altier

altje

altière, altières

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Definition of altier - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

arrogancequi montre un orgueil excessif et méprisant envers les autres

Son attitude altière agaçait tous ses collègues de bureau.

hautain

orgueilleux

admirationqui inspire le respect par sa grandeur et sa noblesse

La démarche altière de la reine impressionnait l'assemblée.

majestueux

noble

physiquequi se dresse en hauteur de façon droite et imposante

Un pin altier dominait la forêt de ses branches majestueuses.

droit

élancé

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Origin of altier

latin, altus (haut, noble)

Examples of altier in a sentence

Elle traversa la salle d’un pas altier, sans saluer personne.
Son regard altier imposait le silence dans la salle.
Un cheval altier traversait fièrement la plaine.
Une tour altier se dressait au centre du village.
Son port altier impressionnait les passants.

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English:haughty, noble, ...
German:hochmütig, erhaben, ...
Italian:altero, maestoso, ...
Spanish:altivo, majestuoso, ...
Portuguese:altivo, majestoso, ...
Chinese:傲慢的, 高贵的, ...
Japanese:尊大な, 気高い, ...
Arabic:متغطرس, مهيب, ...
Hebrew:יָהִיר, רָם, ...
Russian:надменный, величественный, ...
Ukrainian:гордовитий, величний, ...
Catalan:altívol, majestuós, ...
Danish:hovmodig, rank, ...
Dutch:hooghartig, majesteitelijk, ...
Greek:αλαζής, υψηλός, ...
Hungarian:gőgös, fenséges, ...
Khmer:ក្រអឺតក្រទម, ថ្លៃថ្នូរ, ...
Korean:거만한, 위엄 있는, ...
Polish:wyniosły, dumny, ...
Portuguese (BR):altivo, imponente, ...
Romanian:arogant, măreț, ...
Swedish:högdragen, högburen, ...
Thai:หยิ่งผยอง, สง่างาม, ...
Turkish:kibirli, görkemli, ...
Vietnamese:kiêu kỳ, đường bệ, ...

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