to be self-sufficient or self-reliant

1 self-sufficient.

2 self-approving.

self-sufficient person, self-approving person.

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► adjetivo

1 self-sufficient

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1) (Econ) self-sufficient

2) pey (=petulante) smug

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a) (Econ) self-sufficient

b) ( presumido) smug, self-satisfied

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= self-continued, self-sufficient, self-reliant.

Ex. By treating the MARC data base as self-continued, the Library will be free to undertake many desirable projects to enhance its quality.

Ex. Established in 1969, SWALCAP has been financially self-sufficient since 1979.

Ex. The modern concept of helping library users become information literate, self-reliant learners must replace traditional BI = El concepto moderno de ayudar a los usuarios de la biblioteca a adquirir los conocimientos básicos en el manejo de la información, a ser alumnos autosuficientes, debe sustituir a la formación de usuarios tradicional.

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* ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.

* ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.

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a) (Econ) self-sufficient

b) ( presumido) smug, self-satisfied

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1 ( Econ) self-sufficient

2 (presumido) smug, self-satisfied

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a) (Econ) self-sufficient

b) ( presumido) smug, self-satisfied

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autosuficiente adj

1. [orgulloso, soberbio] smug

2. [económicamente] self-sufficient

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adj self-sufficient; desp smug

1 independent.

2 separate (aparte).

3 freelance, indie.

independent, maverick.

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► adjetivo

1 independent

2 (individualista) self-sufficient

■ el garaje tiene entrada independiente the garage has its own separate entrance

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1. ADJ

1) [gen] independent

2) [piso etc] self-contained

3) (Inform) stand-alone

SMF independent

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adjetivo/masculino y femenino independent

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= freebooting, self-contained, self-supporting, separate, stand-alone [standalone], free-standing, non-partisan [nonpartisan], self-directed, self-reliant, independent, independent, self-organising [self-organizing, -USA].

Ex. Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.

Ex. From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other.

Ex. Three self-supporting scales for the measurement of reading attitude were used, namely, the questionnaires of Estes, Heathington, and La Pray.

Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.

Ex. BLCMP (originally Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project) is a co-operative venture which embraces both network and stand-alone services, and batch and online services.

Ex. A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.

Ex. To support these ends, the public library must be readily accessible to all, its use must be free of charge, it must be non-partisan and non-sectarian.

Ex. Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.

Ex. The modern concept of helping library users become information literate, self-reliant learners must replace traditional BI = El concepto moderno de ayudar a los usuarios de la biblioteca a adquirir los conocimientos básicos en el manejo de la información, a ser alumnos autosuficientes, debe sustituir a la formación de usuarios tradicional.

Ex. The organization wants employees to be dependent and the employee wants to be independent.

Ex. However, recent book industry statistics show that the market share held by the independents is shrinking.

Ex. These techniques may lead to the study of science as a self-organizing system in the form of neural network like structures.

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* actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.

* con financiación independiente = self-funded.

* Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC) = National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).

* semiindependiente = semi-independent.

* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.

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adjetivo/masculino y femenino independent

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1 ‹carácter› independent

2 ‹político› independent

independent, independent candidate

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♦ adj

1. [país, persona] independent

2. [aparte] separate

♦ nmf

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adj independent

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independiente adj

: independent

♦ independientemente adv

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independiente adj independent

m, Selbstversorgerin f: sie sind Selbstversorger they’re self-sufficient; Appartements für Selbstversorger self-catering flats, Am. apartments with cooking facilities

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1)

2) (im Urlaub etc) sb who is self-catering (Brit) or self-sufficient

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m(f) self-sufficient person

\Selbstversorger sein to be self-sufficient

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Selbstversorger m, Selbstversorgerin f:

sie sind Selbstversorger they’re self-sufficient;

Appartements für Selbstversorger self-catering flats, US apartments with cooking facilities

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self supporter n.

