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self /self/ noun (pl selves)
- gen, Psych moi m;
he's back to his old ~ again il est redevenu lui-même;
one's better ~ le meilleur de soi/de lui/d'elle etc;
- Fin (on cheque) moi-même.
self : self-acting ~-acting adjective automatique;
self-addressed envelope ~-addressed envelope, SAE nounenveloppe f à mon/votre etc adresse;
self-adhesive ~-adhesive adjective autocollant;
self-analysis ~-analysis nounauto-analyse f;
self-apparent ~-apparent adjective évident;
self-appointed ~-appointed adjective autonommé;
self-appraisal ~-appraisal noun auto-évaluation f;
self-assembly ~-assembly adjectiveen kit;
self-assessment ~-assessment noun auto-évaluation f (fiscale);
self-assurance ~-assurance noun assurance f.
self-addressed envelope ~-addressed envelope, SAE nounenveloppe f à mon/votre etc adresse;
self-adhesive ~-adhesive adjective autocollant;
self-analysis ~-analysis nounauto-analyse f;
self-apparent ~-apparent adjective évident;
self-appointed ~-appointed adjective autonommé;
self-appraisal ~-appraisal noun auto-évaluation f;
self-assembly ~-assembly adjectiveen kit;
self-assessment ~-assessment noun auto-évaluation f (fiscale);
self-assurance ~-assurance noun assurance f.
self : self-awareness ~-awareness noun conscience f de soi/de lui-même etc;
self-belief ~-belief noun confiance f en soi/en elle etc.
self-belief ~-belief noun confiance f en soi/en elle etc.
self : self-centred ~-centred GB, ~-centered US adjective égocentrique;
self-coloured ~-coloured GB, ~-colored US adjective uni;
self-confessed ~-confessed adjective avoué;
self-confidence ~-confidence noun assurance f;
self-confident ~-confident adjective sûr de soi/de lui etc.
self-coloured ~-coloured GB, ~-colored US adjective uni;
self-confessed ~-confessed adjective avoué;
self-confidence ~-confidence noun assurance f;
self-confident ~-confident adjective sûr de soi/de lui etc.
self : self-control ~-control noun sang-froid m;
self-controlled ~-controlled adjective(person) maître/maîtresse de soi/de lui-même/d'elle-même etc;
(behaviour, manner) contrôlé;
self-correcting ~-correcting adjective à système autocorrecteur;
self-critical ~-critical adjective critique à l'égard de soi/de lui-même/d'elle-même etc;
self-deception ~-deception noun aveuglement m à son/votre etc propre égard.
self-controlled ~-controlled adjective(person) maître/maîtresse de soi/de lui-même/d'elle-même etc;
(behaviour, manner) contrôlé;
self-correcting ~-correcting adjective à système autocorrecteur;
self-critical ~-critical adjective critique à l'égard de soi/de lui-même/d'elle-même etc;
self-deception ~-deception noun aveuglement m à son/votre etc propre égard.
self : self-denial ~-denial noun abnégation f;
self-deprecating ~-deprecating adjective(person) qui se dénigre;
(joke, manner, remark) d'autodénigrement.
self-deprecating ~-deprecating adjective(person) qui se dénigre;
(joke, manner, remark) d'autodénigrement.
self : self-destructive ~-destructive adjective autodestructeur/-trice;
self-determination ~-determination noun gen, Pol autodétermination f;
self-determining ~-determining adjective(country) autonome;
(action, move) d'autodétermination;
self-drive ~-drive adjective GB(car, van) de location sans chauffeur;
(holiday) en voiture;
self-educated ~-educated adjective autodidacte;
self-effacing ~-effacing adjective effacé;
self-elected ~-elected adjective lit(committee) autoélu;
(leader) autoproclamé.
