How to Say ‘You look very confident.’ in French
Vous avez l'air très sûr de vous.
voo ah-vay l ehr treh suur duh voo
[voo ah-vay l ehr treh suur duh voo]
💬 Usage Tip: [Sûr de vous] means "confident/self-assured" here, literally "sure of yourself." French often uses [de vous] or [de lui-même] after [sûr] this way.
Phrase Breakdown
Vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural subject pronoun used politely.
Vous avez l'air très sûr de vous aujourd'hui.
You look very self-confident today.
avez
[ah-vay]
have
Form of avoir used with vous; here part of the expression avoir l'air.
Vous avez l'air très sûr de vous ce matin.
You look very self-confident this morning.
l'
[l]
the
Contracted article in the expression l'air.
Vous avez l'air très sûr de vous ici.
You look very self-confident here.
air
[ehr]
appearance / look
In avoir l'air, air refers to the impression someone gives.
Vous avez l'air très sûr de vous en parlant.
You look very self-confident when speaking.
très
[treh]
very
Adverb used to strengthen the description.
Vous avez l'air très sûr de vous sur scène.
You look very self-confident on stage.
sûr
[suur]
sure / confident
Here it means confident or self-assured, not just certain.
Vous avez l'air très sûr de vous devant le groupe.
You look very self-confident in front of the group.
de
[duh]
of
Preposition used in the expression sûr de vous.
Vous avez l'air très sûr de vous dans cette situation.
You look very self-confident in this situation.
vous
[voo]
yourself
After sûr de, vous means yourself in this expression.
Vous avez l'air très sûr de vous quand vous souriez.
You look very self-confident when you smile.
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