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complacent

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com·pla·cent  (km-plsnt)
adj.
1. Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned: He had become complacent after years of success.
2. Eager to please; complaisant.

[Latin complacns, complacent-, present participle of complacre, to please : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + placre, to please; see plk-1 in Indo-European roots.]

com·placent·ly adv.

complacent [kəmˈpleɪsənt]
adj
1. pleased or satisfied, esp extremely self-satisfied
2. an obsolete word for complaisant
[from Latin complacēns very pleasing, from complacēre to be most agreeable to, from com- (intensive) + placēre to please]
complacently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.complacent - contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity"
content, contented - satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile"

complacent
adjective smug, self-satisfied, pleased with yourself, resting on your laurels, pleased, contented, satisfied, gratified, serene, unconcerned, self-righteous, self-assured, self-contented We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.
troubled, uneasy, discontent, insecure, dissatisfied, unsatisfied
Translations
complacent [kəmˈpleɪsənt] ADJ [person] → (demasiado)pagado de sí mismo
a complacent lookuna expresión de autosatisfacción
we can't afford to be complacentno podemos permitirnos el lujo de confiarnos, no podemos dormirnos en los laureles

complacent [kəmˈpleɪsənt] adj
(= self-satisfied) [person, attitude] → content(e) de soi, suffisant(e)
(= heedless of problems) [organization, politician] → complaisant(e)
to be complacent about sth → faire preuve de complaisance vis-à-vis de qch

complacent
adjselbstzufrieden or -gefällig; don’t get complacent just because …jetzt werde bloß nicht selbstgefällig or überheblich, nur weil …

complacent [kəmˈpleɪsnt] adjcompiaciuto/a, soddisfatto/a di sé
complacent [kəmˈpleɪsnt] adjcompiaciuto/a, soddisfatto/a di sé

complacent
adj complacent [kəmˈpleisnt]
showing satisfaction with one's own situation a complacent attitude. selfingenome; selfvoldaan, tevrede, voldaan; oorgerus; inskiklik راضٍ عَن نَفْسِه самодоволен spokojený magelig; selvtilfreds selbstzufrieden αυτάρεσκος satisfecho de sí mismo, suficiente enesega rahulolev از خود راضی؛ خود رضامند itsetyytyväinen suffisant שׂבַע רָצוֹן מְעַצמוֹ आत्मसंतुष्ट spokojan, samodopadan önelégült puas sjálfsánægður compiaciuto ひとりよがりの 자기만족의 savimi patenkintas pašapmierināts berpuas hati zelfgenoegzaam selvgod, rolig og tilfreds zadowolony convencido satisfăcător, mulţumitor самодовольный samoľúby samozadovoljen samozadovoljan []belåten, nöjd ที่พึงพอใจ halinden memnnun 自滿的 самозадоволений; благодушний مطمئن ، خوشدل tự mãn
n comˈplacence, comˈplacency
selfvoldoening, selfvoldaanheid, selfingenomenheid; welgevalle; inskiklikheid رِضا ذاتي، إعْجاب بالنَّفْس самодоволство (sebe)uspokojení magelighed; selvtilfredshed die Selbstzufriedenheit αυταρέσκεια suficiencia enesega rahulolu رضایت itsetyytyväisyys contentement de soi, suffisance שׂבִעוּת רָצוֹן מְעַצמוֹ लापरवाही spokojnost, samodopadnost, samozadovoljstvo (meg)elégedettség kepuasan (sjálfs)ánægja compiacimento, soddisfazione 自己満足 (자기) 만족 pasitenkinimas pašapmierinātība kepuasan hati zelfgenoegzaamheid selvgodhet/-tilfredshet zadowolenie presunção mul­ţu­mire; satisfacţie самодовольство sebauspokojenie samozadovoljnost samozadovoljnost []belåtenhet ความพึงพอใจ gönül rahatlığı 自滿 самозадоволення; благодушність دلجمعی ، آسودہ خاطری sự tự mãn
adv comˈplacently
selfvoldoening, selfvoldaning بِرِضا ذاتي، بِإعْجاب بالنَّفْس самодоволно samolibě mageligt, selvtilfredst selbstzufrieden αυτάρεσκα con suficiencia enesega rahulolevalt با از خود راضی گری itsetyytyväisesti avec suffisance בשׂבִעוּת רָצוֹן עַצמִית लापरवाहीपूर्वक samozadovoljan önelégülten puas drÿgindalega con compiacimento ひとりよがりに 자기만족적으로 su pasitenkinimu pašapmierināti dengan berpuas hati zelfgenoegzaam rolig og tilfreds z samozadowoleniem com presunção mulţumit, satisfăcut самодовольно samoľúbo samozadovoljno samozadovoljno []belåtet น่าพึงพอใจ gönül rahatlığı ile 自滿地 самозадоволено دلجمع طور پر một cách mãn nguyện


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