Personnalité - Prétentieux
Maîtrisez les idiomes anglais concernant la prétention, comme "le chouchou du professeur" et "les pieds d'argile".
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a person who is annoying because they constantly try to show off how clever or knowledgeable they are
petit malin, intello prétentieux
C'est un petit malin ; il interrompt toujours pour corriger.
someone who is considered the teacher's favorite student and therefore has advantage over others in the classroom
élève préféré du professeur, chouchou du professeur
![{one's} bark [is] worse than {one's} bite](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/42184/thumb/350?type=jpeg "{one's} bark [is] worse than {one's} bite")
used for saying that someone may appear threatening or aggressive, but their actions or behavior are not as harmful or severe as their words
Beaucoup de bruit pour rien, Il fait surtout du bruit
Il a menacé tout le monde, mais c'était surtout du bruit.
used to describe a person who behaves in a very traditional and morally conservative manner
Correct et soigné, Très convenable
Il gardait ses manières correctes même en contexte informel.
someone who is very strict and thinks in a very traditional way
père-la-morale, moraliste rigide
Quand elle est rentrée tard, les voisins ont joué les pères-la-morale.
![to [be] all talk (and no action|)](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/42262/thumb/350?type=jpeg "to [be] all talk (and no action|)")
used to describe someone who continuously talks about what they are planning to do, but they never do or achieve much
Que des paroles, Parler sans agir
Elle parle seulement de créer sa propre entreprise mais n'a rien fait.
a person who insists on giving advice about something even though they are not forced to do so
donneur de leçons, celui qui se mêle de tout
Dès que je cuisine, mon frère se mêle de tout.
a person who tries to gain the approval of important people by the means of flattery, praise, etc.
lèche-bottes, flagorneur
Le patron a promu le lèche-bottes au lieu du bosseur.
a serious flaw or weakness in one's character that other people are not aware of
faille cachée, défaut caché
Son image parfaite cachait un défaut secret.
used to describe a person who tends to say things that sound intimidating when in reality they are afraid to take action
que de la gueule, beaucoup de bruit pour rien
Elle parle dur, mais elle n'a que de la gueule.
![to [toot|blow] {one's} (own|) horn](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/19282/thumb/selfish/350?type=jpeg "to [toot|blow] {one's} (own|) horn")
to praise one's own abilities or accomplishments, often in an exaggerated way
se vanter, se vanter, fanfaronner
Vanter-vous si nécessaire, mais sans exagérer.
an individual who consistently seeks to appear more clever than others in a manner that can be bothersome
petit malin, monsieur je-sais-tout
En réunion, il fait toujours le petit malin.
a person who tries hard to let others know that they always do the right thing and behave well
petit saint, modèle, sage
Il agit encore comme un petit saint.
an annoying individual who behaves as if they know everything
monsieur je-sais-tout, petit malin, je-sais-tout
C'est un petit malin, il corrige toujours tout le monde.