1) General subject: assertative, assertive, assured, bauld, bold, bold as brass, (излишне) bumptious, chesty, cock-sure, cocksure, cocksy, cocky, confident, consequential, coxy, nervy, opinionated, overweening, perk, perky, perquisite, positive, pragmatic (чрезмерно), reliant, self asserting, self assertive, self assured, self confident, self opinionated, self sufficient, self sufficing, self-assertive, self-assured, self-conceited, self-confident, self-opinionated, self-reliant, self-sufficient, self-sufficing, smug, sure of oneself, presumptuous, gung-ho

2) Colloquial: bumptious, calm

3) Obsolete: nose-wise

4) Philosophy: (чрезмерно) pragmatic

5) Australian slang: cockie

6) Jargon: righteous

7) Aviation medicine: overconfident

8) Makarov: opinioned, self-asserting

9) Taboo: snot-nosed, snotty, shit-eating

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adj <Geschäft, Vw> autarchic, self-reliant, self-sufficient

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adj 1. < Geschäft> arm's-length, self-contained, self-sufficient, unaffiliated; 2. < Pol> independent; 3. <Vw> self-sufficient, unaffiliated; 4. <Steuer, V&M> arm's-length, autonomous ■ unabhängig von < Geschäft> independent of, irrespective of

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adj <Geschäft, Vw> self-reliant, self-sufficient

1)

2) (im Urlaub etc) sb who is self-catering (Brit) or self-sufficient

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Selbstversorger m, Selbstversorgerin f:

sie sind Selbstversorger they’re self-sufficient;

Appartements für Selbstversorger self-catering flats, US apartments with cooking facilities

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(= niezależny)

1. independent, self-reliant; ( finansowo) self-sufficient, self-supporting; ( o państwie) independent, sovereign; (= oryginalny) individual; ( o myśleniu) individualistic, free; samodzielny pracownik naukowy independent academic.

2. (= bez pomocy) unassisted, unaided.

3. (= samoistny) independent; ( o mieszkaniu) self-contained, separate.

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αὐτάρκ-ης, ες, ([etym.] ἀρκέω)

A sufficient in oneself, self-supporting, independent of others,

ἀνθρώπου σῶμα ἓν οὐδὲν αὔ. ἐστιν Hdt.1.32

;

αὐ. εἰς πάντα Pl.Plt. 271d

; εἰς εὐδαιμονίαν, of ἀρετή, Zeno Stoic.1.46;

οὐκ αὐ. ἀλλὰ πολλῶν ἐνδεής Pl.R. 369b

;

ὁ σοφὸς -έστατος Arist.EN 1177b1

, cf. Epicur.Sent.Vat.45;

αὐτάρκη φρονεῖν E.Fr.29

;

νηδὺς αὐ. τέκνων

helping itself, acting instinctively,

A.Ch. 757

; αὐ. βοή a self-reliant shout, S.OC 1057 (s. v.l.);

πόλις αὐ. θέσιν κειμένη Th.1.37

, cf. 2.36 ([comp] Sup.);

οἰκία -έστερον ἑνός, πόλις δ' οἰκίας Arist.Pol. 1261b11

;

τὸ τέλειον ἀγαθὸν αὔ. εἶναι δοκεῖ Id.EN 1097b8

; σῶμα αὔ. πρός τι strong enough for a thing, Th.2.51, cf. X.Mem.4.8.11: c. inf., able of oneself to do a thing, εἰ γὰρ αὐτάρκη τὰ ψηφίσματα ἦν ἢ ὑμᾶς ἀναγκάζειν κτλ. D 3.14, cf. X.Cyr.4.3.4. Adv.

-κως, ἔχειν Arist.Rh. 1362a27

: [comp] Sup.

-έστατα, ζῆν X.Mem.1.2.14

.

II sufficient in quantity,

ἀργύριον αὔ. εἰς σιτωνίαν Ph.2.69

;

ὕδωρ αὔ. τοῖς ποιμνίοις J.AJ2.11.2

, cf. PLond.3. 1166.6 (i A.D.), POxy.729.19 (ii A.D.);

ὄξους τὸ -έστατον Gal.13.1046

. Adv. - κως sufficiently, BGU665.18 (i A.D.), Plot.3.3.3, Theol.Ar.45.

