proud as a peacock
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English
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Adjective
1.2.1
Translations
English
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Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/pɹaʊd əz ə ˈpiːkɒk/
Audio (AU)
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file
)
Adjective
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proud
as
a
peacock
(
not
comparable
)
(
idiomatic
,
simile
)
Extremely
proud
.
2016
,
Yaa Gyasi
,
Homegoing
, Penguin Books (2017), page
158
:
“Donʼt nobody want to see a black man look like you walkinʼ
proud as a peacock
. Like you ainʼt got a lick of fear in you.”
Translations
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extremely proud
Czech:
pyšný jako páv
Dutch:
trots als een pauw
Esperanto:
fiera kiel pavo
Finnish:
ylpeä kuin riikinkukko
,
ylpeä kuin kukko
French:
fier comme un paon
(fr)
German:
stolz wie ein Pfau
(de)
Norwegian:
Bokmål:
stolt som en hane
(
proud as a rooster
)
Polish:
dumny jak paw
(pl)
Swedish:
stolt som en tupp
(sv)
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