non-indulgence

soft [sɒft]

doux ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (g), 1 (h), 1 (m), 1 (p)-(r) mou ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (j) souple ⇒ 1 (a) moelleux ⇒ 1 (b) ramolli ⇒ 1 (b) tendre ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (h) gras ⇒ 1 (c) léger ⇒ 1 (d) estompé ⇒ 1 (f) indulgent ⇒ 1 (i) facile ⇒ 1 (m) modéré ⇒ 1 (n) faible ⇒ 1 (o)

1 adjective

(a) (to touch → skin, hands, wool, fur) doux (douce); (→ leather) souple; (→ material, hair) doux (douce), soyeux;

∎ as soft as velvet/as a baby's bottom doux comme du velours/comme une peau de bébé;

∎ soft to the touch doux au toucher;

∎ to become soft or softer, to get soft or softer (skin) s'adoucir; (leather) s'assouplir;

∎ the cream will make your hands/the leather soft la crème t'adoucira les mains/assouplira le cuir

(b) (yielding, not firm → bed, mattress, pillow) moelleux; (→ collar, ground, snow) mou (molle); (→ butter) mou (molle), ramolli; (→ muscles, body) ramolli, avachi, flasque; (too yielding → bed, mattress) mou (molle);

∎ a nice soft bed un lit moelleux;

∎ this bed is too soft ce lit est trop mou;

∎ the butter has gone soft le beurre s'est ramolli;

∎ mix to a soft paste mélanger jusqu'à obtention d'une pâte molle;

∎ these chocolates have soft centres ces chocolats sont mous à l'intérieur;

∎ Horseracing the going is soft le terrain est mou;

∎ the brakes are soft il y a du mou dans les freins

(c) (malleable → metal, wood, stone) tendre; (→ pencil) gras (grasse), tendre

(d) (quiet, not harsh → voice, music) doux (douce); (→ sound, accent) doux (douce), léger; (→ tap, cough) petit, léger; (→ step) feutré;

∎ "yes", he said in a soft whisper/voice "oui", murmura-t-il doucement/dit-il d'une voix douce;

∎ she gave a soft laugh elle rit doucement

(e) (muted → colour, glow) doux (douce); (→ shade) doux (douce), pastel (inv); (→ light, lighting) doux (douce), tamisé

(f) (blurred → outline) estompé, flou

(g) (gentle, mild → breeze, rain, words) doux (douce); (→ expression, eyes) doux (douce), tendre; (→ curve, shadow) doux (douce); (→ climate, weather) doux (douce), clément;

∎ she suits a softer hairstyle ce qui lui va bien, c'est une coiffure plus souple;

∎ British it's a soft day il bruine aujourd'hui

(h) (kind → person) doux (douce), tendre;

∎ to have a soft heart avoir le cœur tendre;

∎ to have a soft nature être doux de nature

(i) (lenient) indulgent;

∎ you're too soft with the boy vous êtes trop indulgent avec le garçon;

∎ to be soft on sb se montrer indulgent envers qn, faire preuve d'indulgence envers qn;

∎ to be soft on terrorism faire preuve de laxisme envers le terrorisme

(j) (weak → physically) mou (molle);

∎ the boy's too soft ce garçon n'a pas de caractère;

∎ you're getting soft tu te ramollis;

∎ city life has made you soft la vie citadine t'a ramolli

(k) familiar (stupid)

∎ he's going soft in his old age il devient gâteux en vieillissant;

∎ you must be soft in the head! ça va pas, non?;

∎ don't be soft arrête de dire des bêtises

(l) (fond) familiar

∎ to be soft on sb avoir le béguin pour qn;

∎ to have a soft spot for sb avoir un faible pour qn

(m) (easy → life) doux (douce), tranquille, facile; (→ job) facile;

∎ familiar to have a soft time of it se la couler douce;

∎ it's the soft option c'est la solution de facilité;

∎ to take the soft option opter pour la solution de facilité

(n) (moderate) modéré;

∎ Politics the soft left la gauche modérée;

∎ to take a soft line on sth adopter une ligne modérée sur qch; (compromise) adopter une politique de compromis sur qch

(o) Economics & Finance (currency) faible; (market) faible, lourd

(p) (water) doux (douce)

(q) Linguistics (consonant) doux (douce)

(r) (drug) doux (douce)

2 adverb

(a) literary (softly) doucement

(b) familiar

∎ don't talk soft! ne sois pas idiot!

