Personnalité - Pretentious
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
someone who is considered the teacher's favorite student and therefore has advantage over others in the classroom
chouchou du prof, favori du prof
![{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
used to describe a person who behaves in a very traditional and morally conservative manner
Correct et soigné, Très convenable
someone who is very strict and thinks in a very traditional way
père-la-morale, moraliste rigide
![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
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
a person who tries to gain the approval of important people by the means of flattery, praise, etc.
lèche-bottes, flagorneur
a serious flaw or weakness in one's character that other people are not aware of
faille cachée, défaut caché
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
![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
an individual who consistently seeks to appear more clever than others in a manner that can be bothersome
petit malin, monsieur je-sais-tout
a person who tries hard to let others know that they always do the right thing and behave well
petit saint, modèle, sage
an annoying individual who behaves as if they know everything
monsieur je-sais-tout, petit malin, je-sais-tout
