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selflessness

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self·less  (slfls)
adj.
Having, exhibiting, or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish: "Volunteers need both selfish and selfless motives to sustain their interest" (Natalie de Combray).

selfless·ly adv.
selfless·ness n.
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Noun1.selflessness - the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of othersselflessness - the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
unselfishness - the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins"
2.selflessness - acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
self-abnegation, self-renunciation, abnegation, self-denial, denial - renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
cooperation - joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"
Translations
selflessness [ˈselflɪsnɪs] Ndesinterés m
selflessness [ˈsɛlfləsnɪs] ndévouement m, abnégation f
self-loading [ˌsɛlfˈləʊdɪŋ] adj [gun] → semi-automatique
self-loathing [ˌsɛlfˈləʊðɪŋ] ndégoût m de soi
self-locking [ˌsɛlfˈlɒkɪŋ] adjà fermeture automatique
self-made [ˌsɛlfˈmeɪd] adjqui ne doit rien à personne
He is a self-made man
BUT C'est un self-made-man.
self-opinionated [ˌsɛlfəˈpɪnjəneɪtɪd] adjentêté(e)
self-parody [ˌsɛlfˈpærədi] nautoparodie f
self-pity [ˌsɛlfˈpɪti] napitoiement m sur soi-même
self-pitying [ˌsɛlfˈpɪtiɪŋ] adjqui s'apitoie sur son sort
At the risk of sounding self-pitying, I'd say it has been harder on me than it has on Joanne → Au risque de sembler m'apitoyer sur mon sort, je dirais que cela a été plus dur pour moi que pour Joanne.
self-portrait [ˌsɛlfˈpɔːrtreɪt] nautoportrait m
self-possessed [ˌsɛlfpəˈzɛst] adjmaître* de soi(maîtresse)
self-possession [ˌsɛlfpəˈzɛʃən] n (= self-assurance) → assurance f
self-preservation [ˌsɛlfprɛzərˈveɪʃən] ninstinct m de conservation
self-proclaimed [ˌsɛlfprəˈkleɪmd] adj
[leader, president, expert] → autoproclamé(e)
(= self-confessed) [liar, alcoholic] → impénitent(e); [racist] → déclaré(e)
self-promotion [ˌsɛlfprəˈməʊʃən] nautopromotion f
self-propelled [ˌsɛlfprəˈpɛld] adjautopropulsé(e)
self-protection [ˌsɛlfprəˈtɛkʃən] nréflexe m de défense
What I did was simple self-protection → Je n'ai eu qu'un simple réflexe de défense.
out of self-protection → pour se protéger
self-raising flour n (British)farine avec levure incorporée)f à gâteaux >
self-referential [ˌsɛlfrɛfəˈrɛnʃəl] adjautoréférentiel(le)
self-regulation [ˌsɛlfrɛgjʊˈleɪʃən] nautoréglementation f
self-regulatory [ˌsɛlfrɛgjʊˈleɪtəri] self-regulating [ˌsɛlfˈrɛgjʊleɪtɪŋ] adj [system] → autorégulé(e)
self-reliance [ˌsɛlfrɪˈlaɪəns] n (= independence) → autonomie f
The Prime Minister called for more economic self-reliance → Le Premier ministre a appelé à plus d'autonomie sur le plan économique.
to learn self-reliance → apprendre à ne dépendre de personne
self-reliant [ˌsɛlfrɪˈlaɪənt] adj [person] → autonome
self-respect [ˌsɛlfrɪˈspɛkt] nrespect m de soi
self-respecting [ˌsɛlfrɪˈspɛktɪŋ] adjqui se respecte
No self-respecting oil tycoon has fewer than two helicopters → Tout magnat du pétrole qui se respecte a au moins deux hélicoptères.
He died as any self-respecting gangster should - in a hail of bullets → Il est mort, comme tout gangster qui se respecte, dans une grêle de balles.
self-restraint [ˌsɛlfrɪˈstreɪnt] nretenue f
self-righteous [ˌsɛlfˈraɪtʃəs] adj [person] → satisfait(e) de soi; [tone] → moralisateur/trice; [attitude] → pharisaïque
self-righteousness [ˌsɛlfˈraɪtʃəsnɪs] npharisaïsme m
self-rising flour n (US)farine avec levure incorporée)f à gâteaux >
self-sacrifice [ˌsɛlfˈsækrɪfaɪs] nabnégation f
self-sacrificing [ˌsɛlfˈsækrɪfaɪsɪŋ] adjaltruiste
self-same [ˌsɛlfˈseɪm] adjmême
self-satisfaction [ˌsɛlfsætɪsˈfækʃən] n (= smugness) → autosatisfaction f
self-satisfied [ˌsɛlfˈsætɪsfaɪd] adj [person] → autosatisfait(e); [smile] → d'autosatisfaction
self-sealing [ˌsɛlfˈsiːlɪŋ] adj [envelope] → autocollant(e)
self-service [ˌsɛlfˈsɜːrvɪs]
adj [restaurant, petrol station] → libre-service inv
it's self-service → c'est en libre-service
nself-service m
self-serving [ˌsɛlfˈsɜːrvɪŋ] adj [motive] → intéressé(e); [person] → cupide
corrupt, self-serving politicians → des politiciens corrompus et cupides
self-starter [ˌsɛlfˈstɑːrr] n
(in car)démarreur m
(= hard-working person) personne capable de travailler sans supervision et de prendre des initiatives
self-study [ˌsɛlfˈstʌdi]
nauto-apprentissage m
modif [course, module] → d'auto-apprentissage
self-styled [ˌsɛlfˈstaɪld] adjsoi-disant inv
self-sufficiency [ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənsi] nautosuffisance f
self-sufficient [ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃənt] adj
[country, person] (in resources)autosuffisant(e)
to be self-sufficient in sth → être autosuffisant(e) en qch
(= self-reliant) [person] → autonome
self-supporting [ˌsɛlfsəˈpɔːrtɪŋ] adjfinancièrement indépendant(e)
self-tanning [ˌsɛlfˈtænɪŋ] adj [cream, lotion] → autobronzant(e)
self-taught [ˌsɛlfˈtɔːt] adjautodidacte
self-test [ˌsɛlfˈtɛst] n (COMPUTING)autotest m
self-timer [ˌsɛlfˈtaɪmər] n (on camera)retardateur m
self-will [ˌsɛlfˈwɪl] nvolonté f
She had a lot of self-will → Elle avait beaucoup de volonté.
self-willed [ˌsɛlfˈwɪld] adjvolontaire
He was very independent and self-willed → Il était très indépendant et volontaire.
self-worth self worth [ˌsɛlfˈwɜːrθ] namour-propre m
selflessness
selflessness [ˈsɛlflɪsnɪs] naltruismo


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