self-determination ~-determination noun gen, Pol autodétermination f;
self-determining ~-determining adjective(country) autonome;
(action, move) d'autodétermination;
self-drive ~-drive adjective GB(car, van) de location sans chauffeur;
(holiday) en voiture;
self-educated ~-educated adjective autodidacte;
self-effacing ~-effacing adjective effacé;
self-elected ~-elected adjective lit(committee) autoélu;
(leader) autoproclamé.
self : self-employment ~-employment noun travail m indépendant;
self-esteem ~-esteem noun amour-propre m;
self-evident ~-evident adjective évident;
self-evidently ~-evidently adverb de toute évidence.
self-esteem ~-esteem noun amour-propre m;
self-evident ~-evident adjective évident;
self-evidently ~-evidently adverb de toute évidence.
self : self-fulfilment ~-fulfilment noun accomplissement m de soi;
self-governing ~-governing adjectiveautonome;
self-governing trust ~-governing trust noun GB organisme médical qui gère son budget de manière autonome;
self-government ~-government nounautonomie f;
self-harm ~-harm n Psych automutilation f.
self-governing ~-governing adjectiveautonome;
self-governing trust ~-governing trust noun GB organisme médical qui gère son budget de manière autonome;
self-government ~-government nounautonomie f;
self-harm ~-harm n Psych automutilation f.
self : self-image ~-image nounimage f de soi-même/de lui-même etc;
self-important ~-important adjective péj suffisant;
self-imposed ~-imposed adjective auto-imposé;
self-improvement ~-improvement noun (noncountable) progrès mpl personnels;
self-induced ~-induced adjective auto-infligé;
self-indulgence ~-indulgence noun complaisance f;
self-indulgent ~-indulgent adjective complaisant;
self-inflicted ~-inflicted adjective auto-infligé;
self-interest ~-interest noun intérêt m personnel;
self-interested ~-interested adjective intéressé.
self-important ~-important adjective péj suffisant;
self-imposed ~-imposed adjective auto-imposé;
self-improvement ~-improvement noun (noncountable) progrès mpl personnels;
self-induced ~-induced adjective auto-infligé;
self-indulgence ~-indulgence noun complaisance f;
self-indulgent ~-indulgent adjective complaisant;
self-inflicted ~-inflicted adjective auto-infligé;
self-interest ~-interest noun intérêt m personnel;
self-interested ~-interested adjective intéressé.
self : self-loading ~-loading adjective(gun, rifle) automatique;
self-locking ~-locking adjective à verrouillage automatique.
self-locking ~-locking adjective à verrouillage automatique.
self : self-management ~-management noun Comm autogestion f;
self-motivated ~-motivated adjective très motivé;
self-obsessed ~-obsessed adjective obsédé par sa/ma etc personne;
self-perpetuating ~-perpetuating adjective qui se perpétue (after n);
self-pitying ~-pitying adjective(person) qui s'apitoie sur son sort;
self-portrait ~-portrait nounautoportrait m;
self-possessed ~-possessed adjective(person) maître/maîtresse de soi;
self-possession ~-possession noun maîtrise f de soi/de lui-même etc;
self-preservation ~-preservation noun autoconservation f;
self-proclaimed ~-proclaimed adjective autoproclamé;
self-raising flour ~-raising flour GB, ~-rising flour US nounfarine f à gâteau;
self-regard ~-regard noun (concern for oneself) égard m pour soi-même/lui-même etc;
self-regulating ~-regulating, ~-regulatory adjective autorégulateur/-trice;
self-regulation ~-regulation noun autorégulation f;
self-reliant ~-reliant adjective autosuffisant;
self-representation ~-representation noun (before tribunal) possibilité f de se représenter;
self-respect ~-respect noun respect m de soi/de lui-même etc;
self-respecting ~-respecting adjective(teacher, journalist, comedian) (worthy of that name) qui se respecte (after n);
(person) respectueux/-euse de ma/sa etc personne;
self-restraint ~-restraint noun retenue f;
self-righteous ~-righteous adjective péj satisfait de soi/de lui-même etc;
self-righteously ~-righteously adverb péj(say, behave) en se donnant raison;
self-rising flour ~-rising flour noun US = See Also→ self-raising flour ;
self-rule ~-rule nounautonomie f;
self-ruling ~-ruling adjectiveautonome;
self-sacrifice ~-sacrifice noun abnégation f;
self-satisfied ~-satisfied adjective péj satisfait de soi/de lui-même etc;
self-sealing ~-sealing adjectiveautocollant.