3 softs plural noun

Commerce biens mpl non durables

►► soft cheese fromage m à pâte molle;

soft coal houille f grasse;

Commerce soft commodities biens mpl non durables;

soft contact lenses lentilles fpl souples;

Computing soft copy visualisation f sur écran;

Finance soft currency devise f faible;

soft drink boisson f non alcoolisée;

Photography soft focus flou m artistique, point m diffus;

∎ figurative to see things in soft focus avoir une vision idéaliste du monde;

soft fruit (UNCOUNT) ≃ fruits mpl rouges;

British soft furnishings tissus mpl d'ameublement;

British soft goods tissus mpl, textiles mpl;

Computing soft hyphen césure f automatique, tiret m conditionnel;

Chemistry soft iron fer m doux;

Computing soft key touche f programmable; also figurative soft landing atterrissage m en douceur;

American Politics soft line ligne f de conduite modérée;

Economics & Finance soft loan prêt m avantageux ou à des conditions avantageuses;

soft margarine margarine f;

American Politics soft money = sommes employées pour le financement d'une campagne électorale en employant divers stratagèmes afin de rester dans la légalité;

Anatomy soft palate voile m du palais;

soft pedal (on piano) pédale f douce, sourdine f;

soft porn pornographie f peu explicite, familiar soft m;

soft-porn film film m érotique;

soft-porn magazine revue f de charme;

soft-porn magazines presse f de charme;

Computing soft return saut m de ligne automatique;

the soft sciences ≃ les sciences fpl humaines;

Computing soft sectoring formatage m logiciel;

Commerce soft sell = méthodes de vente non agressives;

∎ she has a flair for the soft sell elle a le don de ou pour circonvenir ses clients;

soft shoulder (on road) accotement m non stabilisé;

(a) Medicine savon m vert

(b) (UNCOUNT) familiar (flattery) flagornerie^□ f, flatterie^□ f, flatteries^□ fpl;

soft target cible f facile;

Economics & Finance soft terms conditions fpl favorables;

Anatomy soft tissue parties fpl charnues;

familiar soft top (voiture f) décapotable^□ f;

British familiar soft touch bonne poire f;

∎ he's a real soft touch (easily fooled) il est vraiment bonne poire; (for money) il se laisse facilement taper;

soft toy (jouet m en) peluche f;

soft verge (on road) accotement m non stabilisé

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2) Компьютерная техника: Veritas Integration Platform, Versatile Image Processor, Versatile Interactive Pan, Video Integration Processor, Virtual Immediate Processing, Vlb Isa Pci, Voyager Information Portal

3) Медицина: vasoactive intestinal peptide, вазоактивный интестинальный пептид

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5) Американизм: Very Important Papers, Very Important Presentation, Very Impressive Pork

6) Спорт: Very Important Player

7) Военный термин: Variable Incentive Payment, Ventilated Improved Pit, Verified Independently For Performance, Victory In Place, Visitor Improvement Program, Visual Information Projection, Visual Input Processor, variable incentive pay, virtual impact point, visitor information publication, visual identification point, voice information processor, важная персона, важное лицо

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14) Музыка: Vanilla Ice Posse

15) Оптика: virtual image processing

16) Телекоммуникации: VINES Internet Protocol

17) Сокращение: Vehicle Improvement Program (USPS database contains contract records on the purchases of all non-mail hauling vehicles for the Postal Service), Vehicle Improvement Programme, Vertical launch Interface Processor, Vertically Integrated Photodiode, Video Imaging Projectile, Visual Integrated Presentation

18) Университет: Very Important Problem, Virginia Instructors Of Physics

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20) Электроника: Vertically Integrated Pnp, Very Intense Power

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22) Биохимия: вазоактивный интестинальный полипептид

23) Биотехнология: Visual immunoprecipitation

24) Транспорт: Vehicle Investment Protection

25) Пищевая промышленность: Very Impressive Proportions

26) Фирменный знак: Valerie Irons Protection, Vista Income Properties, Volunteers In Progress

