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1 self-help
self-help[self h'elp] n auto-ajuda. -
2 self-sufficient
[selfsə'fiʃənt](not dependent on others for help etc: a self-sufficient community.) auto-suficiente* * *self-suf.fi.cient[self səf'iʃənt] adj auto-suficiente. -
3 self-sacrifice
(the act of sacrificing one's own desires etc in order to help others: With great self-sacrifice, she gave up the holiday to care for her sick aunt.) abnegação* * *self-sac.ri.fice[self s'ækrifais] n ato de abnegação. -
4 self-sufficient
[selfsə'fiʃənt](not dependent on others for help etc: a self-sufficient community.) auto-suficiente -
5 self-sacrifice
(the act of sacrificing one's own desires etc in order to help others: With great self-sacrifice, she gave up the holiday to care for her sick aunt.) abnegação -
6 herself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.)2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) próprio3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) sozinho* * *her.self[hə:s'elf] pron ela mesma, se, si mesma. she did it by herself / ela mesma o fez. she hurt herself / ela se feriu. she cannot do that by herself / ela não pode fazer isso sozinha. -
7 himself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a male person or animal is the object of an action he performs: He kicked himself; He looked at himself in the mirror.) si próprio2) (used to emphasize he, him or the name of a male person or animal: John himself played no part in this.) o próprio3) (without help etc: He did it himself.) sozinho* * *him.self[hims'elf] pron ele mesmo, se, si mesmo. he is not quite himself / ele não está bem, ele está fora de si. by himself / sozinho, só. he came to himself / ele voltou a si. -
8 itself
1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) ele mesmo2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) em si3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') ele próprio* * *it.self
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