"with one's head held high" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-with one's head held high.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From hold one's head high. Etymology templates: {{m|en|hold one's head high}} hold one's head high Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} with one's head held high (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Proudly, with pride. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Translations (proudly — see also hold one's head high): met opgeheven hoofd (Dutch), pää pystyssä (Finnish), pystyssä päin (Finnish), la tête haute (French), erhobenen Hauptes (German), με το κεφάλι ψηλά (me to kefáli psilá) (Greek), a testa alta (Italian), z podniesionym czołem (Polish)
    Sense id: en-with_one's_head_held_high-en-adv-qIA9pyzv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "sense": "proudly — see also hold one's head high",
      "word": "met opgeheven hoofd"
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      "sense": "proudly — see also hold one's head high",
      "word": "pää pystyssä"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "proudly — see also hold one's head high",
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      "sense": "proudly — see also hold one's head high",
      "word": "la tête haute"
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      "sense": "proudly — see also hold one's head high",
      "word": "erhobenen Hauptes"
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      "word": "με το κεφάλι ψηλά"
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      "word": "a testa alta"
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