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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescomplaisant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kom-plɛ-zɑ̃
"Il ne faut pas se montrer complaisant face à ces difficultés."
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Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.
"We cannot afford to become complacent about our current success."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin 'complacentem', present participle of 'complacere' meaning 'to please thoroughly', from com- (intensifier) + placere 'to please'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Complacent" is said worldwide
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complaisant
Transliteration: kom-plɛ-zɑ̃
"Il ne faut pas se montrer complaisant face à ces difficultés."
selbstzufrieden
Transliteration: zɛlbsttsuːˌfriːdn̩
"Wir dürfen nach unseren Erfolgen nicht selbstzufrieden werden."
complacente
Transliteration: komplaˈtʃɛnte
"Non dobbiamo diventare compiacenti riguardo ai nostri progressi."
complaciente
Transliteration: komplaˈsjente
"No debemos ser complacientes ante el éxito."
complacente
Transliteration: kõplaˈsẽtʃi
"O governo não pode ficar complacente com a situação econômica."
आत्मसंतोषी
Transliteration: aatm-santoshi
"अपनी सफलता के प्रति आत्मसंतोषी होना खतरनाक हो सकता है।"
自满的
Transliteration: zì mǎn de
"我们在取得成绩后不能自满。"
안주하는
Transliteration: anjuhaneun
"우리는 현재의 성공에 안주해서는 안 됩니다."
自己満足した
Transliteration: jiko manzoku shita
"私たちは現在の成果に自己満足してはならない。"
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