Compound Forms:
self | self- |
| self-directed adj | (aimed at yourself) | autodirigido adj |
| self-directed adj | (controlled by yourself) | autocontrolado adj |
| self-directed adj | (person: having initiative) | con iniciativa loc adj |
| self-direction n | (determination and independence) | autonomía nf |
| self-discharge n | (gradual decrease in battery charge) | descarga nf |
| | La descarga de la pila se produjo de forma paulatina tras varios meses. |
| | | autodescarga nf |
| | La auto-descarga en las baterías de litio-ion es más baja que en aquellas de sistemas con baterías de níquel. |
| self-discipline n | (control of yourself) | autocontrol nm |
| | | disciplina nf |
| | Showing incredible self-discipline, Irene refused the chocolate cake. |
| | Con un increíble autocontrol, Irene rechazó el pastel de chocolate. |
| self-discipline n | (dedication, training) | disciplina nf |
| | You need a lot of self-discipline to be a top athlete. |
| self-disciplined adj | (careful, controlled) | disciplinado/a adj |
| | | con control loc adj |
| self-disclosure n | (sharing information about oneself) | sinceramiento nm |
| self-discovery n | (process of understanding oneself) | autoconocimiento nm |
| | Adolescence is generally a time of self-discovery. |
| | La adolescencia es, por lo general, un periodo dedicado al autoconocimiento. |
| self-disgust n | (hatred for yourself) | autorechazo nm |
| self-doubt n | (low self-confidence) | baja autoestima loc nom f |
| self-drive adj | UK (rented vehicle: driven by the renter) | conducido por uno mismo loc adj |
| | (AmL) | manejado por uno mismo loc adj |
| self-drive adj | UK (vacation: driving your own car) | en auto propio loc adj |
| | (ES) | en coche propio loc adj |
| self-driven adj | (self-motivated) | emprendedor/a adj |
| | | con iniciativa loc adj |
| | The job requires a self-driven person. |
| self-driven adj | (with own power source) | autónomo/a adj |
| | | autoconducido adj |
| | The farmer uses a self-driven machine to harvest the crops. |
self-driving,
driverless adj | (vehicle: fully automated) | autónomo/a adj |
| | (informal) | que se conduce solo loc adj |
self-driving car,
driverless car n | (autonomous vehicle) | coche autónomo nm + adj |
| | | carro autónomo nm + adj |
| | | auto autónomo nm + adj |
| self-educated adj | (having taught oneself) | autodidacta adj mf |
| self-effacement n | (modesty, humility) | humildad nf |
| | | modestia nf |
| self-effacing adj | (making self inconspicuous) (persona: pasar desapercibido) | discreto/a adj |
| | The self-effacing man always tried to avoid being the center of attention. |
| self-efficacy n | (belief in own capabilities) | autoeficacia nf |
| self-efficiency n | (reliance on oneself to achieve) | autosuficiencia nf |
| self-employed adj | (freelance, working for own company) | autónomo/a adj |
| | | independiente adj mf |
| | | cuentapropista adj mf |
| | (voz inglesa) | freelancer adj mf |
| | Charlotte loved being self-employed because she was her own boss and could work from home. |
| | Charlotte amaba ser autónoma porque era su propia jefa y podía trabajar desde casa. |
| self-employment n | (law: not working for company) | trabajo autónomo nm + adj |
| | | trabajo por cuenta propia grupo nom |
| self-employment tax n | (law: paid by self-employed people) | impuesto al trabajo autónomo grupo nom |
| | | impuesto sobre el trabajo a cuenta propia grupo nom |
| self-esteem n | (respect for yourself) | autoestima nf |
| | Ari's self-esteem took a dip after his girlfriend left him. |
| | La autoestima de Ari está por los suelos desde que lo dejó su novia. |
| self-evaluation n | (assessment of oneself) | autoevaluación nf |
| self-evident adj | (obvious) | obvio/a adj |
| | | evidente adj mf |
| | The answer is self-evident, and I don't feel like explaining it right now. |
| | | obvio/a adj |
| | | evidente adj mf |
