proud

proud
1. adjective
1) stolz

it made me [feel] really proud — es erfüllte mich mit Stolz

proud to do something or to be doing something — stolz darauf, etwas zu tun

proud of somebody/something/doing something — stolz auf jemanden/etwas/darauf, etwas zu tun

he is far too proud of himself/his house — er bildet sich (Dat.) zu viel ein/zu viel auf sein Haus ein

2) (arrogant) hochmütig; stolz [Tier]

I'm not too proud to scrub floors — ich bin mir nicht zu gut zum Fußbodenschrubben

2. adverb
(Brit. coll.)

do somebody proud — (treat generously) jemanden verwöhnen; (honour greatly) jemandem eine Ehrung bereiten

do oneself proud — sich (Dat.) etwas Gutes tun

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adjective
1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) stolz
2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) hochmütig
3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) stolz
4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) prächtig
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- do someone proud
- do proud
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proud
[praʊd]
I. adj
1. (pleased) stolz
to be \proud of sth/sb stolz auf etw/jdn sein
to be \proud to do sth stolz sein, etw zu tun
to be \proud that ... stolz [darauf] sein, dass ...
it was a \proud moment for me es war ein erhebender Moment für mich
2. (having self-respect) stolz
theirs was a small but \proud country sie waren ein kleines, aber stolzes Land
3. (pej: arrogant) eingebildet
as \proud as a peacock stolz wie ein Pfau
4. BRIT (protrude)
to stand \proud [of sth] [von etw dat] abstehen
II. adv
to do sb \proud BRIT, AUS (dated: treat well) jdn verwöhnen; AM (please by doing well) jdn mit Stolz erfüllen
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[praʊd]
1. adj
1) person, expression stolz (of auf +acc)

it made his parents feel very proud —

to be the proud owner or possessor of sth — der stolze Eigentümer or Besitzer von etw sein

as proud as a peacock — eitel wie ein Pfau, stolz wie ein Hahn

proud boast — stolze Behauptung

a proud day for ... —

proud history a proud moment — stolze Geschichte ein stolzer Moment

to be proud that ... — stolz (darauf) sein, dass ...

to be proud to do sth — stolz darauf sein, etw zu tun

I hope you're proud of yourself (iro)

that's nothing to be proud of — das ist nichts, worauf man stolz sein kann

2) (dated Brit

= projecting) to be or stand proud (nail etc) — herausragen, hervorragen; ( Typ : character )

proud flesh — wildes Fleisch

3) (liter: high, noble) stolz
2. adv

to do sb/oneself proud — jdn/sich verwöhnen

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proud [praʊd]
A adj (adv proudly)
1. stolz (of auf akk):
be proud to do sth stolz darauf sein, etwas zu tun;
that is nothing to be proud of darauf kann man sich wirklich nichts einbilden
2. dünkelhaft, hochmütig, eingebildet:
(as) proud as a peacock fig stolz oder eitel wie ein Pfau;
not be too proud to do sth sich nicht zu gut sein, etwas zu tun; Lucifer 1
3. stolz (machend), mit Stolz erfüllend:
a proud day ein stolzer Tag (for für)
4. stolz, prächtig (Schiff etc)
5. selbstbewusst
6. proud flesh MED wildes Fleisch, Granulationsgewebe n
7. US sehr erfreut:
I’m proud to meet you
8. besonders Br herausstehend:
be (oder stand) proud of herausragen über (akk)
9. ZOOL brunftig
B adv umg do sb proud
a) jemandem alle Ehre machen,
b) jemanden königlich bewirten, jemanden verwöhnen;
do o.s. proud es sich gut gehen lassen
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1. adjective
1) stolz

it made me [feel] really proud — es erfüllte mich mit Stolz

proud to do something or to be doing something — stolz darauf, etwas zu tun

proud of somebody/something/doing something — stolz auf jemanden/etwas/darauf, etwas zu tun

he is far too proud of himself/his house — er bildet sich (Dat.) zu viel ein/zu viel auf sein Haus ein

2) (arrogant) hochmütig; stolz [Tier]

I'm not too proud to scrub floors — ich bin mir nicht zu gut zum Fußbodenschrubben

2. adverb
(Brit. coll.)

do somebody proud — (treat generously) jemanden verwöhnen; (honour greatly) jemandem eine Ehrung bereiten

do oneself proud — sich (Dat.) etwas Gutes tun

* * *
(of) adj.
hochmütig adj.
stolz (auf) adj. adj.
hochmütig adj.
stolz adj.

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