Proud in Spanish 🇪🇸

Opposites

Humilde – Orgulloso (Humble – Proud)

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orgulloso info.

Tips to remember the word “orgulloso”:

– Relate “orgulloso” to “orgullo” which is the Spanish word for “pride”. Since “orgulloso” means “proud”, remember that someone who is proud carries their “orgullo” with them.
– Associate the “-oso” suffix with the English “-ous” which often indicates a quality or state. Think of “glorious” (full of glory), “famous” (having fame), and “orgulloso” (full of pride).
– Break it down phonetically to sound like “or-GU-ll-oso” and remember that it sort of rhymes with “glorious,” a word that can be related to being proud.

Explanations:

– “Orgulloso” is an adjective used to describe someone who feels great satisfaction or pleasure from their own achievements, qualities, or possessions, or those of someone with whom they are closely associated.

Other words that mean the same thing:

– Satisfecho – Satisfied
– Contento – Content or pleased
– Soberbio – Haughty, although it often has a negative connotation akin to arrogance

Alternate meanings like slang:

– “Orgulloso” is not commonly used as slang but in certain contexts, it can be used sarcastically to imply someone is too proud or even conceited.

Examples of sentences that use “orgulloso”:

– Estoy muy orgulloso de mi hija; acaba de graduarse de la universidad.
– Mi abuelo siempre ha sido orgulloso de sus raíces culturales.
– Puedes estar orgulloso de todo el trabajo duro que has hecho.
– No confundas ser orgulloso con ser vanidoso; una cosa es tener autoestima y otra es ser arrogante.
– Ella estaba orgullosa de su jardín, que cuidaba con mucho esmero.

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