| self-evident truth n | ([sth] obvious) | verdad evidente nf + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Que dos más dos es igual a cuatro es una verdad evidente. |
| | (coloquial) | más claro que el agua expr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Que dos más dos es igual a cuatro es más claro que el agua. |
| | | obviedad nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Que dos más dos es igual a cuatro es una obviedad. |
| self-evidently adv | (obviously) | evidentemente adv |
| | | obviamente adv |
| self-examination n | (inspection of one's own body) | auto-examinación nf |
| | A monthly self-examination can help prevent breast cancer. |
| | Una auto-examinación mensual puede ayudar a detectar un cáncer de mamas. |
| | | autoexamen nm |
| | Un autoexamen mensual puede ayudar a detectar un cáncer de mamas. |
| self-examination n | (introspective reflection) | introspección nf |
| | | examen de conciencia loc nom m |
| self-executing adj | (law: effective immediately) | efectivo/a adj |
| | | de efecto inmediato loc adj |
| | | de aplicabilidad inmediata loc adj |
| self-executing constitutional provision n | (law: effective immediately) | disposición constitucional de efecto inmediato loc nom f |
| | | disposición constitucional de aplicabilidad inmediata loc nom f |
| self-explanatory adj | (obvious, clear) | explicarse por sí mismo loc verb |
| | | no necesitar explicación loc verb |
| | The image on the road sign was self-explanatory. |
| | La imagen en la señal de tránsito se explicaba por sí misma. |
| self-expression n | (assertion of your personality) | expresión personal nf + adj |
| | | autoexpresión nf |
| self-financing n | (use of own resources) | autofinanciación nf |
| self-flagellate⇒ vi | (punishment: whip yourself) | flagelarse⇒ v prnl |
| self-flagellate vi | figurative (be self-critical) (figurado) | flagelarse⇒ v prnl |
| self-flagellation n | (punishment: whipping yourself) | autoflagelación nf |
| self-flagellation n | figurative (extreme self-criticism) (figurado) | autoflagelación nf |
| self-fulfilling prophecy n | (prediction [sb] makes happen) | profecía realizada loc nom f |
| | | profecía que se cumple grupo nom |
self-fulfillment (US),
self-fulfilment (UK) n | (satisfaction of one's ambitions) | autorrealización nf |
| | | realización personal nf + adj |
| self-funded adj | (financed with own money) | autofinanciado adj |
| | | autogestionado adj |
| self-governed adj | (autonomous) | autogobernado adj |
| | | autónomo/a adj |
| | ¿Cuántas son las comunidades autónomas de España? |
| | | autárquico/a adj |
| | Es un ente autárquico, no depende del Ministerio. |
| self-governing adj | (state: autonomous) | autónomo/a adj |
| self-government n | (law: political autonomy) | autonomía nf |
| self-gratification n | (act of pleasing yourself) | gratificación personal nf + adj |
| | | autogratificación nf |
| self-growth n | (personal development) | desarrollo personal loc nom m |
| self-guided adj | (led yourself) | autoguiado adj |
| | Marco took a self-guided tour of the museum. |
| self-harm n | (injury inflicted deliberately on yourself) | autolesión nf |
| | This patient has a history of self-harm. |
| self-harm⇒ vi | (inflict deliberate injury on yourself) | autolesionarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (deliberadamente) | lastimarse loc verb |
| | She is a counsellor working with young people who self-harm. |
| self-harming n | (act of deliberately hurting yourself) | autolesión nf |
| | | autoagresión nf |
| self-hate n | (dislike of yourself) | autoodio nm |
| | | odio a uno mismo loc nom m |
| self-hatred n | (loathing or contempt for oneself) | autodesprecio nm |
| | (informal) | auto-odio nm |
| self-help n | (personal development techniques) | desarrollo personal nm + adj |
| | Our individualistic society is obsessed with self help,. |
| | Nuestra sociedad individualista está obsesionada con el desarrollo personal. |
| | | autosuperación nf |
