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1 ♦ self
♦ self (1) /sɛlf/n. (pl. selves)2 interesse personale, tornaconto; ( per estens.) egoismo; egocentrismo: Service before self, il dovere prima dell'interesse personale6 (med.) materiale autogenico● one's better self, la parte migliore di sé; i sentimenti migliori, gli impulsi più nobili □ (comm.) a cheque drawn to self, un assegno pagabile al proprio nome (o a sé medesimo) □ to feel one's usual self again, essere tornato in condizioni normali; stare bene come prima □ to have lost one's former self, non esser più quello di prima (o d'una volta) □ to be one's normal self, essere tornato quello di prima; stare bene come il solito; essere in normali condizioni di salute □ to be one's old self again, essere tornato come prima; essere di nuovo quello di un tempo □ (comm.: su un assegno) pay self, pagate a me medesimo (abbr. M.M.) □ one's second self, il proprio alter ego; l'anima gemella; l'amico del cuore □ the thought of self, il pensare solo a sé stessi; l'egoismo; l'egocentrismo □ one's worse self, il lato peggiore di sé; i sentimenti peggiori; gli istinti più malvagi.self (2) /sɛlf/a.2 della stessa stoffa; dello stesso tessuto: an overcoat with self lining, un soprabito con fodera della stessa stoffa ( dell'indumento).
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