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# self — English to French

How English *self* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 3 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [self in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/self/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: self (131 371), selfs (3). By style: everyday 153 · literary 21 · biblical 24 · parliamentary 5 644 · legal and administrative 8 156 · UN documents 117 376.

## droit

Used about 27 971 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 353 · UN documents ≈ 27 618).

- The realization of the Sahrawi people's right to **self**-determination has always been a matter of priority for us.
  La conquête du **droit** à l'autodétermination de la part du peuple sahraouis a toujours compté parmi nos priorités.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1601256)

- Right of peoples to **self**-determination
  **Droit** des peuples à l &apos; autodétermination
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16282642)

- This relates primarily to anti-discrimination provisions, but also to such rights as the **self**-evident right of the elderly to participate in social and cultural life.
  Cela concerne essentiellement les dispositions antidiscriminatoires, mais aussi des droits comme le **droit** naturel pour les personnes âgées de mener une vie sociale et culturelle.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1003147)

- 98. Right of peoples to **self**-determination (resolutions 48/92 to 48/94 of 20 December 1993).
  98. **Droit** des peuples à l &apos; autodétermination (résolution 48/92 à 48/94 du 20 décembre 1993).
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 678120)

- It then becomes clear that their strategy is one of homophobic statements, attacks on culture and on workers' rights, opposing the right to strike, opposing the **self**-determination of workers.
  On s'aperçoit, alors, qu'il y a un discours homophobe, des attaques contre la culture, contre les droits des salariés, contre le **droit** de grève, contre leur volonté.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 92281)

## auto

Used about 14 743 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 19 · parliamentary ≈ 235 · legal and administrative ≈ 680 · UN documents ≈ 13 809).

- It's a **self**-fulfilling prophecy.
  Il s'agit d'une prophétie **auto**-réalisatrice.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#5767610](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5767610) [\#12367948](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12367948))

- She understood the solution was small government, individual freedoms and national **self**-determination.
  Mme Thatcher a compris que la solution résidait dans un gouvernement de taille réduite, dans les libertés individuelles et dans l'**auto**-détermination nationale.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1259757)

- In the case of an engine with **self**-adaptive fuelling:
  dans le cas d'un moteur à alimentation **auto**-adaptable:
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5542009)

- **Self**-evaluation of the activities of the World Forum for the period 2012-2013
  8.5 **Auto**-évaluation des activités du Forum mondial au cours de la période 2012-2013
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 26361496)

- It looks like he died from **self**-asphyxiation.
  Il semble qu'il soit mort par **auto**-asphyxie.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Objectivesea and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1634497](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1634497) [\#1635893](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1635893))

## propre

Used about 374 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 16 · literary ≈ 4 · biblical ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 353).

- She has no **self**-esteem.
  Elle n'a pas d'amour-**propre**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1602784](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1602784) [\#1602786](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1602786))

- Mr. Fix evidently was not wanting in a tinge of **self**-conceit.
  On voit que ledit Fix ne manquait pas d'une certaine dose d'amour-**propre**.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 314)

- I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it (not to mention to you that you owe to me even your own **self** besides).
  Moi Paul, je l’écris de ma **propre** main, je paierai, pour ne pas te dire que tu te dois toi-même à moi.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PHM 1:19)

- The market has, of course, a direct interest in **self**-regulation.
  Le marché a en effet tout intérêt à opérer sa **propre** réglementation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1866452)

- I have very low **self**-esteem.
  J'ai très peu d'amour-**propre**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#3724762](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3724762) [\#13225103](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13225103))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- The policeman said that it looked like a **self**-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
  L'agent de police indiqua que ça avait l'air d'une blessure par balle volontaire à la tête.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1923429](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1923429) [\#1927591](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1927591))

- I know Tom is **self**-conscious.
  Je sais que Tom est gêné.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Micsmithel · checked, community translation · [\#6838608](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6838608) [\#6840100](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6840100))

- You're not your normal **self**.
  Tu n'es pas dans ton état normal.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and Whidou · checked, community translation · [\#5736082](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5736082) [\#6076210](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6076210))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

## About these examples

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