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qui se contredit;∎ your arguments are self-contradictory vos arguments se contredisentUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > self-contradictory
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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-contradictory — Self con tra*dict o*ry, a. Contradicting one s self or itself. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-contradictory — index illogical, impossible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-contradictory — ADJ GRADED If you say or write something that is self contradictory, you make two statements which cannot both be true. He is notorious for making unexpected, often self contradictory, comments … English dictionary
self-contradictory — adjective Of statements that contradict themselves, ultimately logically corrupting the statement. The statement We agree to disagree on everything is self contradictory. Ant: self consistent … Wiktionary
self-contradictory — self contra dictory adj containing two opposite statements or ideas that cannot both be true … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-contradictory — adjective 1. in disagreement the figures are at odds with our findings contradictory attributes of unjust justice and loving vindictiveness John Morley • Syn: ↑at odds, ↑conflicting, ↑contradictory • Similar to: ↑inconsistent … Useful english dictionary
self-contradictory — Synonyms and related words: aberrant, abnormal, abroad, absonant, absurd, adrift, all abroad, all off, all wrong, ambiguous, ambivalent, amiss, anomalous, antinomic, askew, astray, at fault, awry, barred, beside the mark, closed out,… … Moby Thesaurus
self-contradictory — adjective Date: 1657 consisting of two contradictory members or parts … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-contradictory — See self contradiction. * * * … Universalium
self-contradictory — adjective containing two opposite statements or ideas that cannot both be true … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-contradiction — self contradicting, adj. self contradictory, adj. /self kon treuh dik sheuhn, self /, n. 1. an act or instance of contradicting oneself or itself. 2. a statement containing contradictory elements. [1650 60] * * * … Universalium