verb🔗SharePomponner, faire le beauTo make smug, or spruce."The student smugly preened his hair before the important presentation. "L'étudiant s'est pomponné les cheveux avant la présentation importante.appearancestylecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaisir, confisquerTo seize; to confiscate."The customs officers had the authority to smug any undeclared goods from travelers entering the country. "Les douaniers avaient le pouvoir de saisir toutes les marchandises non déclarées des voyageurs entrant dans le pays.lawpolicegovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCacher, étoufferTo hush up."The teacher smugly hushed the whispering students. "Le professeur a étouffé les chuchotements des élèves avec suffisance.attitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSuffisant, prétentieuxIrritatingly pleased with oneself, offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied."Kate looked extremely smug this morning."Kate avait l'air extrêmement suffisante ce matin.attitudecharacterpersonnegativeemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSuffisant, prétentieuxStudiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim."The student was always smug, meticulously arranging his school supplies in his backpack. "L'élève était toujours suffisant, arrangeant méticuleusement ses fournitures scolaires dans son sac à dos.appearanceattitudecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading