working for oneself and not employed by someone else: a self-employed dressmaker. az: öz-özünə işləyən ru: работающий не по найму
a person's respect for himself: My self-esteem suffered when I failed the exam. az: özünə hörmət, özünə ehtiram ru: самолюбие
clear enough to need no proof: It is self-evident that we need food to stay alive. az: öz-özünə aydın olan, bəlli ru: очевидный
needing no explanation: I think the pictures in the instruction manual are self-explanatory. az: izaha ehtiyacı olmayan ru: не требующий пояснений
government by the people of the country without outside control: Britain's powers of self-government. az: özümüidarə, muxtariyyət ru: самоуправление
He has an excessive sense of his own self-importance. az: lovğalıq, təkəbbür, özünü dartma ru: большое самомнение
having too high an opinion of one's own importance: a self-important little man. az: lovğa, özünü bəyənmiş ru: с большим самомнением
az: özünə hər şeyi qıymaq ru: потворство
too ready to satisfy one's own desires: self-indulgent habits/behaviour. az: öz istəyi ilə hərəkət edən ru: потакающий своим желаниям
(of wounds etc) done to oneself: The doctors proved that the man's injuries were self-inflicted. az: özü-özünə edilən ru: нанесённый самому себе
consideration only for one's own aims and advantages: He acted out of self-interest. az: eqoizm, başqalarını bəyənməmə ru: своекорыстие
owing wealth or important position to one's efforts, not to advantages given by birth, education etc: a self-made man. az: hər şeydə özünə borclu olan, minnətsiz olan ru: обязанный самому себе
(biology) the transfer of pollen from an anther to a stigma of the same flower or of another flower on the same plant: Self-pollination takes place in plants that have equal lengths of stamen and carpel. az: öz-özünə mayalanma ru: самоопыление
a person's portrait or description of himself: Rembrandt painted several self-portraits; The man described is a self-portrait of the author. az: avtoportret ru: автопортрет
calm, and able to act confidently in an emergency: a calm, self-possessed person. az: soyuqqanlı, təmkinli ru: выдержанный, наделённый самообладанием