"1. self, oneself. 2. own. 3. he; she. 4. in person. -leri 1. themselves. 2. he; she. -m myself. -minki mine. -miz ourselves. -si 1. herself; himself. 2. he; she. -ni ağır satmak to agree to something only after repeated requests. - ağzıyla tutulmak to be proved a liar by one´s own words. -ni alamamak /dan/ not to be able to refrain from, be unable to stop oneself from. - âleminde olmak to keep to oneself; to live in a world of one´s own. -ni alıştırmak /a/ to make oneself get used to. -ni ateşe atmak to court trouble. -ni atmak /a/ to go immediately to, rush to (a place). -ne bağlamak /ı/ to captivate. - başına 1. of one´s own accord. 2. without anyone´s help, single-handedly. -ni beğenmek to be conceited. -ni beğenmiş conceited, arrogant. -ni bırakmak to neglect oneself, let oneself go. -ni bilen/bilir upright and honorable (person). -ni bilmek 1. to be in one´s right mind. 2. to comport oneself properly. 3. (for a person) to have grown up, have reached maturity. -ni bir şey sanmak to give oneself airs, think one is something. -ni (bir yerde) bulmak to find that one has arrived at (a place). -ni bulmak to develop a personality of one´s own. - çalıp kendi oynuyor. colloq. He makes a big fuss about something, but when people want to help him he spurns their aid. - çapında according to his own standards, according to his own way of thinking. -ne çeki düzen vermek 1. to tidy oneself up. 2. to put one´s life and affairs in order. - çıkarı için for his own benefit. -ni dar atmak /a/ to manage to reach (a place) in the nick of time. - derdine düşmek to be completely taken up with one´s own troubles. -ni dev aynasında görmek to overrate oneself vastly. -ni dinlemek to be a hypochondriac. -ni dirhem dirhem satmak to make a great show of reluctance. - düşen ağlamaz. proverb If you get yourself into trouble then you´ve no right to complain. - eliyle himself, with his own hand. -ne etmek to harm oneself. -ni fasulye gibi nimetten saymak to overrate oneself vastly. -nden geçme psych. trance. -nden geçmek 1. to be transported by joy, be ecstatic. 2. to faint. -ne gel. colloq. 1. Come to your senses! 2. Pull yourself together! - gelen that comes one´s way by chance. -ne gelmek 1. to regain consciousness, come to. 2. to pull oneself together, regain one´s self-control. - göbeğini kendi kesmek colloq. to do it all on one´s own, do it without getting help from anybody. -ni göstermek to prove one´s worth. - gözündeki merteği görmez, elin gözündeki çöpü görür. colloq. He doesn´t see the beam in his own eye, but he sees the mote in the eye of another person. -ne güvenme self-confidence, self-reliance. - halinde 1. quiet and innoffensive, innocuous (person). 2. simple-minded. - haline bırakmak /ı/ to leave (someone) to his own devices; to let (a thing) take care of itself. - havasına gitmek/- havasında olmak to do what strikes one´s fancy. -ni hissettirmek to make one´s/its presence felt. -ni iyice vermek /a/ to concentrate (on). -ni kapıp koyuvermek 1. to cease to take an interest in oneself, let oneself go. 2. /a/ to lose oneself in (a project). -ni kaptırmak /a/ 1. to let oneself get carried away (by). 2. to become wholly absorbed in. -ni kaybetmek 1. to lose consciousness. 2. to go into a towering rage. - kendine 1. on one´s own responsibility; of one´s own accord. 2. alone, by oneself, without help. 3. to oneself. 4. theat. as an aside. - kendine gelin güvey olmak to count one´s chickens before they´re hatched, build castles in Spain. - kendini yemek to eat one´s heart out, worry oneself to death. - kendine yeterli self-reliant and self-sufficient. -ne kıymak to commit suicide. - kuyusunu kendi kazmak to dig one´s own grave, be the cause of one´s own downfall. -si muhtac-ı himmet bir dede. (Nerde kaldı geriye himmet ede.) colloq. You can´t expect any help from him since he´s in need of help himself. -ni naza çekmek to make a great show of reluctance. -nde olmamak not to kno

( som kan klare sig selv) self-reliant; self-sufficient;

( selvforsørgende) self-supporting, independent;

( som selv har arbejdet sig frem) self-made.

adj. independent, free; autonomous, self-governing, sovereign; self-reliant, self-sufficient

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[Swahili Word] -jitegemea

[English Word] be self-reliant

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

[Derived Word] -tegemea v

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[Swahili Word] -jitegemea

[English Word] be self-sufficient

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] reflexive

[Swahili Example] moyo wake uliweza kujitegemea wenyewe katika mapenzi [Sul]

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adj. independent, self-reliant, self-sufficient