Translation of "pessimist" to French

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Dictionary translations for "pessimist"

pessimist [ˈpesɪmɪst] noun

pl. pessimists

le pessimiste m

Schopenhauer was a ferocious pessimist.

Schopenhauer fut un pessimiste féroce.

Contexts with "pessimist"

Schopenhauer was a ferocious pessimist. Schopenhauer fut un pessimiste féroce.

I am by turns an optimist and a pessimist. Je suis tantôt optimiste, tantôt pessimiste.

The student is optimistic, but his advisor is a pessimist. L'étudiant est optimiste, mais son conseiller est un pessimiste.

The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic. L'optimiste qui se regarde dans un miroir devient plus optimiste, et le pessimiste plus pessimiste.

Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back. Emprunte toujours de l'argent à un pessimiste ; il ne s'attend pas à être remboursé.

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