27) Реклама: Очень важная персона

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31) Сахалин Ю: value improving practices, value improving practices/process

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33) Макаров: vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, vertical ionization potential

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37) Общественная организация: Volunteer Investment Program

38) Правительство: Various Interesting Points, Very Irksome Place, Virginia Initiative Plant

39) НАСА: Visual Inspection Program

40) Программное обеспечение: Visual Interactive Programming

41) Международная торговля: Value In Partnership

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autoincensamento □ self-appointed, autonominatosi □ self-appreciation, apprezzamento di sé; compiacimento □ (tecn., comm.: di un oggetto) self-assembly, da montare ( da parte dell'acquirente) □ self-asserting (o self-assertive), che si fa valere; autoritario □ self-assertion, il farsi valere; il far valere i propri diritti; (psic.) autoaffermazione □ self-assessment, autovalutazione; (fisc.) autotassazione □ ( di titolo, ecc.) self-assumed, assunto senz'averne il diritto □ self-assurance, sicurezza di sé; fiducia nelle proprie capacità □ self-assured, sicuro di sé □ self-aware, consapevole di sé □ self-awareness, autocoscienza □ self-belief, fiducia in sé stesso; sicurezza di sé □ self-betrayal, il tradirsi da solo □ (agric.) self-binder, mietitrice legatrice automatica; mietilega □ self-catering, con uso di cucina: self-catering accommodation, sistemazione ( senza pasti) con uso di cucina; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- Was the holiday self-catering?, la vacanza era in appartamento con uso cucina? □ (tur.) self-catering holidays, vacanze in appartamento d'affitto (o in camping) □ (mecc.) self-centering chuck, mandrino autocentrante □ (autom., mecc.) self-centering shoes, ganasce autocentranti ( di freno a tamburo) □ self-centred, egocentrico □ self-centredness, egocentrismo □ ( banca) self-cheque, assegno pagabile all'emittente □ (tecn.) self-cleaning, autopulente □ self-closing, che si chiude da sé; a chiusura automatica □ self-collected, padrone di sé; calmo; dotato di sangue freddo □ self-coloured, monocromatico, a tinta unita; di colore naturale □ self-combustion, autocombustione □ self-command, autocontrollo □ self-complacence, self-complacency, autocompiacimento □ self-complacent, che si compiace di sé; borioso; vanitoso □ self-composed, calmo; padrone di sé □ self-conceit, presunzione □ self-conceited, presuntuoso; pieno di sé □ self-condemnation, autocondanna □ self-confessed, confesso, dichiarato: a self-confessed thief, un ladro confesso; a self-confessed drug addict, uno che ammette di drogarsi □ self-confidence, sicurezza di sé; fiducia in sé stesso; □ self-confident, sicuro di sé □ self-congratulatory, autocelebrativo □ self-conscious, imbarazzato, timido, impacciato; (filos.) cosciente di sé, autocosciente □ self-consciousness, timidezza, imbarazzo, impaccio; (filos.) autocoscienza □ self-consistency, coerenza □ self-consistent, coerente □ a self-constituted judge, una persona che s'arroga il diritto di giudicare □ (econ.) self-consumption, autoconsumo □ self-contained, ( di persona) riservato; padrone di sé; indipendente; ( di oggetto) autosufficiente, completo, autonomo, indipendente; (mecc.) autonomo: a self-contained community, una comunità autonoma; a self-contained flat, un appartamento indipendente □ a self-contained electric lamp, una lampada elettrica ( portatile) a batteria □ self-contempt, disprezzo di sé □ self-content, il contentarsi □ self-contented, che s'accontenta della sua condizione □ self-contradiction, contraddizione in termini; mancanza di coerenza, incoerenza □ self-contradictory, che si contraddice da solo; contraddittorio; incoerente □ self-control, autocontrollo; padronanza (o dominio) di