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self-serv·ing (s

sûr

ng)

adj.

1. Serving one's own interests, especially without concern for the needs or interests of others.

2. Exhibiting concern solely for one's own interests: a speech full of self-serving comments.

self-serving·ly adv.

self-serving

adj

habitually seeking one's own advantage, esp at the expense of others

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Adj.

self-serving - interested only in yourself

self-seeking

selfish - concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman

Translations

self-serving [ˌselfˈsɜːvɪŋ] ADJ → egoísta, interesado

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