smug

smug Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

smug self-satisfaction

autosatisfaction f

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English

He is a very smug and arrogant rich guy.

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He often appears selfish, materialistic or otherwise antisocial, but tends to be socially inept or smug rather than actually unpleasant.

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But her disdain for the town's physical ugliness and smug conservatism compels her to reform it.

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I can't understand how someone who for decades set himself up as a moral authority, a rather smug one, could pull this off.

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He quipped that the episode was a smug mess.

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The husband appears smug throughout the party and toward the end of the video raises a glass in a toast to the party.

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The word is combined with "suanpan" abacus in the expression "ruyi suanpan" wishful thinking; smug calculations.

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It's made him very secure, a little smug, perhaps?

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His smug colleagues constantly swap girlfriends, or as they say, recycle them.

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Her demeanor is that of a somewhat complacent, smug, but powerful enchantress.

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