You said rather smugly that the European Union has decided to spend 3 million ECU on this campaign.
Vous avez déclaré, non sans fierté, que l'Union européenne avait décidé de verser trois millions d'écus à cette campagne.
The contestant answered the difficult questions smugly.
Le candidat répondait aux questions difficiles avec suffisance.
The politician smiled smugly. How could anyone doubt that he would win the election again?
Le politicien sourit avec suffisance. Comment quelqu’un pouvait-il douter qu’il gagnerait à nouveau les élections ?
"Yes, it's an interesting challenge, but a bit too easy for me," he said smugly.
« Oui, c'est un défi intéressant, mais trop facile pour moi », dit-il avec un air suffisant.
Don't talk to me so smugly. Remember that I'm your father and you owe me some respect.
Ne me parle pas avec autant de suffisance. Rappelle-toi que je suis ton père et que tu me dois du respect.
The middle class smugly assumed there was no discrimination; that it happened only in the southern USA, but not here.
La classe moyenne supposait avec complaisance qu'il n'y avait pas de discrimination, que cela arrivait uniquement dans les Etats du Sud des USA, mais pas ici (au Canada).
The cop was smiling smugly at us. He'd caught us red-handed this time!
Le flic nous souriait d'un air suffisant. Cette fois, il nous avait pris la main dans le sac !
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