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1 self-conscious
[ˌself'kɔn(t)ʃəs]прил.1) застенчивый, стеснительный, легко смущающийсяI felt a bit self-conscious in my swimming costume. — Я чувствовала себя немного неловко в своём купальнике.
Knowing they were watching me made me feel very self-conscious. — Я знал, что они смотрят на меня, и мне было очень не по себе.
She was self-conscious about her weight. — Она ужасно стеснялась своего веса.
Syn:2) стремящийся произвести определённое впечатление, рассчитанный на определённый эффектself-conscious art-house movies — арт-хаусные фильмы, рассчитанные на определённый зрительский эффект
He was swinging his car keys in a self-conscious manner. — Он вертел в руках ключи от машины, стремясь произвести впечатление на окружающих его людей.
The humour of the play is self-conscious and contrived. — Юмор этой пьесы слишком неестественен и притянут за уши.
Syn:stilted, deliberate 1.3) книжн. обладающий самосознанием, самосознающий
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