self-motivated ~-motivated adjective très motivé;
self-obsessed ~-obsessed adjective obsédé par sa/ma etc personne;
self-perpetuating ~-perpetuating adjective qui se perpétue (after n);
self-pitying ~-pitying adjective(person) qui s'apitoie sur son sort;
self-portrait ~-portrait nounautoportrait m;
self-possessed ~-possessed adjective(person) maître/maîtresse de soi;
self-possession ~-possession noun maîtrise f de soi/de lui-même etc;
self-preservation ~-preservation noun autoconservation f;
self-proclaimed ~-proclaimed adjective autoproclamé;
self-raising flour ~-raising flour GB, ~-rising flour US nounfarine f à gâteau;
self-regard ~-regard noun (concern for oneself) égard m pour soi-même/lui-même etc;
self-regulating ~-regulating, ~-regulatory adjective autorégulateur/-trice;
self-regulation ~-regulation noun autorégulation f;
self-reliant ~-reliant adjective autosuffisant;
self-representation ~-representation noun (before tribunal) possibilité f de se représenter;
self-respect ~-respect noun respect m de soi/de lui-même etc;
self-respecting ~-respecting adjective(teacher, journalist, comedian) (worthy of that name) qui se respecte (after n);
(person) respectueux/-euse de ma/sa etc personne;
self-restraint ~-restraint noun retenue f;
self-righteous ~-righteous adjective péj satisfait de soi/de lui-même etc;
self-righteously ~-righteously adverb péj(say, behave) en se donnant raison;
self-rising flour ~-rising flour noun US = See Also→ self-raising flour ;
self-rule ~-rule nounautonomie f;
self-ruling ~-ruling adjectiveautonome;
self-sacrifice ~-sacrifice noun abnégation f;
self-satisfied ~-satisfied adjective péj satisfait de soi/de lui-même etc;
self-sealing ~-sealing adjectiveautocollant.
self : self-styled ~-styled adjective autoproclamé;
self-sufficiency ~-sufficiency noun (all contexts) autosuffisance f;
self-sufficient ~-sufficient adjectiveautosuffisant ( in en matière de);
self-supporting ~-supporting adjective (all contexts) indépendant;
self-taught ~-taught adjective autodidacte;
self-willed ~-willed adjective entêté.
self-sufficiency ~-sufficiency noun (all contexts) autosuffisance f;
self-sufficient ~-sufficient adjectiveautosuffisant ( in en matière de);
self-supporting ~-supporting adjective (all contexts) indépendant;
self-taught ~-taught adjective autodidacte;
self-willed ~-willed adjective entêté.
