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1 self-deprecating
(person → ironically) qui pratique l'autodérision; (→ due to sense of inferiority) qui se dénigre;∎ her self-deprecating humour son humour caractérisé par l'autodérisionUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > self-deprecating
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2 self-deprecating
self-deprecating adj [person] qui se dénigre (after n) ; [joke, manner, remark] d'autodénigrement (after n). -
3 self-deprecating
adjective [person] qui se dénigre; [joke, manner, remark] d'autodénigrement -
4 self-deprecatory
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5 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
См. также в других словарях:
self-deprecating — also self deprecating, 1958, from SELF (Cf. self) + deprecating (see DEPRECATE (Cf. deprecate)) … Etymology dictionary
self-deprecating — adj trying to make your own abilities or achievements seem unimportant ▪ self deprecating humour >.self depre cation n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-deprecating — adjective showing that you think you are not very good or important: a self deprecating remark ╾ ,self depre cation noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-deprecating — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ modest about or critical of oneself. DERIVATIVES self deprecation noun self deprecatory adjective … English terms dictionary
self-deprecating — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe someone s behaviour as self deprecating, you mean that they criticize themselves or represent themselves as foolish in a light hearted way. Sharon tells the story of that night with self deprecating humour … English dictionary
self-deprecating — UK / US adjective showing that you think you are not very good or important a self deprecating remark Derived word: self deprecation noun uncountable … English dictionary
self-deprecating — adj. Self deprecating is used with these nouns: ↑humour, ↑shrug, ↑wit … Collocations dictionary
self-deprecating — adjective trying to make your own abilities or achievements seem unimportant: self deprecating humour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
self-deprecating — self deprecatingly, adv. self deprecation, n. /self dep ri kay ting, self /, adj. belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest. Also, self deprecatory /self dep ri keuh tawr ee, tohr ee, self /. * * * … Universalium
self-deprecating — self′ dep′recating adj. belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest • Etymology: 1975–80 self′ depreca′tion, n … From formal English to slang
self-deprecating — adj self critical, overly modest, humble, unpretentious; unassertive, shrinking, retiring, backward, quiet, constrained, restrained, reserved; self abnegating, self abasing, self effacing, unassuming, unpresuming; diffident, shy, hesitant,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder