self

self
self
plural - selves; noun
1) (a person's own body and personality.) jeg, ens egen person, selvet
2) (one's own personal interests or advantage: He always thinks first of self.) seg selv
•
- selfishly
- selfishness
- selfless
- selflessly
- selflessness
I
subst. (flertall: selves) \/self\/
1) jeg, person, en persons individuelle trekk og personlighet
• he showed his true self
han viste sitt sanne jeg
• her better self told her not to
hennes bedre selv sa at hun ikke skulle gjøre det
• his former self was lazy
hans tidligere jeg var ganske lat
2) (psykologi) ego, selv
be somebody's very self være akkurat den personen, være en person i et nøtteskall, være seg selv lik
• that is his very self
det er akkurat slik han er
(hverdagslig) være noen i egen høye person
• her very self was there
hun var der i egen høye person
the self (psykologi) selvet
somebody's own self sitt eget jeg, seg selv
• after a moment he was his own self again
etter en liten stund var han seg selv igjen
somebody's second self noens andre jeg, noens alter ego noens høyre hånd, noens fortrolige
• that is her second self
det er hennes fortrolige
II
adj. \/self\/
1) ens-, lik, samme
• a self belt goes with the dress
et belte i samme stoff hører til kjolen
2) (om blomst) ensfarget
III
pron. (flertall: selves) \/self\/
1) selv
2) seg selv, meg selv, oss selv
• she has no thought of self
hun har ikke noen tanke for seg selv
3) (handel) seg selv
• she draws the cheque to (pay) self
hun skriver ut sjekken til seg selv
self and wife (spøkefullt, hverdagslig) meg selv og min kone

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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