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fier comme un pou

French, adjective/fjɛʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ pu/

fier comme un pou is a French adjective meaning “proud as a peacock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avoir une attitude fière, orgueilleuse et vaniteuse”.

What does fier comme un pou mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    proud as a peacock

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Avoir une attitude fière, orgueilleuse et vaniteuse.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of fier comme un pou

  • fière comme un pou feminine
  • fiers comme des poux masculine plural
  • fières comme des poux feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce fier comme un pou?

  • /fjɛʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ pu/
  • \fjɛʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ pu\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.