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adj.sûr de son bon droit; moralisateur; donneur de leçons; fam. père-la-moraleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > self-righteous
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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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self-righteous — 1680s, from SELF (Cf. self) + RIGHTEOUS (Cf. righteous) (q.v.). Related: Self righteously; self righteousness … Etymology dictionary
self-righteous — adj proudly sure that your beliefs, attitudes, and ↑morals are good and right, in a way that annoys other people used to show disapproval ▪ She s a vegetarian, but she s not at all self righteous about it. >self righteously adv >self… … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-righteous — [self′rī′chəs] adj. filled with or showing a conviction of being morally superior, or more righteous than others; smugly virtuous self righteously adv. self righteousness n … English World dictionary
Self-righteous — Self right eous, a. Righteous in one s own esteem; pharisaic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-righteous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ certain that one is totally correct or morally superior. DERIVATIVES self righteously adverb self righteousness noun … English terms dictionary
self-righteous — adjective showing that you are too proud of your own moral behavior or beliefs, especially in a way that annoys other people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-righteous — [adj] smug affected, canting, complacent, egotistical, goody goody*, holierthan thou*, hypocritical, noble, pharisaic, pietistic, pious, preachy, sanctimonious, selfsatisfied, superior; concepts 401,542 Ant. caring, humble, thoughtful,… … New thesaurus
self-righteous — ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as self righteous, you disapprove of them because they are convinced that they are right in their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviour and that other people are wrong. He is critical of the monks,… … English dictionary
self-righteous — adjective proudly sure that your beliefs, attitudes, and morals are good and right, in a way that annoys other people: That s the most unfair, self righteous statement I ve ever heard! self righteously adverb self righteousness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-righteous — adjective we listened to Mom because she wasn t as self righteous as you Syn: sanctimonious, holier than thou, self satisfied, smug, priggish, complacent, pious, moralizing, preachy, superior, hypocritical; informal goody goody Ant: humble … Thesaurus of popular words
Self Righteous Brothers — is the acoustic side project of Australian punk rock band, Frenzal Rhomb s lead singer Jason Whalley and guitar Lindsay McDougall. Inspired by American band The Frogs, their music is both humorous and often explicit. They have released one album … Wikipedia