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self

UK
/sɛlf/
US
/sɛlf/

Translations

selfnoun
selves
pl
UK
/sɛlf/
US
/sɛlf/
She spent years trying to understand her true self.
Elle a passé des années à essayer de comprendre son vrai soi.
moiEn psychologie et pour désigner l'identité personnelle.
She spent years trying to understand her true self.
Elle a passé des années à essayer de comprendre son vrai moi.
Additional translations
egoDans des emplois abstraits comme self-interest.
Synonyms
person
essence
soul
selfhood
identity
being
individual
selfadjective
UK
/self/
US
/sɛlf/
Used only attributively, chiefly in compounds (self-service, self-cleaning)
automatiqueS'emploie surtout dans des composés et des usages techniques.
The store installed self-service checkout machines.
Le magasin a installé des caisses automatiques en libre-service.
Synonyms
autonomous
independent
self-reliant
self-sufficient
self-contained
self-directed
solo
solitary
auto-
own
selfpronoun
UK
/sɛlf/
US
/sɛlf/
soi-mêmeEmploi réfléchi ou emphatique, surtout en anglais indien et dans l'usage familier.
Please contact self at the number below.
Veuillez contacter soi-même au numéro ci-dessous.

Definitions

selfnoun
A person's essential being that distinguishes them from others
She spent years trying to understand her true self.
self-interest; personal benefit or advantage
Political decisions are too often guided by self rather than by the common good.
a person's usual or normal state or condition
After a good rest, he felt his old self again.
selfadjective
operating by or applied to itself; automatic or self-operating (used only attributively, chiefly in compounds)
The store installed self-service checkout machines.
selfpronoun
oneself (used as a reflexive or emphatic pronoun, chiefly in Indian English and informal usage)
If you have any questions, please contact self at the number below.
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