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self [self]1. noun(plural selves)2. compounds• send a self-addressed envelope envoyez une enveloppe à votre nom et adresse ► self-adhesive adjective autocollant• 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-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• a self-defeating plan un plan qui va à l'encontre du but recherché ► self-defence noun autodéfense f• to be self-deprecating [person] se dénigrer soi-même ► self-destruct intransitive verb s'autodétruire adjective[device, program] autodestructeur (- trice f)• she has a tendency to be self-destructive elle présente une tendance à l'autodestruction ► self-determination noun autodétermination f• he is self-disciplined il fait preuve d'autodiscipline ► self-doubt noun manque m de confiance en soi• to be self-employed travailler à son compte ► the self-employed plural noun les travailleurs mpl indépendants• to have low/high self-esteem avoir une mauvaise/bonne opinion de soi-même ► self-evident adjective évident• buying flowers for myself seems self-indulgent m'acheter des fleurs semble une dépense inutile ► self-inflicted adjective volontaire• out of self-protection pour se défendre ► self-raising flour noun (British) farine f pour gâteaux (avec levure incorporée)► self-starter noun (in car) démarreur m ; ( = hard-working person) personne f motivée (et pleine d'initiative)* * *[self]1) gen, Psychology moi mone's better self — le meilleur de soi/de lui/d'elle etc
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central [ˈsentrəl][courtyard, control, character] central ; [house, location, office] proche du centre-ville ; [planning] centralisé ; [fact, role] essentiel* * *['sentrəl] 1. 2.1) ( in the middle) central2) ( in the town centre) situé en centre-ville3) ( key) principal4) Administration, Politics central -
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central ['sentrəl](a) (in location) central;∎ central Miami le centre de Miami;∎ the office is very central (in town) le bureau est situé en plein centre(b) (in importance) central;∎ the central character le personnage central;∎ central to the debate is the question of safety la question de la sécurité se situe au cœur du débat;∎ of central importance d'une importance capitale;∎ this concept is central to his theory ce concept est au centre de sa théorie2 nounAmerican old-fashioned central m téléphonique►► Banking central account compte m centralisateur;1 nounCentrafricain(e) m,fcentrafricain;the Central African Republic la République centrafricaine;∎ in the Central African Republic en République centrafricaine;Central America Amérique f centrale;∎ in Central America en Amérique centrale; Central American1 nounCentraméricain(e) m,fcentraméricain;Geography Central Asia Asie f centrale;∎ in Central Asia en Asie centrale;central bank banque f centrale;British Central Belt = région d'Écosse qui s'étend de Glasgow à Édimbourg;Central Criminal Court = cour d'assises du Grand Londres située dans Old Bailey;Central Daylight Time heure f d'été du centre des États-Unis;Central Europe Europe f centrale; Central European1 nounhabitant(e) m,f de l'Europe centraled'Europe centrale;Central European Time heure f de l'Europe centrale;central government gouvernement m central;central heating chauffage m central;American Central Intelligence Agency CIA f;Medicine central line veine f centrale;Cars central locking verrouillage m central;Central Mosque = principal lieu de culte musulman en Grande-Bretagne (à Londres);Anatomy central nervous system système m nerveux central;Administration Central Office of Information = organisme chargé d'organiser les campagnes d'information du gouvernement britannique;Central Park Central Park m;Computing central processing unit unité f centrale (de traitement), processeur m central;central purchasing achats mpl centralisés;central purchasing department (in company) centrale f d'achat(s);central purchasing group, central purchasing office centrale f d'achat(s);Central Region le Centre, = région du centre de l'Écosse;∎ in Central Region dans le Centre;British central reservation (with grass) terre-plein m central, Belgian & Swiss berme f centrale; (with barrier) bande f médiane;American Banking & Stock Exchange Central Securities Depository dépositaire m national de titres;Central Standard Time heure f d'hiver du centre des États-Unis
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