amour-propre

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

amour-propre

a compound of amour (love) and propre (own, personal) in the sense of "that which belongs exclusively to a person".

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Plural

amours-propres

Translations

  • englishenglish:self-esteem
  • germangerman:Selbstachtung
  • greekgreek:αυτοεκτίμιση
  • japanesejapanese:自尊心
  • dutchdutch:zelfrespect
  • portugueseportuguese:amor-próprio
  • russianrussian:амбиция