Definition of alter ego - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

représentantpersonne de confiance qui agit officiellement au nom de quelqu'un

Son avocat est son alter ego dans cette affaire importante.

mandataire

représentant

âme sœurpersonne qui nous ressemble beaucoup par ses goûts et sa personnalité

Marie est mon alter ego, nous pensons exactement pareil.

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Expressions with ego

ego trip

comportement où on se met en valeur de façon excessive

Son discours était un véritable ego trip devant ses collègues.

avoir un ego démesuré

être très orgueilleux et se croire supérieur aux autres

Il a un ego démesuré et ne supporte pas la critique.

Examples of alter ego in a sentence

L’alter ego du directeur a présidé la réunion en son absence.
Paul est mon alter ego au travail, nous formons un duo parfait.
J’ai enfin trouvé mon alter ego lors de ce voyage.

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English:alter ego, kindred spirit, ...
German:Stellvertreter, Alter Ego, ...
Italian:alter ego, anima gemella, ...
Spanish:alter ego, alma gemela, ...
Portuguese:alter ego, ...
Chinese:代理人, 知己, ...
Japanese:代理人, ソウルメイト, ...
Arabic:بديل, توأم روحي, ...
Hebrew:יַד יְמִינוֹ, אַלְטֶר אֵגוֹ, ...
Russian:доверенное лицо, альтер эго, ...
Ukrainian:довірена особа, друга я, ...
Catalan:alter ego, ànima bessona, ...
Danish:stedfortræder, alter ego, ...
Dutch:alter ego, zielgenoot, ...
Greek:αντιπρόσωπος, δίδυμο πνεύμα, ...
Hungarian:megbízott, lélektárs, ...
Khmer:តំណាងជំនិត, មនុស្សដែលចិត្តត្រូវគ្នាខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:대리인, 분신, ...
Polish:alter ego, drugie ja, ...
Portuguese (BR):alter ego, alma gêmea, ...
Romanian:alter ego, suflet pereche, ...
Swedish:ställföreträdare, själsfrände, ...
Thai:ตัวแทน, คู่แท้, ...
Turkish:vekil, ruh ikizi, ...
Vietnamese:người đại diện tin cậy, bản ngã thứ hai, ...

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