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self-praise

Translations

self-praisenoun
self-praises
pl
Commonly used as an uncountable noun; occasionally countable.
Her constant self-praise irritated her colleagues.
Son autoéloge constant irritait ses collègues.
Additional translations
vantardiseQuand l’idée de vanter ses propres qualités prime sur le simple fait de faire son éloge.
self-praiseverb
self-praised
Past Simple
self-praised
Past Participle
self-praising
Gerund
Transitive/intransitive use meaning ‘to praise oneself’; regular conjugation.
s'autocélébrerVerbe peu courant, de registre soutenu.
He tends to self-praise whenever he talks about his work.
Il a tendance à s'autocélébrer chaque fois qu'il parle de son travail.
Additional translations
faire son propre élogeExpression plus naturelle et fréquente que le verbe simple.
self-praiseadjective
Attributive use modifying another noun (e.g., "self-praise remarks"). Not normally gradable.
autoélogieuxPeu usuel; se dit d’un ton, d’un discours ou d’un passage qui fait son propre éloge.
Their marketing campaign had a distinctly self-praise tone.
Leur campagne marketing avait un ton nettement autoélogieux.

Definitions

self-praisenoun
The act or practice of praising oneself; boasting about one’s own achievements or qualities.
Her constant self-praise irritated her colleagues.
self-praiseverb
To praise oneself; to speak or write approvingly of one’s own accomplishments.
He tends to self-praise whenever he talks about his work.
self-praiseadjective
Relating to or involving praise of oneself; boastful.
Their marketing campaign had a distinctly self-praise tone.
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