What does fierté in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word fierté in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fierté in French.

The word fierté in French means pride, pride, pride, proudly, do proud, put your pride aside, source of pride. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fierté

pride

nom féminin (satisfaction de soi, orgueil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a une grande fierté d'avoir terminé ses études.
He felt great pride in having finished his studies.

pride

nom féminin (littéraire (dignité, amour propre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle était humiliée dans sa fierté de femme.
Her feminine pride was wounded.

pride

nom féminin (littéraire (morgue, arrogance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il se croyait supérieur et a dû rabaisser sa fierté.
He thought he was better than everyone else and had to tone down his pride.

proudly

locution adverbiale (fièrement, dignement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

do proud

(être une grande satisfaction pour [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
My son did me proud winning that tournament.

put your pride aside

locution verbale (transiger)

source of pride

nom féminin (chose de quoi être fière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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