| | Nuestra sociedad individualista está obsesionada con la autosuperación. |
| self-help n | (acting with no assistance) | uno mismo loc pron |
| | | sí mismo loc pron |
| | When others are not willing to help you, you have to rely on self-help. |
| self-help n as adj | (relating to personal development) | autoayuda nf |
| | A lot of people rely on self-help books, rather than seeing a psychologist. |
| | Muchas personas prefieren los libros de autoayuda antes que ver a un psicólogo. |
| self-help n | (law: remedying wrong yourself) | recursos propios nmpl + adj |
| self-help book n | (personal development resource) | libro de autoayuda nm + loc adj |
| self-humiliation n | (abasing yourself) | autohumillación nf |
| self-image n | (view of oneself) | imagen de sí mismo loc nom f |
| | | autoimagen nf |
| self-immolation n | (suicide by fire) | autoinmolación nf |
| self-importance n | (thinking too highly of yourself) | prepotencia nf |
| | | arrogancia nf |
| | | presuntuosidad nf |
| self-important adj | (pompous, vain) | vanidoso/a adj |
| | The professor's self-important tone annoyed the students. |
| self-imposed adj | (limit, duty) | autoimpuesto adj |
| self-imposed adj | (leader: seized position by force) | autoimpuesto adj |
| self-improvement n | (making yourself better) | autosuperación nf |
| | | superación personal nf + adj |
| | Emma always sets aside some time every day for self-improvement. |
| self-improvement n as adj | (making yourself better) | de autosuperación loc adj |
| | Kevin is going on a self-improvement course next week. |
| self-incrimination n | (revealing one's own guilt) | autoincriminación nf |
| | The suspect refused to respond to police questioning, fearing self-incrimination. |
| | El sospechoso se negó a responder al interrogatorio policial, temiendo la autoincriminación. |
| | | autoinculpación nf |
| | El sospechoso se negó a responder al interrogatorio policial, temiendo la autoinculpación. |
| self-induced adj | (caused by oneself) | autoinducido adj |
| self-induced adj | (produced by self-induction) | autoinducido adj |
| self-indulgence n | (excessive self-gratification) | autocomplacencia nf |
| self-indulgent adj | (yielding to own desires) | autoindulgente adj mf |
| | | autocomplaciente adj mf |
| | Lying on the sofa eating chocolate all day is self-indulgent. |
| self-inflicted adj | (harm: done to yourself) | autoinfligido adj |
| self-inflicted injury n | (law: harm done to yourself) | autolesión nf |
| | | lesión autoinfligida nf + adj |
| self-interest n | (concern only for yourself) | egoísmo nm |
| | Don't try to tell me that you were acting out of anything besides self-interest. |
| | No intentes decirme que actuabas por ninguna otra cosa más que por egoísmo. |
| self-interested adj | (selfish, no concern for others) | egoísta adj |
| self-isolate⇒ vi | (stay separate from others while sick) | autoaislarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | aislarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | ponerse en aislamiento v prnl + loc adv |
| self-isolation n | (staying separate from others while sick) | autoaislamiento nm |
| | | aislamiento nm |
| self-justification n | (excusing your own actions) | autojustificación nf |
| self-knowledge n | (understanding yourself) | autoconocimiento nm |
self-limited,
self-limiting adj | (condition: runs its course untreated) | autolimitado adj |
| self-limiting adj | (virus, etc.: getting better by itself) | autolimitante adj mf |
| self-loading adj | (automatically loads) | autocargador adj |
| | | de autocarga loc adj |
| | | que carga automaticamente loc adv |
| self-loathing n | (hatred of yourself) | odio hacia uno mismo nm + loc adj |
| | | autodesprecio nm |
| | Remembering the bad things he had done filled Geoff with self-loathing. |
| self-loathing adj | (hating yourself) | que siente odio hacia sí mismo loc adj |
| | | que se autodesprecia loc adj |