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1 confess
confess [kən'fes](a) (admit → fault, crime) avouer, confesser;∎ to confess one's guilt or that one is guilty avouer sa culpabilité, s'avouer coupable;∎ I must or I have to confess I was wrong je dois reconnaître ou admettre que j'avais tort;∎ I don't understand either, I must confess je dois avouer que je ne comprends pas non plus;∎ medical experts confess themselves helpless les médecins s'avouent impuissants(a) (criminal) avouer, faire des aveux;∎ to confess to a crime avouer un crime;∎ the thief confessed le voleur est passé aux aveux;∎ she confessed to five murders elle a avoué ou confessé cinq meurtres∎ he confessed to having lied il a reconnu ou avoué avoir menti;∎ I confess to not liking her j'avoue que je ne l'aime pas;∎ I confess to a weakness for sweets j'avoue ou je reconnais que j'ai un faible pour les sucreries -
2 self
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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