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self-

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self-
pref.
1. Oneself; itself: self-control.
2. Automatic; automatically: self-loading.

[Middle English, from Old English, from self, self; see self.]

self-
combining form
1. of oneself or itself self-defence self-rule
2. by, to, in, due to, for, or from the self self-employed self-inflicted self-respect
3. automatic or automatically self-propelled
Translations
self- [self] PREFIXauto..., ... de sí mismo

self- [ˈsɛlf-] prefix
(relating to oneself)auto-, auto
(doing sth automatically)auto-
a self-regulating mechanism → un mécanisme auto-régulateur

self- [sɛlf] prefauto...
self- [sɛlf] prefauto...

self- [self]
1 showing that the person or thing acting is acting upon himself or itself, as in self-respect. ذاتي собствен sebe- selv- Selbst-... αυτο- (ως α΄ συνθ.), που δρα για τον εαυτό του propio, a sí mismo enese- -خويش itse- (respect) de soi -עַצמִי स्वयं samo- (npr. samopoštovanje) ön- diri sendiri sjálf-, sjálfs- auto-, di sé 自身の- 스스로- savi- paš- kendiri zelf{#169} selv- samo- auto- (respect) de sine само- seba- samo(spoštovanje) samo- själv- ความนับถือตนเอง kendi 自我... само- خود پر عمل کرنے کی کیفیت cho mình ...
2 showing that the thing is acting automatically, as in self-closing doors. self ذاتي الحُدوث، أوتوماتيكي само- samo- selv- Selbst-... που γίνεται αυτόματα auto- ise- سرخود itse- auto-... automatique בְּעַצמוֹ, אוֹטוֹמָטִי खुद से automatski, samo- (npr. automatsko zatvaranje, samohodan) ön- otomatis sjálfvirkur, sjálf- auto- 自動の- 자동적- savaime paš- sendiri automatisch selv-, automatisk samo- auto- auto-... ; automatic автоматически samo- samodejen ... samo- automatisk, själv- ประตูอัตโนมัติ otomatik 自動的 само- خود کار tự động
3 by oneself, as in self-made. self ذاتِيّا самостоятелен vlastno- selv- selbst-... αυτο- (ως α΄ συνθ.), που γίνεται μόνος του por sí mismo oma- به تنهايي oma- auto-... autodidactique בְּעַצמוֹ खुद से stvoreno vlastitom sposobnošću maga sendiri sem maður hefur sjálfur gert/búið til auto-, da sé 自力の- 자가- savo pastangø dëka, paties paš- sendiri eigenb selvstendig; sin egen lykkes smed sam osobiście por si próprio auto-... ; auto­di­dactic обязанный самому себе vlastno- samo(uk) samo- själv- ที่สร้างด้วยตัวเอง kendisi, kendi 親自... власними силами خود بخود tự mình 己...
4 in, within etc oneself or itself, as in self-centred. self في داخِل نَفْسِه в себе си ego-, samo- selv- selbst-... που αφορά ή γίνεται για τον εαυτό κπ. ego- enese- به خويش itse- égo-... égocentrique - בְּעַצמוֹ आत्म-केन्द्रित इत्यादि samo- (npr. samoživ) ön(középpontú) dalam dirinya sjálf- ego-, auto- 自分に- 자기- ego-, á save ego-; paš- diri zelf{#169} selv-(opptatt) sam osobiście, do siebie em si ego-... ; egocentric эгоистичный ego-, samo- samo(ljuben) ego- själv- สนใจแต่ในเรื่องของตัวเอง kendi 自己內在或內心的 само-, себе- خود سے متعلق tự nó ...的


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It is difficult for my heart to express itself; still more difficult for it to forego self- expression.
Ossipon had a vision of these round black-rimmed spectacles progressing along the streets on the top of an omnibus, their self- confident glitter falling here and there on the walls of houses or lowered upon the heads of the unconscious stream of people on the pavements.
As for the negro--well, I can only say that it was solely due to the self- restraint which you impressed on me that I did not wipe him out as he stood--without warning, without fair play--without a single one of the graces of life and death.
 
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