diffidence

ˈdɪfɪdəns
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Translation of diffidence from English into French

Noun

psychology

lack of self-confidence or shyness
  • Her diffidence made it hard for her to speak up.Sa diffidence rendait difficile pour elle de prendre la parole.

Synonyms and analogies of diffidence in English

Examples of diffidence in a sentence

  • Diffidence prevented him from joining the debate.

Translations of "diffidence" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
timiditénf.

Do not make the mistake of confusing their modesty and diffidence with weakness.

Ne faites pas l'erreur de confondre leur modestie et de timidité avec la faiblesse.

Under a suspensive veto some of the incentive for diffidence and deference will disappear and it will become visible.

Avec un veto suspensif, une partie de ce qui incite à la timidité et à la retenue volera en éclat et deviendra visible.

manque de confiancen.

The diffidence that is put into it because of this training is not good.

Le manque de confiance qui y est mis, à cause de cette formation, n'est pas bon.

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Other translations for diffidence:

  • manque d'assurancenm.

diffidence: Examples and translations in context

I have the same diffidence in my feelings that most public speakers have, and am apt to think that others can speak better and more edifying than I can.

J'éprouve en moi-même la même timidité que la plupart des orateurs publics, et je me laisse aller à penser que d'autres peuvent parler mieux et d'une manière plus édifiante que moi.

A certain diffidence and lack of self-confidence could make you underrate your abilities, and worries about being too "selfish" or self-assertive could cause you to set your goals too low.

Une certaine timidité et un manque d'assurance pourraient vous faire sous-estimer vos habiletés tandis que la crainte d'être trop "égoïste" ou trop affirmatif pourrait vous pousser à viser des objectifs trop bas.

Through diffidence and backwardness we often fail of securing that which is attainable as a right, from the powers that be.

Par manque de confiance en nous-mêmes et par hésitation, nous négligeons souvent de nous assurer ce à quoi nous avons droit auprès des pouvoirs existants.

It is rare for a son-in-law to visit his mother-in-law but when he does he must be treated with reserve and diffidence as he is head of her daughter's family.

Il est rare pour un gendre de visiter sa belle-mère, mais, quand il le fait, elle doit le traiter avec réserve et manque de confiance en soi parce qu'il est le chef de la famille de sa fille.

Where that possibility is strong, programme designers would need to check whether special approaches might be needed to attract the really non-literate and to overcome the factors that cause their diffidence about enrolling.

Là où tout semble l'indiquer, les concepteurs de programme devraient examiner si des approches spécifiques ne seraient pas nécessaires pour attirer les personnes réellement analphabètes et surmonter les facteurs qui causent leur manque de confiance en soi pour s'inscrire aux cours.

So many examples you can give and so many examples I can give, and I can tell you that it is only our diffidence which makes problems for us.

Vous pouvez donner tant d'exemple et Moi aussi, je peux vous dire que c'est uniquement notre manque de confiance (diffidence) qui crée les problèmes.

She had just left. I had never seen I felt a strange diffidence, l didn't dare...

Elle venait de partir. Je n'avais jamais vu... Je ressentais une étrange timidité, je n'osais pas...

"What do you want?" I asked, with awkward diffidence.

Que voulez-vous? demandai-je avec une respectueuse timidité.

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