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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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[selfim'po:tənt](having too high an opinion of one's own importance: a self-important little man.) suffisant -
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bloated ['bləʊtɪd]∎ to feel bloated se sentir ballonné;∎ bloated with self-importance imbu de soi-même, pénétré de son importance;∎ he suffers from a bloated ego sa suffisance n'a pas de limites -
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[di'fleit]1) (to let gas out of (a tyre etc).) dégonfler2) (to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc: He was completely deflated by his failure.) démonter•
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Self-importance — Self im*por tance, n. An exaggerated estimate of one s own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self conceit. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-importance — ► NOUN ▪ an exaggerated sense of one s own value or importance. DERIVATIVES self important adjective … English terms dictionary
self-importance — index consequence (significance), pride Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
self-importance — self im·por·tance (sĕlf ĭm pôrʹtns) n. Excessively high regard for one s own importance or station; conceit. self im·porʹtant adj. self im·porʹtant·ly adv. * * * … Universalium
self-importance — self im portance noun uncount the belief that you are more important than everyone else … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-importance — Synonyms and related words: accent, amour propre, arrogance, assurance, assuredness, autoeroticism, belief, certitude, cocksureness, complacency, concern, concernment, confidence, confidentness, consequence, consequentiality, consideration,… … Moby Thesaurus
self-importance — noun an exaggerated sense of one s own value or importance. Derivatives self important adjective self importantly adverb … English new terms dictionary
self-importance — noun Date: 1754 1. an exaggerated estimate of one s own importance ; self conceit 2. arrogant or pompous behavior … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-importance — noun An exaggerated estimate of ones own importance or merit, especially as manifested by the conduct or manners; self conceit … Wiktionary
self-importance — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An exaggerated belief in one s own importance: egoism, egotism. Informal: bighead, bigheadedness, swelled head. See SELF LOVE … English dictionary for students
self-importance — n. a high opinion of oneself; pompousness. Derivatives: self important adj. self importantly adv … Useful english dictionary