/fjɛʁ/
Translation
proud
Word origin
From Latin ferus ('wild, untamed, fierce'); the sense shifted from 'savage' to 'haughty, proud'. The same root gives English fierce and feral.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ferus
- English cognates
- fierce, feral
Grammar
Examples
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I am very proud of you and your work.
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She is proud to have passed her exam first time.
' .
There is nothing to be proud of.
cette .
He is very proud of his team's results this year.
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Her mother is proud that she passed her competitive exam.
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