swagger

assurance, arrogance

Attitude très sûre et fière, pouvant donner l’impression que l’on se croit supérieur aux autres.

En anglais simple : A very confident, proud manner that may suggest you think you are better than others.

• She spoke with her usual swagger.
• The young team played with surprising swagger.
• His swagger disappeared when he saw the results.

Synonymes : confidence, bravado, self-assurance

Contraires : timidity

Expressions courantes : youthful swagger, a confident swagger, someone's usual swagger

démarche arrogante, démarche assurée

Manière hardie et fière de marcher qui donne l’impression d’une grande confiance en soi.

En anglais simple : A bold, proud way of walking that makes you look very sure of yourself.

• He walked with a swagger.
• I recognized her confident swagger from across the street.
• The sailor's rolling swagger made the children smile.

Synonymes : strut

Expressions courantes : walk with a swagger, a rolling swagger, a cocky swagger

fanfaronnade, vantardise

Propos où quelqu’un se vante d’être très important, doué ou couronné de succès.

En anglais simple : Talk in which someone proudly claims to be very important, skilled, or successful.

• His speech was full of swagger.
• Behind all that swagger, he had little experience.
• Her claims of victory were nothing but empty swagger.

Synonymes : boasting, bragging, bluster

Expressions courantes : empty swagger, boastful swagger, swagger and bluster

se pavaner, fanfaronner

Agir ou marcher comme si l’on était très sûr de soi et plus important que les autres.

En anglais simple : To act or walk as though you are very confident and more important than other people.

• He swaggered into the room.
• They swagger around as if they own the place.
• She swaggered past her rivals after winning.

Synonymes : strut, swank

Expressions courantes : swagger into somewhere, swagger around, swagger past someone, swagger down something