Practice FrenchC1noun
l’orgueil
pride as a flaw, hubris
Written with an elided article (l’orgueil) because the noun starts with a vowel sound, so the written gender is not visible here.
« Son orgueil l’empêche d’admettre la moindre erreur. »
“His pride keeps him from admitting the slightest mistake.”
In other languages
- Spanish orgullo como defecto, soberbia
- Portuguese orgulho como defeito, soberba
- Arabic الكبرياء بمعنى الغرور، التعالي
- German Hochmut, Stolz als Fehler
- Italian orgoglio come difetto, superbia
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