'self' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
abnegation
- adhesive
- assurance
- automotive
- brash
- confidence
- confident
- control
- excuse
- expediency
- former
- funding
- grand
- independent
- injure
- innermost
- morsel
- poised
- pride
- proud
- s/c
- self-assured
- self-catering
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-contained
- self-defeating
- self-defence
- self-destruct
- self-employed
- self-examination
- self-explanatory
- self-expression
- self-financing
- self-help
- self-knowledge
- self-made
- self-seeking
French:
abaissement
- abnégation
- amour-propre
- artisan
- assurance
- autarcie
- autocensurer
- autocollant
- autocritique
- autodéfense
- autodestructeur
- autodestruction
- autodétermination
- autodétruire
- autodidacte
- autodiscipline
- autofinancement
- automutilation
- autonome
- autoportrait
- avoué
- bien-pensant
- calcul
- chauffeur
- clos
- complaisant
- compte
- confiance
- confiant
- conscience
- content
- contraindre
- contrôle
- don
- effacement
- égal
- égocentrisme
- examen
- expliquer
- expression
- fatuité
- four
- gagner
- gîte
- gouverner
- important
- indépendant
- instinct
- intéressé
- intérêt
self: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||
| self | n | (individuality, identity) | elle-même pron |
| Note: pronom déclinable selon le sujet: lui-même, eux-mêmes, etc. | |||
| She's back to her old self again. | |||
| Elle est redevenue elle-même. | |||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||
| self | adj | (flower: uniformly coloured) | assortie adj |
| She bought a dress with a self belt. | |||
| Elle a acheté une robe avec une ceinture assortie. | |||
| self | adj | (birds, esp. pigeons: of a uniform colour) | uniformes adj |
| Keith collects and races self-pigeons. | |||
| * Les immeubles uniformes de ce quartier sont assez lugubres. | |||
| self | n | (true nature) identité | moi nm |
| He showed his true self by that act of courage. | |||
| Il a dévoilé son vrai moi en accomplissant ce geste de bravoure. | |||
| self | n | (personal gain) | lui pron |
| Note: pronom déclinable selon le sujet : lui, elle, eux, etc. | |||
| He only thinks of self. | |||
| Il ne pense qu'à lui. | |||
| Report an error | |||
self: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||
| be self-financing | autofinancer v | ||
| confidence, self confidence | (state) confiance en soi | assurance nf | |
| conscious self | moi conscient | ||
| draw self together | v | (recover calm, suppress emotion) | se ressaisir⇒ v pron |
| economic self-sufficiency | n | (ability of nation, community, to support itself) | autosuffisance économique nf |
| De nos jours, l'autosuffisance économique est une utopie. | |||
| indépendance économique nf | |||
| he is still his same old self | informal (he hasn't changed at all) | ne pas changer loc v | |
| You're still your same old self then. Nothing's changed. | |||
| Il n'a pas changé : il est toujours aussi bête et prétentieux. | |||
| être toujours le même v | |||
| Elle n'a pas changé, elle est toujours la même. | |||
| lack of self-confidence | n | (insecurity, self-doubt) | manque de confiance en soi nm |
| His lack of self-confidence held him back in his relationships with women. | |||
| Le manque de confiance en soi n'est pas une fatalité. | |||
| lose one's self-assurance | se déconcerter v | ||
| lose your self-assurance | v | (become less confident) | perdre confiance en soi vtr |
| Don't lose your self-assurance because of one mistake. | |||
| Ne perds pas confiance en toi juste pour une simple erreur. | |||
| perdre son assurance vtr | |||
| Il perd son assurance chaque fois qu'il prend la parole en public. | |||
| other self | l'autre moi | ||
| right-thinking, self-righteous | bien-pensant adj | ||
| second self | second soi | ||
| self assured, self-assured | adj | (confident) | confiant en soi adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| Ses parents l'ont toujours guidée et sur-protégée, et aujourd'hui elle n'est pas très confiante en elle. | |||
| sûr de soi adj | |||
| Elle est toujours sûre d'elle. | |||
| self centred, self-centred | adj | UK (concerned only with oneself) | égocentrique adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| Nathalie est vraiment égocentrique : elle ne pense qu'à elle ! | |||