sé; imperturbabilità □ self-controlled, padrone di sé; imperturbabile □ (tecn.) self-cooled, autoraffreddato; a raffreddamento automatico □ (ling.) self-correction, autocorrezione □ self-critical, autocritico □ ( anche polit.) self-criticism, autocritica □ self-debasement, autoumiliazione; svilimento di sé stesso □ self-deceit (o self-deception), l'illudersi; il lusingarsi; l'ingannare sé stesso; illusione □ self-deceived, illuso □ self-declared = self-proclaimed ► sotto □ self-defeating, controproducente; autolesionistico (fig.) □ self-defence, autodifesa, difesa personale ( lotta, ecc.); difesa di sé, dei propri interessi e beni; (leg.) legittima difesa: in self-defence, per legittima difesa □ self-degradable, biodegradabile □ self-delusion = self-deceit ► sopra □ self-denial, abnegazione; rinuncia; altruismo □ self-denying, (agg.) pieno di abnegazione; che si impone (o accetta) rinunce; altruista; parco, frugale □ (econ.) self-dependent, autosufficiente □ self-deprecating, che disapprova sé stesso; di autocritica; troppo modesto □ self-deprecation, autocritica; eccessiva modestia □ (tecn.) self-destroying, che si autodistrugge □ self-destruction, autodistruzione ( anche mil.); suicidio □ self-destructive, autodistruttivo; che tende a distruggersi; suicida □ self-determination, (polit.) autodeterminazione, autodecisione; (filos.) libero arbitrio □ self-development, lo sviluppo delle proprie capacità; (econ.) sviluppo autonomo □ self-devotion, abnegazione; dedizione □ (telef.) self-dialled call, telefonata in teleselezione □ self-discipline, autodisciplina □ self-disciplined, autodisciplinato; dotato di senso del dovere □ self-distrust, mancanza di fiducia in sé stesso □ self-doubt, dubbio sulle proprie capacità; mancanza di fiducia in sé; insicurezza □ self-doubting, irresoluto; incerto □ (autom.) self-drive hire, noleggio senza autista □ (mecc.) self-driven, semovente □ (ind. min.) self-dumping car, vagone a cassa inclinabile □ self-educated, autodidatta □ self-effacement, il tenersi nell'ombra; modestia □ self-effacing, che si tiene in disparte; schivo; che resta (o vive) nell'ombra □ self-elected, autoelettosi; che si è scelto liberamente: a self-elected job, un lavoro di propria libera scelta □ ( di un'assemblea) self-elective, che elegge i propri membri; elettivo: a self-elective body, un organo elettivo □ self-employed, indipendente; che lavora in proprio; autonomo □ (econ.) self-employed people (o workers), gli (o i lavoratori) autonomi NOTA D'USO: - lavoratore autonomo- □ (econ.) self-employment, lavoro autonomo (o in proprio) □ self-esteem, stima di sé; amor proprio; (spreg.) presunzione □ self-evident, chiaro di per sé; ovvio; lampante; lapalissiano □ self-examination, esame di coscienza; introspezione □ (elettr.) self-excited, autoeccitato □ (leg.: di un provvedimento, ecc.) self-executing, precettivo; che si applica subito □ self-explaining (o self-explanatory), che si spiega da sé; ovvio □ ( arte, pedagogia) self-expression, libera espressione della propria personalità □ self-feeding, (mecc.) alimentazione automatica; (comput.) autoavanzamento □ (bot., zool.) self-fertilization, autofecondazione □ (econ.) self-financed, autofinanziato □ (econ.) self-financing, (agg.) che si autofinanzia; (sost.) autofinanziamento: self-financing ratio, rapporto di autofinanziamento ( di un'azienda) □ ( ottica) self-focusing, autofocalizzante □ self-forgetful, dimentico di sé; disinteressato; altruista □ self-forgetfulness, disinteresse; altruismo □ self-fulfilling = self-realizing ► sotto □ self-fulfilment = self-realization ► sotto □ self-funding = self-financing ► sopra □ (polit.) self-governing, indipendente; autonomo □ (polit.) self-government, autonomia; autogoverno □ (med.) self-graft, autotrapianto □ self-harm, lesioni (pl.) autoinflitte □ (bot.) self-heal ( Brunella vulgaris), brunella □ self-help, (sost.) l'aiutarsi da solo, il contare sulle proprie forze, il