Stolz

I Adj.

1. proud (auf + Akk of); darauf kannst du stolz sein that’s something to be proud of; er war ganz stolz darauf, dass er es alleine geschafft hatte he was really proud that he had managed it by himself; ganz stolz hat er seinen neuen Pass vorgezeigt he proudly produced his new passport; mit stolzer Freude with pride and joy; stolz wie ein Pfau (as) proud as a peacock

2. pej. (hochmütig) proud; warum so stolz? don’t you know me any more?; er war zu stolz, uns zu grüßen he was too full of himself to acknowledge our presence

3. fig. (imposant) impressive; Gebäude: proud, imposing; eine stolze Summe a handsome (umg. tidy) sum; ein stolzer Preis a hefty (oder steep) price

II Adv. proudly; stolz in die Runde blicken look proudly (a)round the assembled company; stolz erhebt sich die Festung über dem Fluss the fortress rises imposingly above the river

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der Stolz

elation; pride; pridefulness; proudness; haughtiness

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Stọlz [ʃtɔlts]

m -es, no pl

pride

sein Garten/Sohn etc ist sein ganzer Stolz — his garden/son etc is his pride and joy

sein — to be very proud of sth

ich habe auch meinen Stolz — I do have my pride

aus falschem/verletztem Stolz handeln — to act out of false/wounded pride

setzen — to take a pride in sth

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der

1) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) glory

2) proudly

3) (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.) proud

4) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) proud

5) (a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc: She looked with pride at her handsome sons.) pride

6) (personal dignity: His pride was hurt by her criticism.) pride

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Stolz

<-es>

[ʃtɔlts]

m kein pl

1. (starkes Selbstwertgefühl) pride no art, no pl

jds ganzer \Stolz sein to be sb's pride and joy; Sohn/Tochter a. to be the apple of sb's eye

2. (freudige Zufriedenheit) pride no art, no pl

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der; Stolzes pride (auf + Akk. in)

die Rosen sind sein ganzer Stolz — his roses are his pride and joy

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Stolz m; -es, kein pl pride (

auf +akk in);

voller Stolz sprechen über etc: full of pride, proudly;

seinen Stolz daransetzen, etwas zu tun make it a point of hono(u)r to do sth;

das lässt sein Stolz nicht zu he’s too proud to do that;

etwas aus falschem Stolz tun/ausschlagen do/refuse sth from a false sense of pride;

sie hat keinen Stolz she has no (sense of) pride;

er hat eben auch seinen Stolz he does have his pride;

sie ist der Stolz i-r Eltern her parents are very proud of her;

der Ferrari ist sein ganzer Stolz the Ferrari is his pride and joy

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der; Stolzes pride (auf + Akk. in)

die Rosen sind sein ganzer Stolz — his roses are his pride and joy

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nur sing. m.

elation n.

haughtiness n.

pride n.