| narcissique adj | |||
| qui se regarde le nombril loc adj | |||
| Arrête de te regarder le nombril, et pense un peu aux autres. | |||
| égoïste adj | |||
| self contained, self-contained | adj | (independent, self-sufficient) | indépendant adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| All of our accommodation is fully self-contained. | |||
| My father was a quiet, shy, self-contained man. | |||
| Je vous recommande un appartement indépendant. | |||
| caractère | replié sur soi-même adj | ||
| self contained, self-contained | adj | (sth: operating without outside support) | autonome adj |
| self contemplation | autocontemplation | regard sur soi-même nm | |
| self destruction | autodestruction nf | ||
| self discharge | autodécharge nf | ||
| self employed, self-employed | adj | (freelance, working independently) | indépendant adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| She loved being self-employed, because she could be her own boss and work from home. | |||
| Elle est photographe indépendant mais dépend bien sûr des clients. | |||
| self evident, self-evident | adj | (obvious) | évident adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| Il est évident que tu peux compter sur moi. | |||
| qui va de soi adj | |||
| Il va de soi que tu peux compter sur moi. | |||
| self examination | examen de conscience | ||
| self examination | médical | auto-examen nm | |
| self help | n | (personal development techniques) | recherche d'épanouissement personnel nf |
| Our individualistic society is obsessed with self-help,. | |||
| self incrimination | s'incriminer | ||
| self powered | pouvoir | autonome adj | |
| self service, self-service | adj | (unstaffed) | (en) libre-service adj inv |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| More and more self-service checkouts are being installed in supermarkets. | |||
| Les stations essence sont pour la plupart libre-service. | |||
| self serving, self-serving | adj | (fuelled by self-interest) | intéressé adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| Mary's self-serving attitude has gotten her far in her career. | |||
| Il dit que l'argent lui est égal dans cette affaire, mais on soupçonne qu'il est bien plus intéressé qu'il ne le dit. | |||
| qui sert ses propres intérêts loc adj | |||
| self sufficient, self-sufficient | adj | (providing for oneself, independent) | autonome adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| I want to be self sufficient and not rely on help from others. | |||
| En matière d'énergie, le pays est loin d'être autonome. | |||
| indépendant adj | |||
| Ses parents l'aidaient pendant ses études ; le travail l'a rendue indépendante. | |||
| self-abasement | avilissement nm | ||
| self-absorbed | égocentrique adj | ||
| self-absorption | égocentrisme nm | ||
| self-abuse | autodestruction nf | ||
| self-abuse | masturbation nf | ||
| self-addressed | auto-adressé adj | ||
| self-addressed | à son nom et adresse adj | ||
| self-adhesive | autoadhésif adj | ||
| self-adhesive | (sheet, paper) papier | autocollant adj | |
| self-adhesive | autocollant adj | ||
| self-administer | autogérer v | ||
| self-administered | autogéré adj | ||
| self-affirmation | affirmation de soi nf | ||
| self-aggrandizement | autoglorification nf | ||
| self-aggrandizing | auto-glorifiant adj | ||
| self-analysis | autoanalyse nf | ||
| self-appointed | autonommé adj | ||
| self-assembly | (furniture) meubles | à monter soi-même adj | |
| self-assertion | affirmation de soi nf | ||
| self-assessment | n | (evaluation of oneself on one's own behalf) | auto-évaluation nf |
| L'auto-évaluation est un bon moyen pour se préparer à la recherche d'un emploi. | |||
| self-assurance | confiance en soi | assurance nf | |
| self-assured | plein d'aplomb adj | ||
| self-assured | confiant en soi adj | ||
| self-assured | sûr de soi adj | ||
| self-aware | adj | (conscious of one's qualities and flaws) | qui se connaît bien loc adj |
| self-awareness | n | (understanding of oneself) | conscience de soi nf |
| Self-awareness and meditation are central to Buddhism. | |||
| self-belief | confiance en soi nf | ||
| self-catering | indépendance (pour un appartement cela signifie qu'il a une cuisine) | ||
| self-censorship | autocensure nf | ||
