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1 selfless
adjective (utterly unselfish: As a soldier, he showed selfless devotion to duty.) desinteresadotr['selfləs]1 desinteresado,-aselfless ['sɛlfləs] adjunselfish: desinteresadoadj.• generoso, -a adj.'selfləs, 'selflɪsadjective desinteresado['selflɪs]ADJ desinteresado* * *['selfləs, 'selflɪs]adjective desinteresado -
2 selfless
adj.1 desinteresado(a), desprendido(a).2 caritativo, desinteresado. -
3 desinteresado
Del verbo desinteresarse: ( conjugate desinteresarse) \ \
desinteresado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: desinteresado desinteresarse
desinteresado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹consejo/ayuda› disinterested;‹ persona› selfless
desinteresado,-a adjetivo unselfish, selfless ' desinteresado' also found in these entries: Spanish: desinteresada English: disinterested - selfless - unselfish -
4 abnegado
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5 devoted
1) ((sometimes with to) loving and loyal: a devoted friend; I am devoted to him.) leal, fiel2) ((with to) given up (to): He is devoted to his work.) dedicadotr[dɪ'vəʊtɪd]1 (loyal - friend) fiel (to, a), leal (to, a); (- couple) unido,-a; (- follower, supporter) ferviente; (selfless) abnegado,-adevoted [di'vo:t̬əd] adj1) faithful: leal, fiel2)to be devoted to someone : tenerle mucho cariño a alguienadj.• adicto, -a adj.• consagrado, -a adj.• dedicado, -a adj.• devoto, -a adj.• leal adj.dɪ'vəʊtəd, dɪ'vəʊtɪda) ( loving) <couple/family> unidoto be devoted TO somebody — sentir* devoción por alguien
b) ( dedicated) (before n) <follower/admirer> ferviente, devoto; <service/friendship> leal[dɪ'vǝʊtɪd]ADJ [wife, husband, mother, son etc] abnegado; [couple, family] unido; [friend] leal, fiel; [follower, admirer] fervienteto be devoted to sb — adorar a algn, sentir devoción por algn
they are devoted to one another — se adoran, sienten devoción el uno por el otro
the institute is devoted to discovering young artists — el instituto se dedica al descubrimiento de jóvenes artistas
* * *[dɪ'vəʊtəd, dɪ'vəʊtɪd]a) ( loving) <couple/family> unidoto be devoted TO somebody — sentir* devoción por alguien
b) ( dedicated) (before n) <follower/admirer> ferviente, devoto; <service/friendship> leal -
6 self
selfplural - selves; noun1) (a person's own body and personality.) uno mismo2) (one's own personal interests or advantage: He always thinks first of self.) sí mismo•- selfish- selfishly
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self n ser / sí mismotr[self]1 ser nombre masculino, uno,-a mismo,-a, sí mismo,-a2 (one's own interest) sí mismo,-a3 (in psychology) yo1) : ser m, persona fthe self: el yowith his whole self: con todo su serher own self: su propia persona2) side: lado (de la personalidad)his better self: su lado buenoadj.• mismo, -a adj.adj.indef.• mismo adj.indef.n.(§ pl.: selves) = mismo s.m.• uno mismo s.m.pron.• mismo pron.• sí mismo pron.self [self]1.N(pl selves) uno(-a) mismo(-a) m / fif your good self could possibly... — † also hum si usted tuviera la suprema amabilidad de...
2.CPDself worth N — autoestima f
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7 abnegada
abnegado,-a adjetivo selfless, self-sacrificing -
8 desinteresada
desinteresado,-a adjetivo unselfish, selfless ' desinteresada' also found in these entries: English: disinterested -
9 sacrificado
Del verbo sacrificar: ( conjugate sacrificar) \ \
sacrificado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: sacrificado sacrificar
sacrificado
sacrificar ( conjugate sacrificar) verbo transitivo ‹perro/gato› (euf) to put … to sleep (euph) sacrificarse verbo pronominal to make sacrifices
sacrificar verbo transitivo
1 (a un animal) (como ofrenda) to sacrifice
2 (para su consumo) to slaughter
3 (por enfermedad) to put down
4 (renunciar a algo) (por algo) he de sacrificar mis estudios a causa del trabajo, I've got to give up my studies because of my work (por alguien) sacrifico mis aficiones para atender a mi hija, I have to forgo my hobbies in order to take care of my child ' sacrificado' also found in these entries: English: destroy
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