Conceits - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

noun

The quality of being arrogant.

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The arrogance of this man is astounding

noun

The quality of being unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people

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He has a self-confidence that is sometimes seen as arrogance.

noun

A way of talking in which you praise yourself and what you have done

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He speaks with honesty rather than boastfulness., there is a fine line between admirable pride and …

noun

The condition of thinking only about yourself and what is good for you

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He has to give up his egocentricity and develop the beginnings of a more altruistic point of view.,…

noun

Another term for egotism.

noun

→  egotism disapproving

noun

Obsessive egotism or self-centredness.

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Ultimately what it amounts to is an aversion to pretentiousness and egomania.

noun

The state of considering yourself to be very important and able to do anything that you want to do

noun

The fact of being excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself.

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In his arrogance and egotism, he underestimated gill

noun

The tendency to think only about yourself and consider yourself better and more important than other people

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My brother is such an egotist.

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Thinking only about yourself and considering yourself better and more important than other people

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Finding herself world-famous by the time she was 18 only encouraged the actress's egotism.

idiom

An expression that uses words to mean something different than what they usually mean

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You usually use the figure of speech "break a leg" to wish actors good luck.

noun

Excessive pride or self-confidence.

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The self-assured hubris among economists was shaken in the late 1980s

noun

An extreme and unreasonable feeling of pride and confidence in yourself

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Hubris brought him down in the end.

noun

A way of talking or behaving that is too proud

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He was punished for his hubris.

noun

A representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.

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Her work juxtaposed images from serious and popular art

verb

Make a representation of the external form of.

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Artworks which imaged women's bodies

noun

An idea, esp. a mental picture, of what something or someone is like

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I had an image of texas in my head that was totally different from how it really is., he’s trying t…

noun

Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion

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The use of pictures or words to create images, esp. to create an impression or mood

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The film contains a lot of religious imagery.

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Pictures or words that are used to represent something, for example a situation

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Satellite imagery and computer models are being used to track weather patterns and predict storms.

noun

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

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When we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor

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An expression that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics

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[ c ] "a heart of stone" is a metaphor., metaphorical expressions

noun

Excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance.

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But excessive self-love, or narcissism, could actually increase violence in schools.

noun

Too much interest in and admiration for your own physical appearance and/or your own abilities

idiom

An amusing use of a word or phrase that has more than one meaning

noun

A feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.

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The team was bursting with pride after recording a sensational victory

verb

Be especially proud of (a particular quality or skill).

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He prided himself on his honesty

noun

A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get because you or people connected with you have done something good

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Their son’s outstanding academic record was a source of great pride to them., we take pride in the …

noun

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

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The railway society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in l…

verb

Make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

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His first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘handel with care’ and ‘haydn go seek’

verb

Consolidate (earth or rubble) by pounding it.

noun

A witty remark.

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Peter ate heartily with a quip about being a condemned man

verb

Make a witty remark.

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‘flattery will get you nowhere,’ she quipped

noun

The quality of being very proud of yourself and your actions

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They reminded me that too much self-admiration is unacceptable., we understand the excessive self-a…

noun

The belief that you are more important or valuable than other people

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He strutted into the room, self-importance written all over his face., you are a self-important lit…

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).

noun

A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression.

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Both clothes and illness became tropes for new attitudes toward the self

noun

Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

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It flattered his vanity to think i was in love with him

noun

The personal characteristic of being too proud of and interested in yourself, esp. in your appearance or achievements

noun

A witty remark.

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Maurice roared with laughter at his own witticisms

noun

A remark that is witty (= both intelligent and amusing)