| self-centered | adj | US (concerned only with oneself) | égocentrique adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | |||
| I'm so tired of your self-centered desires; what about the other people in this family?! | |||
| Nathalie est vraiment égocentrique : elle ne pense qu'à elle ! | |||
| narcissique adj | |||
| fam | qui se regarde le nombril loc adj | ||
| Arrête de te regarder le nombril, et pense un peu aux autres. | |||
| égoïste adj | |||
| self-centeredness | US | égocentrisme nm | |
| self-centering | US | égocentrisme nm | |
| self-centred | égoïste adj | ||
| self-checking | autovérification nf | ||
| self-cleaning | autonettoyant adj | ||
| self-closing | à fermeture automatique adj | ||
| self-complacency | fatuité nf | ||
| self-conceit | vanité nf | ||
| self-conceit | Formel | infatuation nf | |
| self-confidence | n | (assurance in one's qualities) | confiance en soi nf |
| On stage, the band's lead singer was full of self confidence. | |||
| La confiance en soi est dure à acquérir. | |||
| self-confident | adj | (assured about oneself) | avoir de l'assurance loc v |
| self-congratulation | autosatisfaction nf | ||
| self-congratulatory | satisfait de soi adj | ||
| self-conscious, self conscious | adj | (embarrassed, too self-aware) | complexé adj |
| Note: hyphen omitted when term is an adj after a noun | |||
| Knowing that everyone was watching made me feel very self-conscious. | |||
| gêné adj | |||
| Je suis gênée à l'idée de devoir me déshabiller devant tout le monde. | |||
| self-consciously | consciemment adv | ||
| self-consciously | timidement adv | ||
| self-consciousness | gêne, timidité nf | ||
| self-contained | adj | (independent, separate and complete) | indépendant adj |
| self-contradiction | contradiction avec soi-même nf | ||
| self-contradictory | contraire, opposé | contradictoire adj | |
| self-control | n | (restraint, discipline) | maîtrise de soi nf |
| Il faut apprendre la maîtrise de soi pour ne pas se laisser guider par ses émotions. | |||
| retenue nf | |||
| Cette fois, il fit preuve de retenue et ne réagit pas aux insultes. | |||
| sang-froid nf | |||
| Garde ton sang-froid, ne cède pas à la provocation. | |||
| self-controlled | maître de soi | ||
| self-correcting | auto-correcteur adj | ||
| self-correction | autocorrection nf | ||
| Report an error | |||
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "self".
... My sorrow self of my sorrow.
...and self-assertion by bieng attuned
...incorporate accurate self-perceptions as one criterion
"...is afraid that he would become a blood-thirsty vampire without any self"
"self-obliterating" ?
"the self" or "one's self" in abstract sense
a hedonistic self indulgent playboy
a lack of self-control
A self assessment scorecard
A self-hating Jew
A sense of self
A shadow of her former self
action learning, self-assessment
all that exists has its Self
allegedly VS self-styled
angry self-defence
as if a naif and sentimental self..
authentic self
awaken to your true self
back to my old self
basic self care
basic self-respect
Before the Iowa caucuses, it looked ... were bent on self-destruction
Being his drunken self and wrecking things
biological self-heated environments
boost self-confidence and self-esteem
break (brace) yo-self, fools
build self-esteem
Canada- a self-governing country
capable of supporting one's self
Suite...
...and self-assertion by bieng attuned
...incorporate accurate self-perceptions as one criterion
"...is afraid that he would become a blood-thirsty vampire without any self"
"self-obliterating" ?
"the self" or "one's self" in abstract sense
a hedonistic self indulgent playboy
a lack of self-control
A self assessment scorecard
A self-hating Jew
A sense of self
A shadow of her former self
action learning, self-assessment
all that exists has its Self
allegedly VS self-styled
angry self-defence
as if a naif and sentimental self..
authentic self
awaken to your true self
back to my old self
basic self care
basic self-respect
Before the Iowa caucuses, it looked ... were bent on self-destruction
Being his drunken self and wrecking things
biological self-heated environments
boost self-confidence and self-esteem
break (brace) yo-self, fools
build self-esteem
Canada- a self-governing country
capable of supporting one's self
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