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1 self-confidence
self'konfidəns(belief or trust in one's own powers: You need plenty of self-confidence to be a good airline pilot.) selvtillit/-sikkerhet- self-confidentlysubst. \/ˌselfˈkɒnfɪdəns\/1) selvtillit2) (nedsettende, om fremtreden) selvsikkerhet -
2 better
'betəcomparative; = goodIsubst. \/ˈbetə\/en som er bedre, noe som er bedrefor better, for worse ( fra vielsesritualet) i gode og onde dagerfor the better til det bedreget the better of someone beseire noen, få overtaket på noenone's betters ens overordnede, folk som er over en i rangthe sooner the better jo før jo hellerthink (all) the better of somebody ha høye tanker om noenIIsubst. \/ˈbetə\/ eller bettoren som vedder (spiller på hester e.l.)IIIverb \/ˈbetə\/1) forbedre, bedre2) ( om rekord) slåbetter oneself forbedre sine vilkår, komme seg fram (i verden)IVadj. \/ˈbetə\/1) bedre2) ( om helse) helt eller delvis bra igjenbe better off være bedre stilt, klare seg bedrego one better by over, by høyere, være et strå hvasserego one better than ( i kortspill) trumfe overone's better half ( om ektefelle eller partner) ens bedre halvdelone's better self\/feelings ens bedre jegVadv. \/ˈbetə\/1) bedre2) mer, høyeresomeone had better do something noen bør gjøre noethink better of doing something oppgi tanken på å gjøre noe, komme på bedre tanker, ombestemme seg -
3 selfish
adjective ((negative unselfish) thinking of one's own pleasure or good and not considering other people: a selfish person/attitude.) egoistisk, egenkjærligegoistiskadj. \/ˈselfɪʃ\/egoistisk, egennyttig, selvisk, egenkjærlig
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