English to French Meaning of uppity - insouciant

Uppity :

insouciant

adjective

fond de la scène, sourcilleux, insouciant, arrogant

Uppity :: impétueux

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Definitions of uppity in English

Adjective(1) presumptuously arrogant

Examples of uppity in English

(1) You just don't want to give those people any uppity ideas.(2) It means I'm getting uppity , thinking maybe I'm better than you.(3) And I'd really like to know what my cat has to be so uppity about.(4) The actress, on the other hand, was uppity , wouldn't sign autographs, kept to herself and was new at her job.(5) ├ö├ç├┐Personality tests can show if someone could be uppity to their boss,├ö├ç├û she said, pausing to chuckle.(6) It's assumed that he'll be a bit less uppity with future clients.(7) Animal societies have proscribed behavior, and if you step outside of it too often or get too uppity you are ostracized.(8) Somehow I was led to believe that she was all uppity but she wasn't at all.(9) Yet rather than looking at the persistently disadvantaged economic position they're in and getting uppity , women have fallen silent.(10) Dare the uppity saleswomen at Saks or Gucci treat her with disdain?(11) I'm sure we could find lots of testimony that would make him look really smug, self serving and uppity .(12) To prevent them from getting uppity , it is necessary to create this tremendous, power consuming virtual reality.(13) All those uppity schools that allow people use their money to get a better education from the use of church resources should be closed.(14) And there, of course, is the return to the central agenda: it's all the uppity republicans' fault after all.(15) A particularly uppity man ├ö├ç├┐sees himself as the intellectual of the team├ö├ç├û.(16) I don't think it's anything to get uppity about.

(1) upper arm ::

haut du bras

(2) upper deck ::

pont supérieur

(3) upper lip ::

la lèvre supérieure

(4) upper limit ::

limite supérieure

(5) upper level ::

niveau supérieur

(6) stiff upper lip ::

lèvre supérieure raide

(7) upper part ::

partie supérieure

(8) upper jaw ::

mâchoire supérieure

Synonyms

Adjective

1. arrogant ::

arrogant

2. snobbish ::

snob

3. hoity-toity ::

qui se donne de grands airs

4. snooty ::

prétentieux

5. pretentious ::

prétentieux

6. bumptious ::

prétentieux

7. full of oneself ::

plein de soi-même

9. conceited ::

vaniteux

10. pompous ::

pompeux

11. self-assertive ::

affirmation de soi

12. overbearing ::

autoritaire

13. cocky ::

cocky

14. cocksure ::

outrecuidant

15. impertinent ::

impertinent

16. haughty ::

hautain

17. self-important ::

vaniteux

18. superior ::

supérieur

19. presumptuous ::

présomptueux

20. overweening ::

démesuré

21. uppish ::

arrogant

24. highfalutin ::

prétentieux

25. fancy-pants ::

fantaisie-pantalon

26. la-di-da ::

la-di-da

Antonyms

1. humble ::

humble

2. lowly ::

humble

3. modest ::

modeste

Different Forms

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