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in the PONS Dictionary

self <pl selves> [self] N

1. self (personality):

one's self
das Selbst [o. Ich]
I was just being my usual cheerful self
ich war wie immer fröhlich
to be [like] one's former [or old][or normal]self
wieder ganz der/die Alte sein
to find one's true self
sein wahres Ich finden
to find one's true self
sich acc selbst finden

2. self no pl pej form:

self (personal welfare)
das eigene Wohl
self (advantage)
das eigene Ego pej
regard for self
Sorge f um das eigene Wohlergehen
with no thought of self
ohne an sich acc selbst zu denken
to put self above all else
das eigene Ego über alles stellen
to think only of [or be all for][or care about]self
nur an sich acc selbst denken

Phrases:

one's good self iron how is your good self?
wie geht es Ihnen?
unto thine own self be true saying
bleib dir selbst treu prov
unto thine own self be true saying
tue recht und scheue niemand dated

self N

self
Selbst

self-aˈbase·ment [-əˈbeɪsmənt] N no pl

self-abasement
Selbsterniedrigung f
to kneel in self-abasement
in Demut niederknien

self-abˈsorbed ADJ pej

self-absorbed
mit sich dat selbst beschäftigt

self-ab·ˈsorp·tion N no pl

self-absorption
Ichbezogenheit f <->

self-aˈbuse N no pl

1. self-abuse (harm):

self-abuse
Selbstzerstörung f <-, -en>
to practise self-abuse
sich acc selbstzerstörerisch verhalten

2. self-abuse old (masturbation):

self-abuse
Selbstbefriedigung f <-, -en>

self-ac·cu·ˈsa·tion N no pl

self-accusation
Selbstanklage f
self-accusation
Eigenanzeige f
self-accusation
Selbstanzeige f <-, -n>

self-ˈact·ing ADJ inv

self-acting
automatisch
self-acting machine
vollautomatische Maschine

self-ad·ˈhe·sive ADJ inv

self-adhesive stamps, envelopes, labels:

self-adhesive
selbstklebend

self-ad·ˈjust·ing ADJ inv

self-adjusting
selbstregelnd
self-adjusting
selbsteinstellend
self-adjusting
selbstjustierend

self-ad·ˈver·tise·ment N no pl

self-advertisement
Eigenwerbung f <-> kein pl

self-ag·ˈgran·dize·ment N no pl esp pej

self-aggrandizement
Selbstverherrlichung f