risolvere da solo i propri problemi, self-help (psic.); (leg.) autotutela; (med.: di un malato) autosufficienza: self-help books, libri che insegnano a migliorare la propria vita; (psic.) self-help group, gruppo di self-help □ (med.) self-hypnosis, autoipnosi □ self-ignition, (mecc.) autoaccensione; (fis., chim.) accensione spontanea, autocombustione □ self-importance, alta opinione di sé; boria; presunzione □ self-important, borioso; presuntuoso □ a self-imposed task, un compito assunto volontariamente □ (leg.) self-incrimination, autoincriminazione □ (elettr., mecc.) self-induced, autoindotto □ (elettr.) self-inductance, autoinduttanza □ (elettr.) self-induction, autoinduzione □ self-indulgence, indulgenza verso sé stesso □ self-indulgent, indulgente con sé stesso; ( anche) che indulge ai piaceri della vita □ self-inflicted, inflitto da sé □ self-inflicted injury, autolesione □ self-injurer, autolesionista □ self-injury, autolesione □ self-instructed, che ha imparato da solo: a self-instructed man, un autodidatta □ self-instructor, manuale; guida □ self-insurance, autoassicurazione □ self-interest, interesse personale; tornaconto; egoismo □ self-interested, egoistico □ a self-interested man, un egoista □ self-invited, che s'è invitato da solo; autoinvitatosi □ self-justification, il giustificarsi □ self-justifying, che si giustifica; (tipogr.) a giustificazione automatica □ self-knowledge, consapevolezza di sé; conoscenza di sé stesso □ ( di un debito) self-liquidating, autoliquidantesi □ (mecc.) self-loading, a caricamento automatico; automatico: a self-loading pistol, una pistola automatica □ self-locking, che si chiude da sé; autobloccante □ self-love, amore di sé; egoismo; egocentrismo □ self-made, (che si è) fatto da sé: a self-made man, un uomo che s'è fatto da sé □ ( di stampato, ecc.) self-mailer, pieghevole ( che si spedisce per posta senza bisogno di busta) □ self-managed learning, apprendimento autogestito □ (econ.) self-management, autogestione □ self-mastery = self-control ► sopra □ self-medication, automedicazione □ self-murder, suicidio □ (mecc.) self-moving, semovente □ self-neglect, trascuratezza; trasandatezza □ self-obsessed, narcisistico □ self-opinion, boria, presunzione, arroganza; caparbietà, testardaggine □ self-opinionated, borioso, presuntuoso, arrogante; caparbio, testardo □ self-perpetuating, che si perpetua da solo: The prices-wages spiral is self-perpetuating, la spirale prezzi-salari si alimenta da sola □ self-pity, autocommiserazione; vittimismo; il piangersi addosso □ self-pitying, che si autocommisera; che si piange addosso; vittimista □ (bot.) self-pollination, autoimpollinazione; impollinazione diretta; autogamia □ self-portrait, autoritratto □ self-possessed, calmo; composto; padrone di sé □ self-possession, controllo dei propri nervi; calma; compostezza; padronanza di sé: to lose one's self-possession, perdere la calma □ self-praise, lode (o elogio) di sé; autoincensamento □ self-preservation, autoconservazione □ (tecn.) self-priming, autoadescante ( di una pompa) □ self-proclaimed, autoproclamato; dichiarato: a self-proclaimed racist, un razzista dichiarato □ self-promotion, il farsi propaganda da solo; autopromozione □ (mecc.) self-propelled, a propulsione autonoma; autopropulso; motorizzato; semovente: (mil.) self-propelled artillery, artiglieria semovente; (miss.) a self-propelled missile, un missile autopropulso □ (mecc.) self-propulsion, autopropulsione □ self-protection = self-defence ► sopra □ a self-publicist, uno che si fa la pubblicità da solo; uno che si batte la grancassa (fig.) □ ( cucina) self-raising flour, farina con l'aggiunta di bicarbonato di sodio; farina autolievitante □ self-realization, il realizzarsi ( nel lavoro, ecc.) □ self-realizing, che si realizza; che appaga le proprie aspirazioni □ (leg.) self-redress, autotutela □ self-regard, (grande) considerazione di sé e dei propri interessi □ self-regarding, interessato, egocentrico; egoista; pieno d'amor proprio □ self-registering, a registrazione automatica □ (mecc.) self-regulating, a regolazione automatica; autoregolatore □ self-regulatory, autoregolamentato □ self-reliance, fiducia in sé □ self-reliant, che ha fiducia in sé □ (leg.) self-remedy, autotutela □ self-renunciation = self-sacrifice ► sotto □ self-reproach, senso di colpa; rimorso □ (elettr.) self-reset, ripristino automatico □ self-respect, rispetto di sé; amor proprio; dignità □ self-respecting (o self-respectful), che ha amor proprio; dignitoso □ self-restraint, riserbo, riservatezza; dominio di sé, autocontrollo □ self-restrained, riservato; padrone di sé □ self-righteous, moralistico; che si crede più virtuoso degli altri; farisaico; ipocrita □ self-righteousness, moralismo; fariseismo; ipocrisia □ (tecn.) self-righting, (sost.) autoraddrizzamento; (agg.) di autoraddrizzamento, autoraddrizzante: self-righting mechanism, meccanismo di autoraddrizzamento □ ( USA) self-rising flour = self-raising flour ► sopra □ (polit.) self-rule = self-government ► sopra □ (polit.) self-ruling, dotato di autogoverno □ self-sacrifice, sacrificio di sé; abnegazione; altruismo □ self-sacrificing, che si sacrifica per gli altri; pieno d'abnegazione; altruistico □ self-satisfied, compiaciuto di sé; tronfio; borioso □ self-satisfaction, autocompiacimento; boria □ (elettron.) self-saturation, autosaturazione □ (tecn.) self-selection, autoselezione □ self-seeker, egoista; chi cerca solo il proprio interesse □ self-seeking, (sost.) egoismo; (agg.) egoistico □ self-service, self-service: self-service restaurant [shop, petrol station], ristorante [negozio, pompa di benzina] self-service □ self-serving, egoista □ (bot.) self-sown, spontaneo: self-sown vegetation, vegetazione spontanea □ self-starter, (autom., mecc.) starter automatico, autostarter; (fig. fam.) chi si sa organizzare bene da solo ( nel lavoro, ecc.), persona efficiente □ self-study, (sost.) studio di sé stessi; ( anche) studio da autodidatta, autoapprendimento; (agg.) autodidattico, per autoapprendimento □ self-styled, sedicente □ self-sufficiency, (eccessiva) sicurezza di sé, sicumera, presunzione; (econ.) autosufficienza, autarchia □ a self-sufficiency policy, una politica autarchica □ self-sufficient (o self-sufficing), (troppo) sicuro di sé, presuntuoso, che si dà arie di sufficienza; (econ.) autosufficiente: a self-sufficient country, un paese autosufficiente □ self-suggestion, autosuggestione □ self-supporting, in grado di mantenersi da solo; (econ.) autosufficiente, indipendente, autonomo; (tecn.) autoportante, autoreggente: self-supporting people, persone autosufficienti ( non a carico) □ self-surrender, arrendevolezza; accondiscendenza □ (econ.) self-sustained, autosostentato: self-sustained growth, sviluppo autosostentato □ self-sustaining = self-supporting ► sopra □ self-tanning cream, crema autoabbronzante □ (mecc.) self-tapping, autofilettante: a self-tapping screw, una vite autofilettante □ self-taught, autodidatta: a self-taught man, un autodidatta □ (fisc.) self-taxation, autotassazione □ (comput.) self-test, prova automatica; verifica automatica □ (fotogr.) self-timer, autoscatto □ self-training, autoaggiornamento ( di docenti, ecc.) □ (naut.) self-trimmer, (nave) autostivante □ (autom., mecc.) self-tuning, (agg.) che si registra da solo; dotato di autoregistrazione; (sost.) autoregistrazione ( di un motore) □ (naut.) self-unloader, (nave) autoscaricante □ self-will, caparbietà; ostinazione; il fare di testa propria □ self-willed, caparbio; ostinato; che fa di testa propria □ ( d'orologio) self-winding, a carica automatica □ self-worship, egolatria; egotismo □ self-worshipper, egolatra; egotista □ self-worth, autostima.

1) терпеливость, терпение

2) терпение, перенесение боли, волнения (и т. п.)

3) уст.

а) молчаливое согласие; невмешательство

б) позволение, разрешение

в) терпимость