self

self
self [self]
1. noun
(plural selves)
• the self le moi
• her real self sa vraie personnalité
• she's her old self again elle est redevenue celle qu'elle était
• he'll soon be his usual self again il retrouvera bientôt son état normal
2. compounds
► self-absorbed adjective égocentrique
► self-addressed envelope noun
• send a self-addressed envelope envoyez une enveloppe à votre nom et adresse ► self-adhesive adjective autocollant
► self-appointed adjective [expert] soi-disant ; [leader] autoproclamé
► self-assessment noun autoévaluation f
• self-assessment system (British = taxation system) système de déclaration des revenus avec autoévaluation des impôts à payer ► self-assurance noun confiance f en soi
► self-assured adjective sûr de soi
► self-aware adjective conscient de soi-même
► self-awareness noun (prise f de) conscience f de soi
► self-belief noun confiance f en soi
► self-catering adjective [flat] indépendant (avec cuisine) ; [holiday] en location
► self-centred adjective égocentrique
► self-cleaning adjective autonettoyant
► self-coloured (British), self-colored (US) adjective uni
► self-composed adjective posé
► self-confessed adjective
• he is a self-confessed thief il reconnaît être voleur ► self-confidence noun confiance f en soi
► self-confident adjective sûr de soi
► self-congratulation noun autosatisfaction f
► self-conscious adjective ( = shy) [person, manner] emprunté ; ( = aware of oneself or itself) [art, person, political movement] conscient (de son image)
• to be self-conscious about sth être gêné par qch ► self-consciously adverb ( = shyly) de façon empruntée ; ( = deliberately) volontairement
► self-consciousness noun ( = shyness) gêne f ; ( = awareness) conscience f (de son image)
► self-contained adjective [person] indépendant ; (British) [flat] indépendant
► self-contradictory adjective [text] contradictoire ; [person] qui se contredit
► self-control noun maîtrise f de soi
► self-controlled adjective maître (maîtresse f) de soi
► self-deception noun aveuglement m
► self-declared adjective autoproclamé
► self-defeating adjective
• a self-defeating plan un plan qui va à l'encontre du but recherché ► self-defence noun autodéfense f
• it was in self-defence c'était de la légitime défense ► self-delusion noun aveuglement m
► self-denial noun abnégation f
► self-deprecating adjective
• to be self-deprecating [person] se dénigrer soi-même ► self-destruct intransitive verb s'autodétruire adjective
[device, program] autodestructeur (-trice f)
► self-destructive adjective [behaviour] autodestructeur (-trice f)
• she has a tendency to be self-destructive elle présente une tendance à l'autodestruction ► self-determination noun autodétermination f
► self-discipline noun autodiscipline f
► self-disciplined adjective
• he is self-disciplined il fait preuve d'autodiscipline ► self-doubt noun manque m de confiance en soi
► self-drive adjective (British) sans chauffeur
► self-educated adjective autodidacte
► self-effacement noun effacement m
► self-effacing adjective effacé
► self-employed adjective
• to be self-employed travailler à son compte ► the self-employed plural noun les travailleurs mpl indépendants
► self-esteem noun respect m de soi
• to have low/high self-esteem avoir une mauvaise/bonne opinion de soi-même ► self-evident adjective évident
► self-examination noun examen m de conscience ; [of breasts, testicles] autopalpation f
► self-explanatory adjective explicite
► self-expression noun expression f (libre)
► self-governing adjective autonome
► self-government noun autonomie f
► self-help group noun groupe m d'entraide
► self-image noun image f de soi-même
► self-importance noun suffisance f
► self-important adjective suffisant
► self-imposed adjective librement choisi ; [exile] volontaire
► self-indulgence noun cocooning m
► self-indulgent adjective [book, film] complaisant
• a self-indulgent lifestyle un mode de vie hédoniste
• buying flowers for myself seems self-indulgent m'acheter des fleurs semble une dépense inutile ► self-inflicted adjective volontaire
► self-interest noun intérêt m (personnel)
► self-interested adjective intéressé
► self-knowledge noun connaissance f de soi
► self-loading adjective [gun] automatique
► self-loathing noun dégoût m de soi-même adjective
qui se dégoûte
► self-locking adjective à fermeture automatique
► self-made man noun
• he's a self-made man il s'est fait tout seul ► self-obsessed adjective égocentrique
► self-opinionated adjective entêté
► self-pity noun apitoiement m sur soi-même
► self-pitying adjective qui s'apitoie sur son (propre) sort
► self-portrait noun autoportrait m
► self-possessed adjective maître (maîtresse f) de soi
► self-preservation noun instinct m de conservation
► self-proclaimed adjective autoproclamé
► self-promotion noun autopromotion f
► self-propelled adjective autopropulsé
► self-protection noun
• out of self-protection pour se défendre ► self-raising flour noun (British) farine f pour gâteaux (avec levure incorporée)
► self-regulation noun autorégulation f
► self-reliance noun autonomie f
► self-reliant adjective autonome
► self-respect noun respect m de soi
► self-respecting adjective digne de ce nom
► self-restraint noun retenue f
► self-righteous adjective moralisateur (-trice f)
► self-righteousness noun attitude f moralisatrice
► self-rising flour noun (US) farine f pour gâteaux (avec levure incorporée)
► self-rule noun (Politics) autonomie f
► self-sacrifice noun abnégation f
► self-satisfied adjective [person] content de soi ; [smile] suffisant
► self-service noun adjective
libre-service m inv
• self-service shop/restaurant magasin m/restaurant m en libre-service
• self-service garage station f (d'essence) en libre-service ► self-serving adjective intéressé
► self-starter noun (in car) démarreur m ; ( = hard-working person) personne f motivée (et pleine d'initiative)
► self-study noun apprentissage m autonome
► self-styled adjective soi-disant inv
► self-sufficiency noun autosuffisance f
► self-sufficient adjective autosuffisant
► self-taught adjective autodidacte
► self-timer noun (on camera) retardateur m
► self-worth noun
• feeling of self-worth confiance f en soi
* * *
[self]
noun (pl selves)
1) gen, Psychology moi m

he's back to his old self again — il est redevenu lui-même

one's better self — le meilleur de soi/de lui/d'elle etc

2) Finance (on cheque) moi-même

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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