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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-starter — ˌself ˈstarter noun [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES someone who is eager to succeed and able to work well on their own, without needing help or instructions: • Management is seeking to promote ambitious self starters. * * * self starter UK US noun… … Financial and business terms
self-starter — (n.) 1894, of engines, 1960, of persons (especially workers), SELF (Cf. self) + starter (see START (Cf. start) (v.)). Self starting (adj.), of motors, is attested from 1866 … Etymology dictionary
Self-starter — Self start er, n. A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an internal combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as a means of starting the engine without cranking it by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-starter — [self′stärt′ər] n. 1. STARTER (sense e) ☆ 2. Informal one who works on one s own initiative and without prodding … English World dictionary
self-starter — ► NOUN ▪ a self motivated and ambitious person who acts on their own initiative … English terms dictionary
self-starter — n someone who is able to work successfully on their own without needing other people s help or a lot of instructions used to show approval … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-starter — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms self starter : singular self starter plural self starters someone who is intelligent and confident enough to do a job without regular help and advice from other people … English dictionary
self-starter — self starting, adj. /self stahr teuhr/, n. 1. starter (def. 3). 2. Informal. a person who begins work or undertakes a project on his or her own initiative, without needing to be told or encouraged to do so. [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
self-starter — self′ start′er n. 1) aum starter 3) 2) inf a person who shows initiative in undertaking a project • Etymology: 1890–95 self′ start′ing, adj … From formal English to slang
self-starter — noun 1》 a self motivated and ambitious person who acts on their own initiative. 2》 dated the starter of a motor vehicle engine. Derivatives self starting adjective … English new terms dictionary
self-starter — noun Date: 1894 1. starter 3a 2. a person who has initiative … New Collegiate Dictionary