diffidence

ˈdɪfɪdəns
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Translation of diffidence 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.
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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
méfiancenf.

One can understand your diffidence but not the miracle...

On comprend votre méfiance mais pas le miracle...

défiancenf.

Moves to launch community policing had thus met with diffidence.

Les mesures prises pour créer une police communautaire se sont de ce fait heurtées à la défiance.

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.

manque d'assurancenm.

We have to ask ourselves who, in fact, stands to gain from such misplaced diffidence.

Nous devons nous demander qui a à gagner, en fait, de ce manque d'assurance mal placé.

nervositénf.

Miss Darcy, though with a diffidence which marked her little in the habit of giving invitations, readily obeyed.

Avec une nervosité qui montrait le peu d'habitude qu'elle avait encore de faire des invitations, miss Darcy s'empressa d'obéir.

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Other translations for diffidence:

  • manque de confiancen.

diffidence: Examples and translations in context

This implies a change, since we must overcome the mutual diffidence of the past.

Cela implique un changement parce que nous devons vaincre la vieille méfiance réciproque.

It has proven more difficult, however, to overcome mutual indifference, ignorance and diffidence.

Il est en revanche plus difficile de dépasser l'indifférence, l'ignorance et la méfiance réciproques.

It will not change by magical fiat the old thinking of some and the diffidence of others.

Elle ne changera pas d'un coup de baguette magique les anciennes mentalités et la méfiance des autres.

Slicing the bop to jump the scratch of diffidence,

Partageant le bop pour estomper la ride de méfiance,

Furthermore, it should be noted that in certain countries, the subject of religious freedom is still viewed with a certain diffidence.

Il faut, par ailleurs, remarquer que dans certains pays le discours sur la liberté de religion est toujours perçu avec méfiance.

Little by little, they have managed to reduce diffidence between town people and those living in their inner-city district.

Au fil du temps, ils ont réussi à réduire la méfiance entre les gens de la ville et ceux de leur quartier.

A purchase made initially with some diffidence because of previous experiences with other companies, unattractive from the point of view of quality.

Un achat fait d'abord avec une certaine méfiance en raison d'expériences antérieures avec d'autres entreprises, peu attrayants du point de vue de la qualité.

The inward eye seems to be restored and even praised for its efficiency while perceived with a certain diffidence.

Le regard intérieur semble réhabilité et même loué pour son efficacité tout en étant perçu avec une certaine défiance.

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